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Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
The trailhead sign on Route 30.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
The Blue Mountain trailhead.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
Follow the red markers.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
The path begins on a former logging road.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
A colorful tree stump along the way.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
Some wooden planks to help keep your feet dry.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
The path becomes steeper with larger rocks to step over.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
Crossing a narrow brook.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
Some constructed rock stairs to help you on your way.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
Some of the local flora.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
A high marker along the trail.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
The flora transitions to conifers and birches as you gain elevation.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
Some large roots to watch your step over.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
An amphibian friend, specifically an American toad (Bufo americanus), along the way.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
Slippery flat rocks along the trail.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
Mist coming through the trees near the summit.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
A hemlock tree near the summit.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
The Blue Mountain Fire Tower.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
The view to the north over Lake Eaton.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
The view over Lake Eaton and Long Lake.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
South Pond and Owl's Head Peak to the north.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
Peering over the tree line to Blue Mountain Lake.
Nick Catania
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06/18/2018
Blue Mountain Lake to the south.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
06/18/2018
Returning back down the same trail.