
Snow is melting, but a dusting freshens up New Russia |

the register |

slippery slope |

and bridge on the way to the west river trail |

bright polypore |

lots of ice |

I become uncertain; follow the west trails a bit |

then decide the canyon bridge might be better |

looking back |

and to a stream |

but that leads back to the lake road and gill brook |

sawteeth over an old beaver pond |

the end of the lake |

rainbow falls |

lunch on the grass |

heading up |

most footprint lose the trail and head straight up through the woods
|

I was worried about this ladder -- sometimes it is encased in ice |

ice walls |

to the ridge |

onto Indian Head |

I pose |

the end of the lake |

another view |

back to the lake road |

past the gate |

the inn |

and Giant looming over the golf course |