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Pics from a stroll along the Rocky Branch river.
There is still quite a lot of snow in the mountains :)
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Lodge->Manning->Mowglis->Clark->Holt-ClarkCutoff->Holt->Lodge
Summary: Very windy, cold in the wind. All trails broken out except portions of Mowglis with some heavy drifts. 2 ft snow on the ground, 1/4 to 1/2 inch icy crust. Some boiler plate on Cardigan, but passable. Traction recommended
I wanted to get back to Cardigan after my last trip before the winter played out.
I wanted to get a better idea where I went off-trail last time, and what the proper trail was like.
But I didnt really want to go alone again, so I was happy that Jamie, who I knew slightly online, wanted to hit Cardigan too.
A great day with good company! It was a little windy, though ....
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With the recent melt-freeze cycles, and knowing South Moat is pretty popular, I thought it would be a good choice for a well-broken out hike, and I know the views are excellent. And it's about my preferred length. I thought I might stretch over to Middle Moat.
I wanted to get an early start so I drove up to Bartlett Sat evening. There were some standing puddles; apparently Sat was very warm!
Time is short! The calendar, of course is closing in on the Winter Listers, but the temps are closing in on the rest of us too. Monorail, mud and bugs are just around the corner :(
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With the recent and accumulating snow, TLV thought it a good idea to do some property maintenance on a camp we sometimes visit.
The day was pretty springlike despite the cold weather we've had lately, so there was quite a lot of melting going on.
I find dripping water almost as fascinating as our cats do, so I took a few pictures. One of the things I like is the stop-action of seeing a drop mid-fall. But what I found really interesting looking at these on the computer is how the water starts out as a single stream, then breaks up and elongates, and then becomes almost spherical. It's quite surprising to me how auickly this sequence transpires.... within a foot or so of leaving the drip edge. I expected the elongated drops to last almost to the ground; once again surface tension shows its force!
After moving a bunch of snow, making the property (temproarily) safe from ice dams, we headed south, and stopped off for a short snowshoe up South Pawtuckaway. Nothing too unusual, though we did catch some nice afternoon light. A pleasant walk after some virtuous labor , just the right length.
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With the weather looking good, and a bit disappointed with the views from Clinton last weekend, I took a day off from work.
Cardigan's been on the radar for a while, and seemed a good choice for a mid-week hike. Wanted something relatively mild since I needed to work Thursday.
So I got up early (again! is this becoming a habit??) and headed for Cardigan Lodge ....