Will draft something a bit later…. The Super Bowl Champs got in the way.
A late start for me, the lots are quite fullA minor brook crossing at the start of the trailSmall ice flow on the side of the trail.The lower section meanders through the woods on a mild gradeAs you begin to ascend, a very short side step out to the slopes for a viewLooking out of the slope, the cloud ceiling allows for some distant mountain viewsWas held up by a Waterville Valley board instructor taking 4 kids down the hiking trailOnce this trail starts climbing, it doesn’t seem to let up. Luckily it is only ~4000 feet.The trail is wide in sections. You can see the snow and rime clinging to the trees a bit more as gain elevationHappy to be out. I caught my head on a few of those low hanging, snow covered branches…right down back of my neckA fork in the road. I was warned it was soft and holey to the right and left was the common solid way. I went right 😀Peeking through to see many rangesA couple soft steep sections to navigate. Hillsound Trail Pro’s were perfect, A duck walk, a side step, up and overTrees open up a bit nearing the summitClosing in on the summit, but not before this brief snow tunnelAhh, the summit lookout. The clouds masked 80% of the sun, but Washington, behind the Osceolas, seemed brighter than all the other summits.The other way, can see the Tripyramids.A small side lookout beneath the drooping boughsThe sun kept trying to poke through, but didn’t quite make it. Here you can see an AMC Boston crew in the background. They were about 10, but mindful and courteousLeaving the summit on the Sosmon Trail leading to NarniaI headed down Sosmon at the junction. I made it to the first couple lookouts, but the trail wasn’t very firm so I double backed.But those look outs offered some nice viewsLooking back at Tecumseh from the Sosmon lookoutBack on the Mt Tecumseh Trail, the footing and wide trail made for a quick descent. I didn’t bring a sled, next time.A little brook running through a dip in the trailBack on the lower section. Ahead was a very nice couple having a blast sledding down. I couldn’t help but smile as I could hear their laughter and giggling.Back to the trail head. This was a really nice, low mileage out and back with a tiny loop up topWorking my way back to the car added another quarter mile
Nice report l enjoyed reading it. Thanks.
Thanks Richard. I’m glad you liked it.
-Dennis