Kansas & Kentucky & More 01

1st map of the general Byng area, featuring both Kansas and Kentucky (flat platform area on ridge above Byng).

Byng Stream — starts high up on Wealthy Mtn. as a multitude of various forks which combine just before The Impasse (see below). Byng Stream basically runs through these areas:

– Upper Byng (forks just mentioned, in open, walkable woods);
– Impasse or The Impasse (rhododendron clogged region where forks unite as one stream — Byng — which then flows more rapidly as it forms several, long cascades;
– Kansas (general area between lower extent of Impasse and Lion’s Roar that has a navigable path running through it [in contrast to Impasse], forming more of a gorge-like region with steep sides);
– Lower Byng (from Lion’s Roar to mouth of creek at Flanigan’s Fork next to the nearest road — runs through a more open area here with, as in Upper Byng, many options for traversing)

Individual sites on Byng Stream:

Lion’s Roar — near lower end of Kansas that Byng flows all the way through; is a large, overhanging rock, the largest in the mapped area, it seems, and perhaps by a considerable margin. The overhang is extended enough so that I could stay here in the rain and be comfortable without getting wet, a notable plus in future considerations about developing this area. Lion’s Roar already shelters 50 objects (jars, pots, etc.) coming from the side of neighboring Yards Mtn., pieces of a future art happening in this area, no doubt.

Kansas Path — traceable path running all the way through the Kansas region of Byng, starting at the upper reach of Lower Byng and ending at the start of Impasse.

Periwinkle Falls — small cascades just upstream from Lion’s Roar. Split in paths just before, with left hand path (Kansas Path still) taking you upstream and right hand path forming basic beginning of Mystery Path connecting Kansas and Upper Byng in passing around the eastern side of Impasse.

Four Minutes — area recently cleared of dead rhododendron just above Periwinkle Falls. Represents possible future site of Temple of TIDE and more. Mystery Path runs through here; Kansas Path on other side of Byng from here. Named for a Roger Waters song.

Rock Island — small isle of rocks upstream from Four Minutes, near the center of Kansas. Debate in past whether this is part of Kansas or older defined yet vague regions of both Illinois and Iowa, perhaps stemming from the existence of a city called Rock Island (named for an island located between these 2 states) in the “real world”.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Island,_Illinois

This also seems to imply an assoc. between Byng Creek and the Mighty Mississippi River. Iowa and Illinois, seen as one, are also 2 states bridging Kansas to the west (bordering Iowa) with Kentucky to the east (bordering Illinois). Some say our Rock Island floated downstream from somewhere within The Impasse, losing its Illinois/Iowa ties in the process (deeply debatable).

6 Mile Hill — as yet undeveloped region surrounding a large, dead tree (Rot Tree) in upper Kansas. Could be a center of that already mentioned future art happening. Perhaps. The name 6 Mile Hill relates to 4 Minutes also found in Kansas, and also a 6 Minute Hill on the Jeogeot continent of Second Life located in a sim of the same name. Shrine of Second Life here, then? (Jeogeot?)

Impasse Trees/”SF”/Mine — composing a single area in extreme upper Kansas, on the edge of Impasse and where you can’t keep making your way upstream on Byng directly because of clogging rhododendron, falling trees, briars, and more. The Mine in question is rumoured to be owned by Lisa the Vegetarian, and thus is perhaps an old quartz mine. “SF” just below it (“Suspiciously Flat”) may also be a hopeful reference to gold town San Francisco. Kansas Path end can connect to Mystery Path here, but the way up the embankment is quite steep, with falls and possible loss of limbs forewarned.

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