 Indian Pass and MacNaughton by a loop |
 Big Slide, Upper Wolfjaw, Armstrong and Gothics |
 Ampersand |
 Starting at Upper Works, I cross the Hudson on the way to Indian Pass, with an eventual eye on MacNaughton |
 there are raspberries and blackberries filling in the logging road |
 jewel weed |
 a view of Henderson lake |
 trail junction |
 the bridge is out |
 a Trillium fruit |
 a glimpse of Wallface through the trees |
 split rocks |
 the trail rounds huge boulders |
 I pause for a break and a grand view |
 of Wallface |
 lots more boulders |
 and crevices to explore |
 Indian Poke flower stalk |
 I descend to the dam at Scott's clearing |
 the clearing, |
 woodland flowers on the climb toward Scott's pond |
 the dam at Scott's pond |
 a frog with good camouflage |
 another showing his toes |
 looking toward the pond |
 an unusual berry? on the path to Wallface Ponds |
 the trail is flooded out |
 buttons growing above the pond |
 Wallface pond with MacNaughton the triple peak on the left |
 the Beaver dam between the Wallface ponds is part of the trailless route |
 view of the lower pond |
 the route is not well established, but there are footprints and a rare marker on the ascent |
 view from the middle peak |
 view back toward the ponds |
 a herd path on the ridge leads to the sign on the northen peak |
 descending from the middle peak there is an indistinct herd path, leading through some dense fir/spruce |
 which has amazing rock |
 and a marker where the trail to Duck Hole is met |
 trailside rock |
 some Artist's conk |
 a glimpse of the shore of Preston pond from the dock |
 the end of Henderson Lake |
 Hawk? |
 a rest at Shoebox falls |
 morning light |
 First views on a climb of the Brothers |
 St Johnswort |
 wide views under the clouds |
 lovely trails |
 glacial grooves |
 rock shelter |
 the sun and the clouds dance |
 fireweed with tips turning |
 club moss |
 a mossy brook |
 the view from Big Slide |
 not so bad |
 the descent reaches and follows a lovely stream |
 where mosses have pink roots |
 the bridge by the ranger's station is still out |
 so I head up to Johns Brook Lodge and cross to the south side trail |
 a shelf on the trail to Upper Wolfjaw |
 rock with a view |
 it is still cloudy |
 but the clouds and mountains remain awesome |
 a ladder on the climb of Armstrong |
 where there is a strong wind and glimpses of blue sky |
 the col brings a trail junction and lovely flowers |
 some bluebead lily |
 a view back on the climb of Gothics |
 a bunchberry adorned stump |
 and the wide view from the summit |
 Bilberry ripens |
 a white footed mouse scurries around as I take a break on gothics |
 but prefers the safety of the firsk |
 last view from the top |
 and the cable leads downward |
 a view from a slide on the way to Orebed |
 oil from the moss |
 the stream is beautiful near the Orebed lean-to |
 more Artist's conk |
 swirlhole in Johns Brook |
 another view of Shoebox falls |
 the morning brings a climb of Ampersand; stately Hemlocks |
 an attack chipmunk |
 the trail passes thorugh a split rock overhang |
 the sun and clouds play on the summit |
 wide views |
 the rice plaque |
 Labrador tea |
 the wind blows |
 and blows |
 and blows |
 a grand Sugar Maple on the descent |
 Joepie weed among the flowers in the park between upper and lower Cascade |
 Lower Cascade and Cascade Mountain |
 a slide on the mountain |