The following day Kermit and I went up the East Pond Trail to East Pond. The trail is off Tripoli Rd, near the Sandwich Wilderness/Waterville Valley area of the Whites. As part of my undergrad research project with the Hubbard Brook REU,
I sampled this pond back in June 2009. Steve Smith of the
Mountain Wanderer, has a great
blog post about the history of East Pond, which at one point was mined for diatomaceous earth.
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| The water was chilly and refreshing, perfect for swimming, despite the leeches |
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| East Pond has a beautiful bluish-green tinge |
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| We explored and relaxed by the shoreline for a few hours |
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| The East Pond outlet stream |
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| Kermit really enjoyed hanging out by the pond |
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| One of the plants I've missed seeing, hobble bush! |
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| I asked someone to take a photo of me, they only took one, and I blinked! Too bad, because otherwise it's a nice photo of us. |
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| Kermit waited very patiently as I photographed the East Pond outlet stream in different exposures. |
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| Patiently waiting |
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| Trees and moss growing over large glacial boulders is a common site in New England |
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