Tuesday was our hilliest day as far as going up and down and up and down and... None of the hills seem to have names, but we did a total of 2200 feet of vertical climbing and about 2100 going down, over 9.1 miles. It wasn't as hard as I expected, actually. The weather remained nice.
In the morning, the fog was hugging the valleys. This is the Delaware Valley that I showed you yesterday, but early on Tuesday it was filled with white froth.
![fog in Delaware Valley](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqglhOnV3l8mHroj1ROqyFC8Q3kUOhf-bCq7qizDgMCSxhVy03SY7xcfnsrjYNC5OHqDpsCibGEy2xBVvz0-LIAlT3trJSV__M1q8X-M71y9lYr5uUrVVJjDf-_9ForcctDvpKIhnpDM/s1600/WAL13-08mistyvalley.jpg)
After we started hiking it was again mostly in the woods without long vistas. We concentrated on little green treasures like Chain Fern, still not fully open.
![chain fern](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRdI_JlWc_ZYDdZELjbQQ6JYw9psD9ZMchTY53vLouxo3d2tq7lEVCCG034kcEV-1CHHR6Y509h7-03q4pMRUVdWJ5-8GS2eLaxQLSUjx25dezzqoa9GUysDyf0nvEiF_itancdjEIQ8/s1600/WAL13-09chainfern.jpg)
The Mayapples agreed to bloom in May, this year. We occasionally walked past rich patches of them. The blossoms hide beneath the leaves.
![Mayapple blossom](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLf_DD2ckvrKZq_4oXYGdTZG4zq1ID3LXxuMUJ7VVqWDioWKOKyFTSXr2Yg-84QGeHUM2cb31YOlo9AmvEHy1pg_Vz1LS1zzDWRmq0RdsuOrO7SS477_0EA0e6dg8zPhTd5ThVLFK1pw/s1600/WAL13-10mayapple.jpg)
One of the high spots (literally!) was a place called Rocky Point where the trail winds between scattered rock outcroppings and glacial leavings. Marie likes to stay solidly on the trail.
![Rocky Point](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8QK7p7fT5tLzc7flkAqPvMfAmKXWWjJnXlgjr3Vzhf6IBwwjKjlb57PAEjyGleF3mvJk6kYaaKPM3Wdt58-PCUYws_xm5veOpx00V9OtBudOCr_xar44kqMtG1HHYyX1UAM8opM57s0/s512/WAL13-12rockypointmarie.jpg)
But you know I couldn't resist getting up to the top, right?
![Rocky Point](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNVDU4EjO5Wik6d7JwhgpoGz6EmNkmZosf5EqjUVKqMrALVYx8xVkl54CPN_eif5ng6y-whhkVl2oaToDoWGM9Af2rCRRRJUdkpBR-lpzuekOGn8pS-0C-AYTUFnLR2epB9L7UQQ9_IM/s512/WAL13-11rockypointjoan.jpg)
We finished in plenty of time to get a hamburger at the local deli for dinner and return to camp in time to read and play our word game, which we love. The evening light on Launt Pond was a lovely backdrop and ending to day two.
![reflections in pond](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLTsa0olJHFEUiODylxA2jqq2QNPEarkbrWyKuTjq4Q_S3gBYNepU01enlypglyBH5xZbWg_OX9UCB5Nz698miiO_GbaUmzKLtUMzGi2kntbYeiLFaBrarFg1A_OGJGulO-SNCehH4tc/s1600/WAL13-13launtpond.jpg)
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4 comments:
Oh, I can't wait for our vacation in northern cal in a few weeks. We're going to the big dog redwoods so I think it might be as refreshing as your photos and hike here. :)
What a day! And there is Sharkey on top of the world.
oh I like the chain fern.
I would have climbed up on those rocks too
Wow. That last pic is breathtaking.
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