Took the LHT on the
North Bridge loop, the muddy version that uses Reformatory Branch outbound. Beautiful day, temperatures climbing into the low 50's before slipping down again.
After a little muddy trepidation for the first hundred yards of the Reformatory Branch...
... it made me welcome. That white stuff is ice...
First Sucking Mire.
Great Meadows NWR.
A couple out for a stroll pointed out this bike to me. They say it has been abandoned for a couple of days. There is damage evident on and around the rear wheel (bent spoke, at least, probably more). It's sitting in Concord, on the Reformatory Branch, between the Great Meadows and the Water Treatment access roads.
I came out of the trees, and the sun came out from behind the clouds.
Second Sucking Mire.
Crossing the Concord River, Monument Street.
Monument Street: first climb of the season for this laggard.
Enjoying the view from the top of the hill.
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