Scenic Sawteeth, Gothics, to Upper Wolfjaw from St Huberts	Scenic route to Cascade (from Marcy Field with loop)	Owls Head and Pitchoff East
Strawberry blossoms	new snow covers the mountain heights	evening glow across a pond
The scenic route to Sawteeth begins in St Huberts on AMR trails: the gate near the register	the dam on Lower Ausable	the trails cross the bridge
a view of Indian Head on the scenic route	red trillium	view along the lake
the trail rises to a nice lookout	a fine place for breakfast	painted trillium
nice overhang	the new snow is reached at the Marble point spur	view from the point
old snow here too	climbing with	snow
Old man's beard lichen	Lovely view from Sawteeth	and another (velvia)
Black-eyed Junco	unstable descent on snow	view from Pyramid
cool rock	and another	resting on Gothics
wind burned trees	descending the usual heavy snow patch on Gothics	a glance back
trail or stream?	a favorite tree on Armstrong	spruce cones on Upper Wolfjaw
beneath look-out rock on Upper Wolfjaw shoulder	reaching new (to me) views of Upper Wolfjaw on the descent back toward St Huberts	spring beauties
trout lilies	Dutchman's breeches	Wedge brook cascades
fallen hemlock of good years	recrossing the Ausable	wood amemone
Goldthread	the new snow is gone	The next day brings a hike beginning at Marcy field
star flower	gaywings	early saxifrage
blueberry flower on Blueberry mountain	view on the ascent	cracked clouds
fire cherry blossoms	ten foot tall boulder on Blueberry	over Porter and reaching a favorite crystal on Cascade
cliff sheered on a seam	containing these crystals	mixing in the anorthosite
views in all directions	and a place to rest	foliation in the Gabronic Anorthosite
white violets	descending toward Little Porter	view from Little Porter
flowers	an old shed	lily of the valley
White trillium!	bluets	The next day brings the trailhead for Owls Head
soon reaching fine views	and wide views near the summit	climbers prepare
for this cliff	Next is a climb of Pitchoff from the east: white baneberry	more violets
foamflower	dark view in the drizzle under the clouds on the east knob	reaching the Pitchoff summit, flurries begin
the trail is lovely but rugged	back on the knob, a blink at the flurries	flakes on wind pants and the hiking for this trip is done

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