tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814464431995035927.post1651238985638609638..comments2024-03-18T10:33:45.820-04:00Comments on Mountain Wandering: Steve Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403760631302934834noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814464431995035927.post-40488764645616115942020-11-12T20:39:36.849-05:002020-11-12T20:39:36.849-05:00Hello, I would really like to hike this trail. Is ...Hello, I would really like to hike this trail. Is there a map available that has this trail on it? ThanksWilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567875993656670756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814464431995035927.post-44381862252213207462019-07-28T17:23:53.899-04:002019-07-28T17:23:53.899-04:00Hi Doug,
Kodak Trail is a gem. Love those quartzit...Hi Doug,<br />Kodak Trail is a gem. Love those quartzite ledges. Sorry you got rained on!<br />SteveSteve Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403760631302934834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814464431995035927.post-18494468399943868772019-07-28T12:29:01.019-04:002019-07-28T12:29:01.019-04:00Thanks for the tip on Kodak Trail's views. Sue...Thanks for the tip on Kodak Trail's views. Sue and I hiked it last Monday. We climbed that steep slab in your photo not knowing the trail cut left to avoid most of it. On our way back from the north peak it started to rain and poured all the way down. Lots of A.T. hikers so we did not go to shelter. Still, I would like to do it again. GrayJay56https://www.blogger.com/profile/13794665280757469847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814464431995035927.post-52056320481235777102010-04-15T22:57:08.904-04:002010-04-15T22:57:08.904-04:00Hi Jason,
Yes, there sure seems to be an abundanc...Hi Jason,<br /><br />Yes, there sure seems to be an abundance of flowers in that area. Your pond tour idea sounds interesting. Would like to check out the trail to Trout Pond sometime. The day I went to Smith Mountain I also visited beaver ponds on Smith Mountain Brook, then a nameless beaver pond and Lily Pond between Moody and Mousley Mtns. Found a couple of small views of Smarts and Cube from ledges on Mousley. Neat area!<br /><br />SteveSteve Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403760631302934834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814464431995035927.post-24763222131190875912010-04-14T23:29:04.261-04:002010-04-14T23:29:04.261-04:00The flowers in the middle CT. River mountains are ...The flowers in the middle CT. River mountains are really great! The soil must be sweet, because I see lots of trees/flowers that I've been told like sweet soil there. Someone suggested that had to do with glacial movement leaving some sweet limestone soils from Vermont on them as they receded. <br /><br />Steve, I am intrigued by the trek you mention to Smith Mountain. I have a mind to go "pondbagging" and do a hike linking all the ponds the are nearby on the western side of Smarts :-)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482420408964944521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814464431995035927.post-55513244370345100802010-04-14T22:59:23.237-04:002010-04-14T22:59:23.237-04:00John,
Kodak is the nicest route up Cube; the East...John,<br /><br />Kodak is the nicest route up Cube; the Eastman Ledges alone are worth the price of admission. The Cross-Rivendell Trail is pretty scenic as well. The Mount Cube Trail is a nice woods walk, but as you know there are no views til you reach the top.<br /><br />SteveSteve Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403760631302934834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814464431995035927.post-62567770174163155722010-04-14T17:50:20.824-04:002010-04-14T17:50:20.824-04:00Interesting report, Steve! Also interesting is ho...Interesting report, Steve! Also interesting is how the Kodak Trail was cleverly named (i.e. for the "Kodak moments" from the Eastman Ledges). <br /><br />On my only visit to "the Cube", I took the Mt. Cube Trail which was okay, but from your report it seems that the Kodak Trail provides a more scenic route.<br /><br />John1HappyHikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242409292439585691noreply@blogger.com