1HappyHiker
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COOLEY HILL
On the day of my hike, the Jericho Road Trail was in excellent condition.
Snow depth was never more than a couple of inches. There was an underlayment of ice, and so Microspikes were used for the entire trek.
The roadside parking area was unplowed, but it wasn't an issue since there was so very little snow.
MUD POND
The Mud Pond in Easton is one of many ponds in NH with this same name. This one is located very near the trailhead for the Jericho Road Trail. This was my first visit to this pond. It is only about 400 ft off the east side on NH 116, and I've driven past it countless times over the years. It's not visible from the road, and as they say, "out of sight, out of mind"!
In Steve Smith's book "Ponds & Lakes of the White Mountains", mention is made of a path leading down to Mud Pond from NH 116. I didn't take time to look for the path. Instead, I just parked on the shoulder of the road, then plunged into the open woods and headed straight for the west end of the pond to get a view of South Kinsman poking above the pond's east end. (I thought it was a pretty nice view!)
My BLOG has photos from the trek to Cooley Hill and to Bog Pond.
On the day of my hike, the Jericho Road Trail was in excellent condition.
Snow depth was never more than a couple of inches. There was an underlayment of ice, and so Microspikes were used for the entire trek.
The roadside parking area was unplowed, but it wasn't an issue since there was so very little snow.
MUD POND
The Mud Pond in Easton is one of many ponds in NH with this same name. This one is located very near the trailhead for the Jericho Road Trail. This was my first visit to this pond. It is only about 400 ft off the east side on NH 116, and I've driven past it countless times over the years. It's not visible from the road, and as they say, "out of sight, out of mind"!
In Steve Smith's book "Ponds & Lakes of the White Mountains", mention is made of a path leading down to Mud Pond from NH 116. I didn't take time to look for the path. Instead, I just parked on the shoulder of the road, then plunged into the open woods and headed straight for the west end of the pond to get a view of South Kinsman poking above the pond's east end. (I thought it was a pretty nice view!)
My BLOG has photos from the trek to Cooley Hill and to Bog Pond.
