Trail sign at "The Garden"
Lily at the start of the hike
Initial view as we approach the First Brother
Lily on the ridge, approaching the First Brother. Note how dry the trail is.
Flower buds
Approaching the First Brother. Look at the pristine sky.
Lily waits
View point
View from First Brother
On the ledge
Hurricane Mountain and its tower, from the First Brother
Lily spots a chipmunk
Iconic view from the First Brother
Trail sign
Closeup of Saddleback ( left) and Basin (right) mountains
The Great Range
Looking at Porter Mountain
Clouds over Porter Mountain
Lily on the Second Brother. The Third Brother looms in the background.
View towards the Third Brother
Sign and lichen
Lichen
Usnea barbata aka Old Man`s Beard
On the trail to Brother #3
Big Slide as seen from the Third Brother. That is our destination.
Beautiful
View from Third Brother
Turtlehead
Trail sign, almost to the Big Slide summit.......just .29 miles of straight up:-)
Lily looks at me bemused as I figure out the ladder.
Great view from ledge showing the slide and the Great Range
Vertical view, don`t look down.
Summit view, showing from left to right......Marcy , Colden and Algonquin/Wright
Queen of Big Slide Mountain
Lily with Captain America
Affection
Solid construction of new ladder that is on the summit approach
Heading down. I used the ladder, Lily did not need it.
Heading home......primitive forest
Last look at Big Slide Mountain
Lily on the Third Brother ledge as we snack up for walk back to the car.
Lichens
On the Second Brother, looking at the First Brother with Giant Mountain in the background.
Filled to capacity "Garden" parking lot, at 1 PM
Panoptic
Summit panoptic
3 photo panoptic from summit
First Brother panoptic
Big Slide ledge panoptic
Wolf Jaws to Gothics panoptic
