doogie57 is in a new chapter in life
In substitute for a water tower I climbed an old abandon watch tower. I really wanted to see the sun rise from the top of the tower. I started my venture at around 5 am and parked about a half mile away and rode my bike to the base. The base of the tower was surrounded by trees making it easy to hop the barbed wire fence without worry of getting caught. I threw a rope over one of the metal rails and used my rock climbing equipment to ascend the first 30 feet for the stairs did not go down to the ground. Once I got to the stairs I found that this watch tower was a lot older than I thought. The wood planks did not look trustworthy so I stepped on the outside of each step the whole way. There were a couple scary spots on the ascent. There was a section where the hand rail was loose with a missing support at one end. One spot had 2 consecutive steps missing. In another spot the switch back platform was completly gone. When I got to the top there’s an observation box but the floor was no longer there. I stood in the corner on the ridge that would have held the floor in place and partially hung out the windows. From there the view was magnificent. I watched the sun rise and spent some time with God and made a promise to him. Then I reached from my back pocket a DVD, broke it in 2 and threw it away. I watched the 2 pieces float away into the trees and my reason for climbing the tower was achieved. The more difficult journey has begun.



