squish squish!

A bit of a shorter hike this weekend. It was a fun but very wet way to get back out on the trails after the big hikes of last week. The hike was up to Spaulding Meadows, which is quite close to where I live on campus. It was a pretty gentle grade which my knees much appreciated given that they haven't been too happy the past week or so. This trail makes for some pretty sights, but it also heads across a marsh/bog, so my boots were quite wet by the end.

The first part meandered through the woods, which was much like the other trails around the area. There were some very neat streams, and the trail would definitely be one to check out via mountain bike (although short).


After a while, it began to open up into the meadows, giving for some nice looks back toward the channel as well as for some neat stunted trees. Most of this hiking shifted over to planks, which was much appreciated as we would later find out.


Further up the trail, we began to hike through mud and marsh, and it was fun, but very wet and messy. However, a little mud never hurt anyone! In the upper meadows we were treated to both a porcupine and some of the orchids that grow in some of the fields and woods around here, which was very neat. It was a bit tough to enjoy everything in the meadows however because it was a prime area for bears, so caution had to be used!



Definitely a fun hike, but one that won't likely be repeated without xtratuffs!