Today We Hiked

Yesterday it rained all day, so today I asked Bud if he’d like to walk with Matey and me on the nearby rails to trails path. I figured after the rain that would be a relatively dry place to walk.

It was,

but except for this bridge it wasn’t very interesting. So after three quarters of a mile we turned around and went back to try another trail.

This time we tried a trail up Crag Mountain. It started on this lane.

but the trail turned off and soon we were out in the woods.

After a mile and a quarter of pretty steady uphill hiking we arrived at the overlook. You’re looking at the White Mountains behind us and the Androscoggin River below. (Some fellow hikers took our picture after I’d taken theirs.)

Although the hike up was more tiring, the hike back down was more of a challenge, especially for Bud.

Water from the rain was still running down some steep sections of trail making footing difficult.

I took the time to admire the fungi…

and lichens, steadily at work turning logs and rocks to soil.

By the time he got to the bottom Bud’s legs were pretty tired. Altogether we had walked over 4 miles and up and down 650 feet. Today was no walk in the park, but it was beautiful.