INTRODUCTION:
In
recent weeks, my hiking and XC-skiing have been sort of what you might call
local/neighborhood adventures. They have
been enjoyable to me, but nothing that I would judge to be “blog-worthy”.😏
However,
in early April 2020, I did a trek that might have some appeal to a limited
audience. This small adventure involved
a trek to a ledge on Mt. Oscar that I had never visited. Although I enjoy all types of hikes, hiking
to places that are new to me is one of my favorite things.
A few
weeks prior to my April 2020 trek, I had visited Middle Sugarloaf Mountain
where I spotted a ledge on Mt. Oscar when looking eastward across the Zealand
Valley. In the past, I have visited ledges
on Mt. Oscar that are located at the top of the Bretton Woods Ski area, plus some
other ledges below the ski area. However, I knew that the ledge that I spotted
low down on the western slope of Mt. Oscar would be new to me.
Most of
my trek to this “new-to-me” ledge was done by utilizing Zealand Road, and a
forest road (FR 155). But the final leg
of my trek involved a relatively short bushwhack off FR 155.
Perhaps
the map shown below might be useful in visualizing the particulars of this
hike.
PHOTOS:
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KEYWORDS: Mt. Oscar; Zealand River Valley; New
Hampshire
2 comments:
You still have plenty of snow! Thankfully it didn't impede your progress on this hike.
The views from the ledges are spectacular. However, from the zoomed photo it appears that you wouldn't want to get too close to the edges of these ledges!
I'm glad you were able to get out and enjoy this hike. Thanks for posting!
Hi Rita,
Well, this hike was done the first week of April, and there was indeed snow at that time. However, fast-forward to the present time (April 16th) and most of the snow is gone (except at the high peaks). This often happens at this time of year here in northern New Hampshire (and probably in your State of Utah as well). The snow does a rapid “disappearing act” with a few warm-ish days, combined with some rain. :-)
Oh! And yes, you are absolutely correct with your assessment about not getting too close to the edges of the ledges that I visited. Thankfully, there were ample places at the top of the ledges where one could safely stand/sit and enjoy the views.
Thanks again for following my blog and posting your comments!
John
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