Today's original plan was to head to Galehead and North and South Twin but low-flying clouds and the threat of rain changed that plan. Better to save the Twins and their views for a day with blue skies and Maxfield Parrish clouds. Instead it was off to a misty walk in the woods past Nancy Cascade to Nancy Pond. The round trip was over seven miles with more than 2,000 feet of elevation gain. Not a lot of great photo opportunities along the way but the falls were very dramatic (that's the photographer Ken Stampfer taking a photo of them), a mushroom straight out of Alice and Wonderland and this bare, wet fallen tree Atticus chose for a rest stop. All-in-all a great walk in the wet woods with the good company of Ken and Ann and a nice little workout.
How funny! I took a picture of the exact same type of mushroom on our hike Saturday to South Crocker in Maine! I can't find it in Audubon mushroom guide, but am trying other avenues of identification.
ReplyDeleteBeth, I'm a simpleton in terms of being a naturalist. All I know is that it is a mushroom and very vivid and it caught my eye.
ReplyDeleteLet me know if you come up with a specific identification so that I can be less simple for the day.
Thanks,
Tom