The Door Tree

Members of the society from several weeks ago

celebrating Talk Like A Pirate Day...Arrrr!

Mid-afternoon October, 4th

Door Tree enthusiast Ham Gravy

ZUMGALI meanwhile...back at the lodge...

The Door Tree

late afternoon

September 13, 2009

(The 1st pictures with my new camera!)

The Door Tree

Late in the afternoon July 9, 2009

Happy May Day!

Artman & Mr. Door Tree at the Great Tree

Happy Door Tree Day!

Mid-afternoon February 5, 2009

The Door Tree & Zumgali

Late in the afternoon on Bendix Day

The Door Tree

Christmas Day ~ 2008

Looking East & West off the head of the Giant

about 1 1/2 miles from The Great Tree

Gorge of the Dragon
3 miles from The Door Tree

The Troll Camp above Zumgali

After the storm...

The Door Tree

Thanksgiving Day ~ 2008

A handful of snapshots taken over the past several days

October 17-19, 2008

The Door Tree ~ Mid- day

Looking north over the cemetary on Evergreen Ave

Everyone was enjoying the view!

Larch Cut in Bethany

A Bethany Reservoir...about 7 1/2 miles from The Door Tree

Mill River near The Door Tree

Clark's Pond

The path to Zumgali

The desolate ruins of Zumgali bathed in the

lambent light of late afternoon

The upper ruins of Zumgali

The cliff above Zumgali...several miles from The Door Tree

The Great Tree late in the day...

Is that Man-Bear-Pig lurking nearby?

The Door Tree

Mid-afternoon September 10, 2008

Door Tree enthusiast

Capt. Johnson (Ret.) with The Great Tree

Recently I found this book that I have been looking

for quite a spell! Here's some highlights of the photos!

The Ezra Dickerman Homestead on Whitney Avenue

circa 1860 The Summit

Mill River

West Woods Cemetary

Basaltic columns on the third mountain

Haswell Lodge on Sleeping Giant

The railroad tracks at The Steps

The Old Kimberly Store on Whitney Avenue

The Mill-Dam at The Steps

Henry Peck House

Interesting to note the canal alongside the railroad tracks

Spruce Bank Road

The Western Hill

The earliest known photo of

The Door Tree

The lesser known Julius Tree

The Old Bridge & Dam at Clark's Pond

The New Bridge ~ 1903

(Replaced in 1935 by the concrete bridge)

The North Cemetary

The Door Tree

Mid-morning August 22, 2008

The annual meeting of
The Door Tree Secret Society
August 16, 2008

The Door Tree

Late morning August 3, 2008

(Thanks to Door Tree entusiast Zarth Arn for the photos)

Zumgali

about 1 mile from The Door Tree

July 31, 2008

...a hainted witch-fire close to Zumgali

The Door Tree

Mid-day Monday July 28, 2008

The Door Tree

from

Rachel Hartley's History of Hamden

(circa mid-1930's)

The ruins of

Zumgali

2 miles from The Door Tree

(the red is sunlight reflecting on the rocks)

The Door Tree

May 17, 2008

Door Tree enthusiast Charles

The Handle Tree

3/4 of a mile from the Door Tree