Dickey Notch Ramble: 4/23/20

Low-elevation bushwhacking featuring open hardwoods and good views up on Cone Mountain.

Scene on the floor of Dickey Notch.

Encrusted boulder.

Big slab.

Rugged.

Approaching a ridgecrest.

Monolith in the forest.

Steep climb.

Northward panorama of snow-tipped peaks.

 Scar Ridge.

Franconia Range.

 Dickey and Welch.

 Sprawling Sandwich Dome.

 Summit ledge and cairn on Cone Mountain.

Old slides on Scar Ridge. Two in the Mack Brook drainage on the left, probably from the 1950s. One remaining open patch in the drainage of Little East Pond Brook on the right. This slide was ascended by two AMC explorers in 1877, who gave the mountain its name. It is almost entirely revegetated today.

Looks like a good owl nesting tree.

Bear tree.

Evening light in the hardwoods.