Stairway to Heaven - Part 2

We've looked at one set of steps that came with the lot. There is also another set that goes down past the Lake Lookout Garden to the dock.  We call them the Dock Stairs (perhaps if prizes were awarded for imagination we might have put more effort into naming them).  These are also very old, but despite the fact that they are falling apart they are still serviceable.

Here is the base of the dock stairs.

P.S. I'm having a few technical difficulties today, so this post is still to be continued. Rest assured, we'll get to the top of the stairs in another post.


These steps don't exist anymore. They were so rickety, they were removed (much to my chagrin). 
Notice the way that tree seems to be growing in a crack in the rock. It's one of the younger oaks).



Here's a view of the dock stairs from the side. 
Note the lovely big rock in the background. That's where we moved one of the cinder blocks to.



And here's a view of the stairs from the front. It's hard to see, but the steps are made of sawn off lengths of railway ties. There's lots of wild grass (which is probably sedge rather than grass) growing in between, and there have been known to be yellow jackets nesting underneath - makes for exciting journeys up and down the stairs!
Note the shady spot at the top. It's always lovely and cool there and you can sit and survey the lake.