Boxley Valley

After the Lost Valley hike, I got back in the car and took a little drive through the amazingly beautiful and scenic Boxley Valley. The first stop was the Beechwoods Church, which was built in 1918.



The door was unlocked so I invited myself in, the church interior is remarkably well-maintained for being over 100 years old.



The church pews inside were in good shape as well, if only just a little bit dusty.



The cemetery outside the church is home to the oldest marked grave in Boxley Valley (1848), and is the final resting place for many of the original settlers of the Valley.



Down the road is this old barn, which dates back to 1915.





Besides old barns and churches, Boxley is also home to a herd of elk. Some of them were hanging out in this field by a tree beginning to show a few signs of Spring.



One of the most prominent buildings in the Valley is the old Boxley Baptist Church. It was built in 1899 but was replaced by a newer church in the 1950s. It's still used as a community center.







One of my favorite barns in Boxley sits at the end of the valley, at the base of a mountain. The barn was built in the 1920s.



The barn sits by a spring that people have used for generations to get water.





And one last shot of the barn, looking through this old structure (which was used to load cattle maybe?).