November 29, 2020 – Sunday Hike
With not much light (the sun sets around 4:15), and Sunday services to get in, a short foray to the Walter Newton Conservation area was in the cards today.
Low sun in the afternoon.
November 28, 2020 – Forest Oddities
Many yellow birch trees have these convoluted trunks near the ground. The next photo shows why.
A tree blows down and takes its roots, some soil, and rocks with it. The freshly exposed soil is a favorite seedbed for the yellow birch and a sapling sends roots down. The soil eventually washes away and the overturned tree roots decompose, leaving a strange-looking tree.
November 26, 2020 – Audubon Tract Hike
A trip to the Paradise Point Audubon refuge on Newfound Lake today.
A still day with heavy undercast.
Look! Look!
Mystery
The hemlock forest adjacent to the lake.
November 22, 2020 – Greeley Pond
A walk up to Greeley Pond via Waterville Valley.
This trail ends here until the ice is thicker.
But the first coat of ice has overspread the pond.
November 16, 2020 – Franconia Brook
A long, easy walk to Franconia Brook.
This place is a magnet in summer, and not a stranger to drownings.
The wide, wild brook as it tumbles out of the backside of Franconia Ridge.
A side trip up to Black Mountain pond as well.
An upside down view from near the pond.
November 15, 2020 – Moving Rocks
I’ve started clearing brush away from the rock wall along our lower driveway. You can see how far I’ve made it.
I’m also harvesting some rocks from the woods behind the house to use to build a wall around the firepit.
November 14, 2020 – Cascade Path
Up along the Cascade Path in Waterville Valley.
Yes, there is a boulder on this path!
Up at the top of a cascade guarded by a couple of old white pines.
A series of cascades.
See the yellow trail marker on the rock?
November 11, 2020 – Hiking with Emma
Emma joined us for a hike today.
The breeze up the ridge was nothing but refreshing.
November 9, 2020 – Mt Morgan, Percival, and Squam
Another hike off the list. A nice November weekday is the time to hit this route. These peaks provide part of the view off our deck, so it was fun to walk the ridge.
OK, up these ladders – don’t worry if the top ladder is missing a couple of rungs.
At the top is this passageway that most people can squeeze through.
Down and to the left!
Yep, straight ahead following the yellow trail marker.
Coming back down Percival.
Choose your poison.
November 8, 2020 – Hebron Town Forest
A stroll around the Hebron town forest today.
One last leaf hanging on…
A bear has left its mark here!
Spectacle Pond at the end of this trail.