Little River
Mount Major Full Moon Hike
Boulder Loop
Well we had a very busy week out and about enjoying the spring sunshine and warm temperatures. Wednesday after work we went for a hike in town with Paul and Charlene at the Little River Conservation Area down off Brentwood Road. It was supposed to be a 1.7 mile loop trail along the river, but by the time we were done with a few short detours it was more like 2 miles. The main trail was nice and easy to follow, yet somehow we lost it. Once we found the right way again it was a scenic easy walk along the banks of Dudley Brook and the Little River. Some nice forests and an old mill site capped off the highlights. Overall it was a nice little loop right here in town and a good find for anytime we want a quick little local hike. There's a map/brochure available on the town website here and some pictures from our trip can be found here.
Thursday was the full Pink Moon, so after the girls went to bed I thought I'd drive up to Mount Major and hike up in the moonlight to look around. I was the only one on the mountain, maybe not a big shock to anyone, but it's a very busy spot so I figured maybe someone else might be doing the same thing. Nope. Just me and my camera and I spent a couple hours hiking up and taking a few 30 second or so exposures on a tripod to try and capture the stars and lights around the lake. It was lots of fun and I got a few good pictures, although the moon was so bright it kind of washed out the stars, so maybe I'll do a new moon hike to try and get some of those sometime. For now you can check out the pictures from this trip right here.
Finally on Sunday Danny and Kim wanted to go for a hike too. The bugs are starting to come out around here so Jen wanted to go farther north where they aren't out yet. We all drove up to North Conway for lunch and a hike, including their dog Koda which the girls were very excited about, but the hike I wanted was up a road that was still closed for the day, even though the NHDOT site said it would have been open last Tuesday. After a quick consultation of the maps I found another one not too far away, which was a little bigger than I had wanted for Jen but she said she could handle it so we did the Boulder Loop trail on the Kancamaugus Highway. It's 3 miles and climbs through a boulder field and then gently but steadily up a 1000 foot high cliff to a semi open summit with some good views. It was a fairly easy hike as far as hiking trails go, but for someone who's seven months pregnant it was a workout. She probably got sick of me asking if she wanted to turn back and telling her to drink more water, but she made it up, as did Brooke and the dog, with no problems. We had a break, a snack, enjoyed the 70 degree sunshine and then headed down and went to a great dinner at our favorite restaurant on that side of the mountains, the Muddy Moose. It was a fun day, hopefully they want to join us again soon. There's a bunch of pictures from that trip right here also.
So that's all for now. Hopefully the warm weather sticks around and the black flies aren't so bad we can't get out and enjoy it. Brooke's birthday is coming up fast so maybe we'll see you then. Check back soon and have a great May until then.
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