Once I made it to Massachusetts Route 2 for the drive west through the state, I was trying to balance my desire to sightsee with the need to make good time. It was already mid-afternoon, and in early October, the days were quickly growing shorter. So, I didn’t make any stops for a while, until I saw the rusting water tower at Erving, Mass. You can’t really see it in this picture, but the tank was, long ago, painted with the town’s name. I turned off the road, following the water tower… … and found the ruins of an old […]