There were 10 of us. The map provided by the park is a little difficult to interpret but after passing the end of the lake, there are three trails all leading left toward the dam. Only one actually goes there. We had intended to walk all the way around the lake; and that involved taking the third trail. We thought we were on it but it turned out that we had taken trail two which ends about half way to the dam.
There was a big hill that we thought might lead us to Trail 3. John and Dave scaled it...it was not easy...very steep and the leaves made it slippery. With the leafy covered ground, they couldn't identify a trail even if it was there. So we all turned around and walked back along the lake on trail one. When we got back to the station, 7 of us walked to a small pond nearby and, from there, 6 went on up a nearby hill.
Six of us enjoyed lunch in the very nice back room at Copperfield's in Montgomery.
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| at the beginning of the trail |
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| lots of leaves on the trail hiding rocks and roots |
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| the rock on the downed tree tradition continues |
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| the view across the lake |
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| there were many fungi covered trees |
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| another lake view |
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| nice spot to sit and think |
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| this is the hill Dave & John climbed...tricky going up and trickier coming down |
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| the lake views continue |
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| large wasp nest |
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| interesting tree stump in the lake |
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| more fungi |
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| smaller downed tree earned a smaller rock...thanks to John |
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| this still-standing tree was covered with fungi |
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| and a close up...they were kind of spongy to the touch [Pat and I checked them out] |
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| tree artwork |
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| view at the end of the lake |
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| leaf filled brook |
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| this is the small pond |
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| more of the pond |
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| and the rest of the pond |
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| six were off into the woods by the pond |
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