I drove up there at dawn, as thick fog clung to the mountains and along the river.
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There was some fog around the old Boxley Baptist Church (built 1899).
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One of the main reasons that Boxley is so photogenic is the large number of old barns there:
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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.
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It was hard not to stop every few feet to take pictures, since there is so much to see there.
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This is the old Beechwoods Church, which was built back in 1918.
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This old building was used, I think at one point, as a school.
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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.
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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.
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