View towards Mt Monadnock
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Smaranda opening the summit register on Becket Mountain. |
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At a loss for words? |
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A DPW reference mark near the summit. Reference marks usually indicate a benchmark nearby, but I couldn't find one. |
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Me on the tallest point of Becket Mountain. |
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Smaranda climbing up the slipper backside of the boulder. |
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Catching herself after a slip. |
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Progress... |
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Success! |
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After sliding down the backside (intentionally) |
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See anything unusual about this tree? |
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Regrowth after damage. |
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What happened to this tree? |
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Hint: the tree was beside a pond. |
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Another hint. |
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A nearby tree had already fallen victim. |
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I was surprised by how far from shore this one was - seems too difficult to move it from here. |
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A male Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) by the pond. |
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Next day: Smaranda taking a break near the top of Goat Peak. |
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Smaranda on Goat Peak. |
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Northerly view over the Oxbow of the Connecticut River. |
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Northeasterly view: Mt Nonotock, Mt Holyoke, and the eastern Holyoke Range. |
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Looking down on Smaranda perched on her rock, from the observation tower. |
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We couldn't leave the Connecticut River valley without checking out some dinosaur footprints. |
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These ones were possibly a little too easy to find. |
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We stopped by Quabbin Reservoir, since it's a winter nesting site for bald eagles. |
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Once again the wind ruined our bird-watching plans, but we found this tower on a hill. |
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View to the tower from the south. |
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Approaching the tower. |
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Tower IV |
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Tower V |
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View towards Mt Monadnock from the south shore of the reservoir. |
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Goodnough Dike. |