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Sunday, October 30, 2016

10/29/16 Perch Pond


We have had several days of light rain and gray skies. Today we still have the gray skies but it's not raining . Low 40s  so not an inviting morning but we are afraid it will start raining again so off we went.

The small pond on the way to Perch


Kelley was happy for the water


Flowers are gone but I found a nice silvery fern


 and some interesting fungi


Perch Pond


Kelley did not go in far and did not stay in ??


Back at the small pond on our way out




A dreary day but we got in an hour and three quarters and Kelley did well - no lagging behind and enthusiastic, especially when we met two of the bikers who were blowing leaves off the trails

Thursday, October 27, 2016

10/26/16 DeMeritt Forest and Stillwater River


Gray, 40 degrees and neither of us was excited about hiking but decided we needed to do at least a short one.

Start- looking more wintry than fall-like


but the rain put a little water in the stream


Whats left of the color




After we did a short loop we went across the road to the Stillwater River

Looking north


Real water for Kelley


looking for a way out -parts of the bank are steep for her


Looking south down the river


Going back there is a small cove I walk around


 and Kelley swims across


 The spot she usually gets out had lots of leaves and branches so she found a nicer spot.


Not bad for a 1 hour hike - I am thinking of trying shorter hikes every day rather than longer every other day. Kelley did well today. She doesn't really care if it's gray and dreary 

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

10/24/16 Partridge and Ducktail Ponds


After several days of rain - not enough to help the drought - we have 40's , windy, and a mix of sun and clouds. Felt like winter was on the way.

Sunny start with most leaves on the ground


The small streams were still dry but Kelley found a puddle


Tiny pine ( 8") with buds- had not seen this before


Partridge Pond - most of the color is gone

From the end




From the ledge where we had our apple break


One last dip before we head to Ducktail


A bigger puddle on the trail


 Ducktail Pond




A bit nippy, especially next to the ponds with the wind coming off the water, but still a good hike. Kelley did very well with no lagging behind and lots of energy. We had the place to ourselves. 1 3/4 hours

Thursday, October 20, 2016

10/19/16 Little River Trail


Another beautiful day - low 70's, sunny, and a light breeze. Kelley was not overly enthusiastic so we did a little shorter hike than we usually do here.


Near the start of the trail


  First chance at the water


 Along the trail


Another place to get in


Leaves on the ground





Near where we turned around


 More leaves and pine needles




Last swim


After a slow start Kelley did well and was happy with the water being deeper than most places we have been lately. We have several days of rain predicted and hope they are correct this time - it is supposed to raining as I write but is not.   1  1/2 hours 

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

10/17/16 Eliot Mt. and Harbor Brook


Beautiful hiking day - 60's and sunny with only a slight breeze.

The summit of Eliot is wooded and offers no views but there is a bit of a view from a ledge near the top.



Last time we took the new trail- not on the map- but today we went to the top before taking the trail down to the brook


The brook was quite low


so Kelley had to look for pools




Leaves on the water were pretty




 and some pretty fungi - new to me

  More water


On the ride home.


Turned out to be a good day. Kelley was enthusiastic and did well. We met a couple of people with dogs ( we rarely see anyone on this hike) and that also pleased her.  1 3/4 hours