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9:52 a.m.: We then followed the Appalachian Trail east, climbing Green Pond Mtn.
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10:08 a.m.: Still climbing.
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10:16 a.m.: Still climbing.
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10:18 a.m.: Looking down
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10:39 a.m.: After about 1.0 mile we crossed Island Pond Road, a woods road dirt road built by Edward Harriman around 1905, and passed by Island Pond, at 970' elevation.
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10:59 a.m.: This stone spillway was associated with a dam that was begun, but never finished.
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There were a few iron mines in the area, and I understand this was a rotary gravel sorter used to separate iron from gravel.
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11:04 a.m.: Another view of Island Pond.
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11:17 a.m.: After another 0.7 miles, we reach the Lemon Squeeze at about 1160' elevation, where the AT continues through a cleft in the rock, requiring hikers to contort their bodies to pass through. We do not go that way, but I took a few shots.
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Looks like fun. I'll have to return and give it a try.
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11:27 a.m.: We instead turn onto the red-blazed Arden-Surebridge (“A-SB”) trail, continuing east. After only about 0.2 miles, the red-blazed trail is joined by the teal-blazed Long Path. Here's a nice rock wall with some green moss.
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After another 0.3 miles, we turned south on to the blue-blazed Lichen Trail, climbing up to around 1300'.
11:50 a.m.: One of the hikers enjoyed adding to cairns.
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11:54 a.m.: Nice flat rocks.
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11:55 a.m.: Here's a stitched panorama of this beautiful relatively flat rock.
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11:58 a.m.: Here are additional photos of the area.
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12:05 p.m.: Another stitched panorama.
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12:13 p.m.: We decided to take a lunch break at the end of the blue trail, which only extends about 0.5 miles.
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12:45 p.m.: Lunch over, we continued on, turning southwest onto the red-blazed R-D trail. (If we had gone east on that trail, we would have quickly come to “Ship Rock.” I'll be sure to add that to my bucket list. As it is, I enjoyed the huge rock I photographed above, which does not appear to be named on my map.) We successfully crossed a stream without falling into the water.
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12:48 p.m.: A boulder.
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The Goldwaithe Memorial. I wonder if anyone will ever remember me with a plaque.
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After about 0.4 miles, we turn west onto the yellow-blazed Dunning trail.
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1:52 p.m.: About about 0.8 miles, we came to the “Boston Mine” a surface mine that had one produced iron ore. I followed the man ahead of me through the cut in the rock that gives access to the mine.
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After entering the cut in the previous photo, I turned left and took this photo. The mined area is not very large. I do not think the overhang extended too far. A pool of water covers the ground under the overhang, and I see there is some ice floating on the water. I wonder if there is always water here, or if it dries up later in the year.
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Leaving the mine, we almost immediately turned north onto Island Pond Road, and after 0.4 miles turned left (northwest) onto the red-blazed A-SB trail, which descends. After another 0.6 miles, the A-SB trail passes by a steep drop-off of about 120', so it's good to move slowly and cautiously in this area.
