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Owl's Head - February 25, 2012

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Sky clearing out after a snowy night.
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Lincoln Woods Trail.
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Lincoln Woods Trail.
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Osseo Trail junction.
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Take a quick break at the beginning of Black Pond trail.
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Black Pond Trail.
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Black Pond Trail.
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Black Pond Trail.
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Open woods on Black Pond Trail.
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Nice stroll in the woods.
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Black Pond Trail.
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Black Pond Trail.
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Black Pond Trail.
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Arrived at Black Pond.
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Arrived at Black Pond.
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Looking at Bondcliff?
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All MSRs.
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A small patch of bue sky!!
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Sunshine! That feels good. On the bushwhack.
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Cool looking fungi.
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The bushwhack took us to Franconia Brook, a little lower than the usual
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Close-up of Franconia Brook Trail on the other side of the brook.
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More blue sky. This would be the last patch of blue we'd see for the rest of the day. On Lincoln Brook Trail.
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How low can you go...
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Mike.
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Lincoln Brook Trail.
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More cool fungi.
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Crossing the brook.
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Nice spot for photos, everyone get their camera ready.
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Pa walking in the winter wonderland.
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Mike posed for Kim.
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Looks like someone had recently camped here.
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Lincoln Brook Trail.
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Looks like an arrow. Turning around, now!
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Last crossing before the Brutus bushwhack.
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At the entrance to Brutus bushwhack. The snow was really coming down hard now.
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Snow on Pa's bear coat. or Papa bear's coat.
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Trail continues to the slide trail was broken out too.
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Beginning of Brutus bushwhack.
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Brutus bushwhack.
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Getting steeper...
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The track straight up was blown back in by the time get back here on the descent.
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Saw Kim through the open woods.
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Up to the ridge. It was very windy.
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Snow blown across the trail.
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Windy!!
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Whatever!
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Cross wind.
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Walking on the flat ridge looking for the summit???
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Ran into Coda, Dave and Linda.
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Beautiful dog.
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Coda on the ridge.
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Coda.
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The summit. Kim was not impressed!
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Salut to the summit!
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Pa on the summit of Owl's Head.
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Kim.
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Mike.
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Someone poked a hole through a patch of snow on a blown down tree trunk.
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View from a hole through the snow patch.
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Views below the tree trunk.
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Coda caught up with us after we passed them earlier.
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Dave and Linda followed.
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Pa took a break at Black Pond, watching the snow swriling on the frozen pond.
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Gracie, what a cute face.
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Back on Lincoln Woods trail.
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Caught the twilight over Kancamagus highway.
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