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Blog Archives
Fringed Polygala
May 23, 2013: This is the lower falls, the second one you come to from the Mariaville Road trailhead. We’ve had some rain and the falls are roaring. Just one more thing that water does for us, it gets all … Continue reading
Fairy Staircase Falls… The Snow Filter
3-24-2013: The preserve is still completely snow covered, still fun and challenging on snowshoes. This is Fairy Staircase Falls under ice. You can go up the Rynex to see the little falls, then go left up the hill perpendicular to … Continue reading
The Ice Wall
February 23: That’s me at the bottom of the upper falls, photo by Scott Meyer. Most trails are still snow covered, but not by much. Still glad to have snowshoes for surefootedness, and for keeping safe on the frozen stream. … Continue reading
Pink Polkadot Bowties
1-11-2013: I’m a leave-no-trace kind of guy, but I think the bowties are pretty delightful. There are about 25 or so, low impact (thumbtack attachment) where the trail from Mariaville road turns and goes down to the footbridge. ***The preserve … Continue reading
Snowshoe advantages
1-19-2013: It snowed again last week but not very much. Today I used snowshoes even though there wasn’t really enough snow to warrant. The snowshoes (Atlas) give you a good flat platform, you can confidently take a step without worrying … Continue reading
What about those signs?
December 16, 2012: The falls are starting to ice up nicely. Click the thumbnail for a view of the Upper Falls from the blue trail, south rim. ***A while back Brent Pierce posted, “I have recently noticed there are numbered … Continue reading
That Wierd Place on the Orange Trail Where All the Trees Grow at an Angle
October 5, 2012: There it is, can’t explain it. The trees just grow that way. It’s a beautiful time to hike. The rains have perked the falls up and the colors are changing. —Ed
You can have an epiphany on the red trail
August 15, 2012: I didn’t have an epiphany but I was there for the light show. I’ve been hiking – the waterfall loop, down to Sergeant’s Falls, to the “Ems.” Here’s a little loop that I like that goes up … Continue reading
