Boxley Valley

Boxley Valley, along the Buffalo National River, is one of the most photogenic places in the state. Especially on foggy days.

I drove up there at dawn, as thick fog clung to the mountains and along the river.



There was some fog around the old Boxley Baptist Church (built 1899).



One of the main reasons that Boxley is so photogenic is the large number of old barns there:



And other historic structures, like the old Boxley Mill. The first mill in Boxley Valley was built in 1840 and was even the site of a small Civil War fight. The current mill was built in 1870 and operated until the 1960s.









It was hard not to stop every few feet to take pictures, since there is so much to see there.





This is the old Beechwoods Church, which was built back in 1918.





This old building was used, I think at one point, as a school.



It was a quiet morning in the Valley. I was surprised that there wasn't anyone else out there taking picture of the elk. There's usually a few elk paparazzi out there.



And one last shot from Boxley, showing some other visitors to Boxley Valley. A flock of Canadian geese had taken over this pond, which still had a little bit of ice remaining from the big freeze.