 Bald, Rocky Peak Ridge, Giant & road loop |
 Jay |
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 Front or back? |
 a downpour earlier leaves Shoe Box falls running over |
 leaving a large snapping turtle in shallow water |
 underwater view |
 a beaver dam upstream |
 leaves Joepie weed under water |
 and offers wonderful reflections |
 morning skies greet the early riser |
 a road walk to New Russia finds Staghorn Sumac |
 cattails |
 breakfast by Split rock falls |
 Queen Annes Lace fist |
 Chipping sparrow |
 up the trail, a lovely first lookout |
 a Philadelphis vireo (?) |
 brillant mushrooms |
 Bald Mtn has some large labradorite crystals |
 and an unlikely cairn |
 and a grand erratic |
 marvelous lunch views |
 and garden-like trail |
 Lake Marie Louise brings tadpoles |
 cranberries |
 another rock embedded in the anorthosite |
 nearing the summit of Rocky Peak Ridge |
 for a classic view of Giant |
 vegetation on the summit |
 and a successful climb of Giant |
 classic view west |
 mountain sandwort still blooming |
 a climber takes Giant barefoot |
 a dark-eyed Junco |
 lilypad in Giant's washbowl |
 a beaver checks me out |
 and has breakfast at dinnertime |
 next day: herd path start to Jay |
 the ascent has one wet spot |
 soon enough to wide views |
 three-toothed cinquefoil in bloom |
 I love the crystals in the rock on Jay |
 nice trail |
 herdpath along the ridge |
 pearly everlasting |
 a favorite rest spot |
 into the last col |
 a look back |
 more crystals |
 over to the main summit |
 onto the markers |
 back to the fine lookback and ribbons of black rock for lunch |
 a dragonfly |
 a butterfly |
 black capped chickadee |
 hello there |
 an upset bird circles me but I soon see two fighting |
 another try |
 mushrooms |
 mushrooms |
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