Farny Highlands, (10/11/2008) Having said that, if you're going to attempt this hike, you have to pay attention during the second half or you will end up backtracking. We lost about 15 minutes trying to locate the path for where to cross Beaver Brook (turns out we didn't wait long enough to get to it), and the rest of the second half required nearly constant attention to where we were in context of where we had been. But it's worth it. On this map you can see the trail of the hike: at the parking lot off Green Pond Road, we hiked the white-blazed trail all the way to the reservoir. We then picked up the green trail (green on the map -- unmarked in the park) to the black path (again, black on the map, unmarked in the park) back to the car. The map isn't enough to hike this, however. The description in the book is necessary to help navigate through the intersections and forks. (Click on the thumbnail to bring up a bigger image in a pop-up window)
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Ruins at the trail head |
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The last layer comes off! |
Autumn colors |
At the Hawk Watch |
The Mountain Club off Route 10 |
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Dan at the Hawk Watch [photo by Laura] |
Black-headed chickadee |
Equipment of serious "birders" |
Fake owl at Hawk Watch |
Eating from Laura's hand! |
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Iron arrow deep in the ground |
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One of many giant boulders |
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Ferns turning color |
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Caterpillar |
Powerlines near reservoir |
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Split Rock Reservoir |
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Reservoir fishing |
Walking along the dam |
The Split Rock furnace |
Furnace stonework |
Dam from the furnace |
Closer examination |
Graffiti on dam |
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Looking up inside the furnace |
Beaver Brook behind the dam |
Post for measuring water levels |
Ruin of another furnace downstream |
Lovely stroll along Beaver Brook |
Beaver Brook |
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Beaver Brook crossing |
Lots of blow downs |
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Quite a bit of leaf drop |
Abandonded car near White Trail |
Vintage lawnmower |
Path goes through open field |
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Trees starting to turn |
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Explosion of color |
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St. Patrick's Cemetery |
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Right in the forest |
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Hibernia Mine cave |
View from cave |
Hibernia Mine cave |
Bat viewing platform |
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