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"Experiencing Subtle Stone Structures, Possible Effigies - and 'Twin' Stone Assemblages Revisited - in Jericho, Vermont"

A Possible Stone Effigy Form in the Jericho, Vermont Woods. Photo & GIF Illustration by Mike Luoma

I’ve been a little quiet lately because I’ve been working on a new video, Experiencing Subtle Stone Structures, Possible Effigies - and "Twin" Stone Assemblages Revisited - in Jericho, Vermont — which debuts tonight at 7pm (EDT) on YouTube:

Join me as I return to the Jericho, Vermont woods... chronicling a trip to a site in early May of this year. This is about an hour long video of the visit, a return trip to this area, which ended up revealing an entirely new space filled with stonework!

The “Twins” - Stonework in Jericho, Vermont. Photo by Mike Luoma.

There's also a return to a pair of stone assemblages I think of as "Twins" - I saw a different set of "Twins" on a visit to a stone site in Rhode Island earlier this year which reminded me of these in Jericho, and wanted to see these two again. Yet, in returning, one of these Jericho "Twins" also reminded me of a different feature at the Rhode Island site (Manitou Hassanash Preserve). Find out which feature in the presentation.

Before the "Twins" - and after a little recap and set-up - there's almost an hour's worth of new finds. I head up the trail beyond the original site to finally see a "stone wall" shown on the trail maps, an ancient stone row which grows more interesting as it goes along.

Intriguing Stones Placed Atop the Stone Row on the Path Beyond the Original Site in the Jericho, Vermont Woods. Photo by Mike Luoma.

Heading back towards the original site, I came across more unknown-to-me stonework: a giant, flat stone face presenting as a possible oversize Fish Effigy... another hollow revealing previously unseen subtle stone structures collapsing back into the landscape, perhaps showing their great (unknown) age ...a beautiful waterfall hiding two different short stone rows ... and more.

A Fish Effigy? In Jericho, Vermont. Photo by Mike Luoma.

The presentation features my usual approach to stonework, with long walk-arounds and close-ups, and narration describing what I might be seeing. I occasionally interpret the stonework with illustrations and some feature outlining as well. With one exception, all the video and photos are by yours truly - I also write, edit, direct, narrate, and produce. Also, as usual, the music used is by composer and performer Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com).

I’ll be sharing some unseen footage from this trip here on Substack. More to come…