September 30, 2010: Today my daughter and I went to the Cliff Mine area. The Cliff Mine supported the town of Clifton. This is now a ghost town and the only proof of the the town's existence are the poor rock piles, crumbling foundations and cemetery. The land has since returned to forest, swamp and streams at the base of the cliff. Today it was sunny and warm, sweatshirt weather, making for a good day to go explore.
We used the trucks four wheel drive to cross the small river by the road so we could park at the base of the rock piles. First we did a little rock hounding at the poor rock piles, finding some copper and other minerals. Then we had decided to hike the trail at the base of the cliff from the poor rock piles to the cemetery. We saw little squirrels and pat along the way. The trail we hiked was a foot trail that proved easy to follow. We then turned off our trail at a marker marked 'cemetery'. Although this is a small cemetery, it was easy to spot due to a tall erect marker/gravestone where we crossed a fallen fence into the cemetery.
Many of the headstones that we had viewed were from the 1800's. For those interested, there is a more direct route to the cemetery. The way is marked from Cliff Dr. After taking the turn off from Cliff Dr., there is a turn around that can double as a parking area. Follow the foot trail that is off of this loop to go to the cemetery. In the woods there is a marker indicating that it is just ahead. I have described how to get to the Cliff Mine area in my July 1, 2010 post.
September 30, 2010: Today my daughter and I went to the Cliff Mine area. The Cliff Mine supported the town of Clifton. This is now a ghost town and the only proof of the the town's existence are the poor rock piles, crumbling foundations and cemetery. The land has since returned to forest, swamp and streams at the base of the cliff. Today it was sunny and warm, sweatshirt weather, making for a good day to go explore. 
We used the trucks four wheel drive to cross the small river by the road so we could park at the base of the rock piles. First we did a little rock hounding at the poor rock piles, finding some copper and other minerals. Then we had decided to hike the trail at the base of the cliff from the poor rock piles to the cemetery. We saw little squirrels and pat along the way. The trail we hiked was a foot trail that proved easy to follow. We then turned off our trail at a marker marked 'cemetery'. Although this is a small cemetery, it was easy to spot due to a tall erect marker/gravestone where we crossed a fallen fence into the cemetery. 
Many of the headstones that we had viewed were from the 1800's. For those interested, there is a more direct route to the cemetery. The way is marked from Cliff Dr. After taking the turn off from Cliff Dr., there is a turn around that can double as a parking area. Follow the foot trail that is off of this loop to go to the cemetery. In the woods there is a marker indicating that it is just ahead. I have described how to get to the Cliff Mine area in my July 1, 2010 post.
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