I decided today would be a good day to hike up to Arethusa falls, a little south of Crawford Notch. So did a few hundred other people and their dogs. Standing room only at the falls. Trail mostly dry, but some short mucky sections. This is a well trampled trail.
By the time I got back down from Arethusa, it was only 2 PM. I was able to find a parking spot (of sorts) up by the Highland Center for the Avalon trail, so I headed up towards Avalon. This trail was much wetter with some sketchy stream crossings. The steep, rocky sections had water running down it, breeding black flies. They are definitely starting to become a nuisance. Some good mud holes here and there.
I hiked up until I hit snow, at about 2700 feet, just past the Tom/Avalon junction. Just a little ribbon in the trail, but those I talked too on the way down said they were post holing knee to waist down in snow near the summits of Tom and Field. Since it was now after 3 pm and I had no desire to post hole, I turned around and went home.
Rain overnight into Sunday, but Monday looks like another fine day for a stumble through the woods.
Arethusa falls. Definitely a good day to visit water falls.
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