forestgnome
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...or at least that's what I call it, because it leaves the Downs Brook Trail, just before the wilderness boundary.
There is an abandoned trail (subject of a previous thread) that is quite easy to follow. I've been about half-way up it, this time I went perhaps three quarters of the way to the top, leaving the rest for a future adventure in autumn.
The trail bed of the Downs Brook Trail was solid and dry. I cleared about a hundred branches and logs from winter.
Saw the brook that flows down the slide, just before the wilderness boundary and decided to hike up it.
Lots of moose sign. Wish I was there to take pictures of the moose out on the slabs!
Lots of nice cascades and pools along the way. A few pictures below, begining with the view from the DB trail, where the slide trail begins. Then a few assorted pics from the slide. One of the pictures shows where the moose was out in the middle of the slide. You can also see the evil clouds that veiled the strong northern lights display last night :
There is an abandoned trail (subject of a previous thread) that is quite easy to follow. I've been about half-way up it, this time I went perhaps three quarters of the way to the top, leaving the rest for a future adventure in autumn.
The trail bed of the Downs Brook Trail was solid and dry. I cleared about a hundred branches and logs from winter.
Saw the brook that flows down the slide, just before the wilderness boundary and decided to hike up it.
Lots of moose sign. Wish I was there to take pictures of the moose out on the slabs!
Lots of nice cascades and pools along the way. A few pictures below, begining with the view from the DB trail, where the slide trail begins. Then a few assorted pics from the slide. One of the pictures shows where the moose was out in the middle of the slide. You can also see the evil clouds that veiled the strong northern lights display last night :
