masshysteria
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This slide came down on 8/7/1990, the same year as it's much larger cousin on the other side of the mountain (Indian Head slide). The slide is approached through the Haley Farm parking lot, and the Money Brook trail. Follow Money Brook trail for 1.25 miles to the bridge that crosses Hopper Brook (Money Brook?), and continue up the trail to the second brook crossing. This is Parris Brook. There is the remnants of an old tote road on the right bank here that you can follow up. It crosses the brook shortly to the left bank, and follows that up until the going gets steep, and then disappears. After that, it's a push east through the hobble and ledgy areas, all the time keeping Parris Brook within sight. The main channel of the brook will make a sharp turn to the south, stay with the tributary that continues east. Eventually there will be an area of short birches and alders, that is the slide bottom. The gravelly slide will open above that, along the right (south) bank of the brook.
The slide is not long, starting at 2160 feet of elevation, and topping out at 2290. It was obviously larger when it first came down, as there is an extensive area of short trees along it's bottom and flanks. The view looking back over the Hopper is gorgeous from here, certainly a different perspective. The brook hugs the left side of the slide, flowing over the bedrock, making for a nice looking flume.
In the woods above the slide, you can see where there must have been a major rain event that forced water over the banks, and started a different channel. The weight of the water must have sloughed this bank down into the original channel.
It's not a big slide, especially by ADK standards, but it is still a pretty good effort to reach. The views back into the Hopper are well worth the effort!
More pics; http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/574986982gshGRs
The slide is not long, starting at 2160 feet of elevation, and topping out at 2290. It was obviously larger when it first came down, as there is an extensive area of short trees along it's bottom and flanks. The view looking back over the Hopper is gorgeous from here, certainly a different perspective. The brook hugs the left side of the slide, flowing over the bedrock, making for a nice looking flume.
In the woods above the slide, you can see where there must have been a major rain event that forced water over the banks, and started a different channel. The weight of the water must have sloughed this bank down into the original channel.
It's not a big slide, especially by ADK standards, but it is still a pretty good effort to reach. The views back into the Hopper are well worth the effort!
More pics; http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/574986982gshGRs
