David Metsky
Well-known member
Since I bailed last minute on the Gathering I decided that if Sunday was nice weather then I needed to get out somewhere. We decided on Whiteface via the McCrillis trail since none of us had gone up that way before.
Our original plan was to loop over towards Ferncroft via the McCrillis Path, then up Blueberry Ledge and down McCrillis, but there are signs at the trailhead basically saying that the McCrillis Path is impassible due to recent logging on private land. Instead we went up and down McCrillis Trail which is quite nice, with some great views along the way, some scrambling over wet sheer rocks, and a stretch of unrelenting uphill. Saw one other person on the way up, no one on the way down, great day.
One stream crossing was a little interesting, there was some mud and water along the way but nothing too bad. The slabs could be interesting in the wet, or perhaps wetter. Saw some snakes, startled a group of grouse, and met up with one wild turkey.
Photos here
-dave-
Our original plan was to loop over towards Ferncroft via the McCrillis Path, then up Blueberry Ledge and down McCrillis, but there are signs at the trailhead basically saying that the McCrillis Path is impassible due to recent logging on private land. Instead we went up and down McCrillis Trail which is quite nice, with some great views along the way, some scrambling over wet sheer rocks, and a stretch of unrelenting uphill. Saw one other person on the way up, no one on the way down, great day.
One stream crossing was a little interesting, there was some mud and water along the way but nothing too bad. The slabs could be interesting in the wet, or perhaps wetter. Saw some snakes, startled a group of grouse, and met up with one wild turkey.
Photos here
-dave-
