4/15/13 Long Pond and Harbor Brook

Yesterday I spent the whole day fighting my computer and Kelley got just a short walk around the neighborhood. So this day she gets one of her favorites - easy hiking and lots of water. Usually several dogs and people too but we only met one dog today.  We started from the Long Pond parking lot and walked down the Friends Path to the pond.

The ice is finally gone

We took the west side trail ( with several stops for Kelley to get in the water) to the Jordan Stream Trail.  This trail closely follows the stream. The water was very clear. Both trails were clear of ice but there was a fair amount of mud and water.

Kelley does not like swiftly moving water

At the cobblestone bridge we left the trail to take the carriage roads over to the Asticou Trail.

The Asticou Trail crosses this little bridge just before the Harbor Brook Trail head. Kelley chose to bypass the bridge.

We followed the Harbor Brook Trail to Rte. 3

The spot where we usually stop for lunch

 A bit further along the trail

We then walked the road back to the parking lot. A nice man in a truck passed us but then turned back to ask us about the trails. He did maintenance  on them and had built all the new bridges on the West Side Trail.

An enjoyable 3 hour hike.