The temperature was in the high 80s at the trailhead, but a bit cooler in the shade of the wilderness. I took a fairly long loop suggested on this site: Conditioning Hikes Near Boston
Here is what I did (starting at the ski lodge in the upper right):
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The trip involved summiting the mountain twice, which was interesting and fine, since the total elevation gain was still under 2k. Here are my stats:
Distance: 6.2 mi
Time: 2h 10min
Elevation gain: ~1900 ft
Pace: 2.86 mph
And here are some interesting pics:
Balancing Rock, not far from the trailhead. A glacial feature.
examples of the hard to capture beauty of the ascent up Old Indian trail. It seemed to me that there were far more flat, flaky sedimentary rocks mixed in with the glacial igneous and metamorphics that are so prevalent throughout New England.
a closed up fire tower at the top. Had it not been so hazy I might have bothered to jump the fence and take a peak.
the Boston skyline should be in this shot, but the ozone levels were higher than I've ever seen.
Distance: 6.2 mi
Time: 2h 10min
Elevation gain: ~1900 ft
Pace: 2.86 mph
And here are some interesting pics:
Balancing Rock, not far from the trailhead. A glacial feature.
examples of the hard to capture beauty of the ascent up Old Indian trail. It seemed to me that there were far more flat, flaky sedimentary rocks mixed in with the glacial igneous and metamorphics that are so prevalent throughout New England.
a closed up fire tower at the top. Had it not been so hazy I might have bothered to jump the fence and take a peak.
the Boston skyline should be in this shot, but the ozone levels were higher than I've ever seen.
3 comments:
Actually, I lifted that rock and placed it on top of the other one last time I was up there. So it isn't really a natural formation.
My mistake. I'm usually a bit more keen at spotting clues that the great Mr. Haven has past through before me.
AND WHEN I SEE THOSE SIGNS, I TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND REFLECT
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