Saturday, May 8, 2021

Hedgehog Mountain: 5/6/21


Spring trail maintenance trip on my adopted trail, the western section of the UNH Trail up Hedgehog Mountain.  Due to a morning appointment, it was a crack o' noon start.

Most of the afternoon was spent cleaning and digging out the 36 drainages, the most important task of the trail adopter.



Late in the day I encountered a couple of surprise blowdowns on the upper section. It was a fairly windy day, and this one looked pretty fresh; I had asked descending hikers about blowdowns and no one had mentioned this kind of obstruction on the west side.




Cleared.




One more, on a steep pitch.




Cleared.




On the approach to the summit, the view north to Mt. Washington beyond Mt. Tremont.



Looking west from the top: the Tripyramids in silhouette.


Hancock and Carrigain.




The mighty Mt. Passaconaway casting a shadow over its eastern slopes.




A look at Mt. Chocorua and the Three Sisters, then time to head down.



 

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