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| An unusual yellow velour surface |
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| Our first glimpse of Bear Brook |
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| Dad spotted this young deer right across the creek. |
The shady forest undergrowth would hardly seem to provide ideal conditions for blueberry bushes, but we picked and ate quite a few early in the day.
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| Natural impressionism |
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| We spent a long time photographing these insects. They looked like black butterflies or bright green dragonflies. |
Oak trees and the occasional maple gave way increasingly to pine as the day progressed.
We then followed the beautiful Cascade Trail along a waterway which (surprise) cascaded down a rocky streambed. This trail was classified as "moderate to difficult" but was not at all steep.
Then on to the Sentinel Pine Trail.
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| As I was admiring the tunnel in the center of this web, a spider popped up to keep an eye on the scene. |
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| An intrepid hiker |
We merged onto the Hayes Farm Trail, then took Podunk Road back to the start.
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| "Go big or go home" . . . New Hampshire style. |
The 4-mile loop took us about 2.5 hours, but we spent a lot of time taking pictures. The path was not always well marked, and not always what we expected based on the
trail map. Fortunately, in one of the most mysterious areas, a friendly mountain biker stopped to give us a hint about which path to take. He was absolutely 100% correct, and put us on one of the loveliest trails in the park. Many thanks!
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