Ruminator

Photo by: Tim Bindner Paris Cemetery (N38°08.160 W86°15.748) was my destination today. I also had company on my journey. Mark parked his Jeep at the open gate and we headed up the road. The gate was open and soon we were passed by a logging truck as we made our way past Cold Friday Cemetery and Greenbrier Cemetery. Our destination was Paris Cemetery. Distance from Greenbrier is roughly 1.25 miles, but getting there was difficult. We took the Voyles Pass Horse Trail, which began with a downhill descent. Part way down the hill I stumbled on some deer antlers, which I picked up, hung on my backpack and moved along. With recent snow and rains, the trail was muddy, which made the journey even more challenging. Following the orange and blue blazes of the horse trail, we eventually reached the intersection of Greenbrier Horse Trail, which was marked by a single orange blaze. A short crossing of a dry creek bed, then up a soggy hill, and soon we were at the intersection of the Adventure Trail....

Photo by: Tim Bindner This morning I began work on my second book. This one will take much longer and involve more hiking and research, but I am up for the challenge. The goal of the project is simple. There are 14 cemeteries within the property limits of Harrison-Crawford State Forest, O’Bannon Woods State Park, or within proximity of these two areas. I plan to hike to each location, take a few photographs, and then using the Frederick Porter Griffin Center (a local genealogy center), knowledge from a local Cemetery restoration team, and tidbits from the staff at the Forest and Park to gather information to add to my book. I headed down Cold Friday Road at 7:55am. The temperature gauge on my car read 27 degrees, but the sun was peeking over the horizon and I could feel the warmth through my window. I arrived at the gate, unloaded my backpack, grabbed my camera, hiking stick, took one last look at the map and off I went. The gate was shut and locked, so I slid around it and headed up t...

Photo found on Google Who is Timothy Bindner? Interesting question. Maybe Google can help answer that? I was surprised by what I found. I listen when I can to podcasts while working. Some are photography, others involve true crime or even mystery. One such podcast I listened to this week moved me more than anything else I ever have heard in the past. I scrolled through the Disturbed: True Horror Stories’ podcast, looking for catchy episode titles that caught my interest. Moving down the list, nothing really jumped out at me until like a ton of bricks on July 16, 2020 there was an episode titled ‘ Who is Timothy Bindner ?’ I immediately downloaded the episode and began listening. The 25 minute episode had me on edge. My name kept being said over and over. I learned I worked at a sewage plant, sent $50 to a list of different girls on their 14 th birthday, and was a suspect in child abductions. I drove a blue van with pictures of young girls plastered inside, and that I helped police wi...