Took Pillion and the FJR out for a spin to central North Carolina to visit the historic Yates Mill. Here are some photos from that trip:
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The Dam, and millpond, from a vantage point just above the waterwheel.
That flat, rocky area just below the Dam is a great place for a picnic! |
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| We were able to join a short tour of the Mill's interior, slowly being restored by the Yates Mill Associates |
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| The top stone in its crane. It sets and balances on the point you see in the center of the lower stone |
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Mill interior
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The following are just some details from around the Mill:
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| The Yates Mill Pond |
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| Mill underpinnings, showing grain chute, belts, pulleys and foundation |
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| Yates Mill, from below the Dam |
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| Water Race, wheel, pinion gear |
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| Ring gear and Pinion gear detail |
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| Yates Mill, Dam, and pond from the Dam wall |
We were lucky to have arrived just minutes before a tour started. Even though it got warmer than I would have liked as the day wore on, it was an altogether nice ride out to and back from Yates Mill, having found a decent backroads route for Pillion and I to rubber-neck along the way.
The Mill also has a
Fall Harvest Celebration coming up soon, September 21st, that looks like a lot of fun (tours, grinding demos, vintage cars etc), so we might be back! Its a great place for a family visit, picnic and a little history, and at a nice price too (tours were $5 adults, $3 kids).
I had never visited Yates Mill before, even though its not too far away, so it was a nice surprise.
Hope you enjoyed the photos from our little outing over the weekend, Cheers!
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