Something to be said for stubborn people who decide that what they ought to do with a day off is go to work…

We carefully dropped a truck at the bottom of the hill and went back to the top (1000 feet down to 530) in order to try and work out how an old jeep trail worked its way down the hillside. And to discover if the trail was something that could be rehabilitated for use. The trail down dropped us in the swamp and petered out. It did not come out where we knew the other end did. So we dutifully walked to the other, bottom end, where the lower truck was, waved to it as we passed….and hiked back up that trail which was all prickers for the first stretch, naturally. Coming out some distance north of the top truck. A beautiful old road up, but entirely invisible at the top end. So two roads for the price of one!

Not much wildlife, a little deer sign, about as much moose, one immature bald eagle, one annoyed raven. Some absolutely spectacular tulip poplars, including one that was right up at 40 inches dbi. All in all, a good day.