Missing family property

Since we've lived here, we'd heard rumours that Natalie's grandfather owned two lots in Willow Creek. Since no one had visited the lots in well over 20 years, however, their exact location was a touch spotty in everyone's minds.

With sparse directions, which included as an identifier: "the foundation remains of a small cabin that had burned down a couple decades back," we set out.

And much easier than we expected, are pretty sure we found the lots:

Here's a shot of the old concrete foundation.

We found it about as overgrown as could be expected, with no particular entry point aside from a bumpy trail, likely kept clear by neighbours having used it as a sort cut to their own properties for years. 

A fairly young copse of birch trees has sprung up in the middle, and no immediately visible remnants of the outhouse rumoured to have existed. 

Our truck is parked on the small trail:

Lots of thistle everywhere to attack our pantsless legs. :-)