(Callum, each time he 'reads' any of his books aloud, starts with 'one day......' and then whatever is going on in the story...it is really funny)
But we DID go hike Pleasant Pond Mountain last week. JUST Amanda and me. Thanks Lynne for watching the kids!!!
I hiked this mountain seven years ago while camping with the guys after the school year ended. It was great to get back there. A really nice climb....really steep for short amounts of time....a nice 1.5 mile hike up to a rocky summit....views of the Forks area and the western Maine mountains like Rangeley, Baxter State Park, etc.....and Pleasant Pond in which to swim after you are done hiking. We didnt though. The pond is always freezing. Although very refreshing after a hot hike. The mountain is in the village of Caratunk (and it IS a village....it is like something out of a movie!). Caratun is about ten minutes or so from the Forks, where all the whitewater stuff hyappens. I think the best part of the whole day was just being together and having a break from the kids; we stopped for Dunkin Donuts iced coffees and listened to our audio book--without interruption from Callum or Maira--for practically the whole time!
As you can see, this is a well groomed and maintained trail. It is actually part of the Appalachian Trail, which hikers hike on their way to the end--which is Katahdin.
Amanda, near the summit. This would be a beautiful snowshoe in the winter, since there are so many mini fir trees that would look so great caked with snow. Like an episode of the Smurfs. Or something. ALSO, the summit was loaded with low bush blueberries, so we filled about a half a water bottle with the delicious fruits. Callum really appreciated it.....
looking westward towards Rangeley, Saddleback, etc....
Amanda snapped this one of me making my way back down, shortly after the summit.....
Amanda has ALWAYS been the one to carry the camera, and I have always been the pack carrier. This is fine. What is funny his how she always takes pictures of cute little things she finds in nature---fungi, flowers, funny tree shapes, etc. I think this one takes the cake. A) I dont know how she found this B) I have never seen anything in nature look like this C) It is absolutely hilarious and looks like drug paraphernalia....or something else.....
3 comments:
yah, it does look like something else!! , Jared what is that something else.
It's a mushroom, people! Just what do you think it looks like, Jared? Why did you pick that picture instead of the self-portrait of us on top of the mountain? Or the picture of the little baby mushrooms? Hmmm....
WHERE'S YOUR SHIRT.
Where's your hat
did you put bug spray on.
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