With a 2:30 pm start on a cold, gray day, I didn't have time to venture too far into the woods. So I returned to the ridge on the north side of Lafayette Brook for another snowshoe bushwhack, seeking the view of Mount Lafayette that was partly obscured by clouds 2 1/2 weeks earlier. I was pleased to see that Lafayette was in full view from the old highway bridge by the Gallen Memorial parking area.
Several inches of dry powder atop a firm base made for some pretty good snowshoeing, though the cover was thin in places.
Hobblebush abounds in this area.
Ent glade.
After pushing through dense, snow-laden conifers, I descended steeply through scrub to the semi-open area that offers an intimate view up the Lafayette Brook valley - the heart of the 990-acre Lafayette Brook Scenic Area.
A closer look. I didn't stay long on this cold and blustery late afternoon.
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