ooc:  If you like.  I've been trying to let nature take its course here.<br/><br/>***<br/>The road through these woods had been intelligently laid out, running as straight as possible given the terrain, but the hilly land sometimes could not be negotiated without a few steep climbs.  The land generally rose as they made their way northward, and they made their way up a long ascent, one that might be rather difficult for a horse drawing a cart.<br/><br/>At the top of this hill there was a small mesa, where the ground fell away to the left of the road, but the remains of a gate opened onto what was now a largely overgrown road to the right, leading to what appeared to be an abandoned farmhouse.  The rest of the mesa was covered with apple trees, their fruit not yet ready to eat, and the fallen apples from the last crop all eaten by the local wildlife.