Dunker Pond, Highlands Trail



Dunker Pond, Highlands Trail, north of Route 23 (9/22/2007)
This out-and-back was entirely on the Highlands Trail. Starting at Route 23 and Canistear Road, we hiked in a northeasterly direction to Lud Day Road and back.
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Highlands Trail blaze

First leg is a long climb



Very rocky in sections


Blow down

 

First view of Dunker Pond

View from southwest bank


 


Lily pads

Reflections


Trail crosses pond's outlet stream
 


Laura in the outlet stream


Outlet stream looking north

Skinny blaze!
 



Interesting mushroom


Old boundary walls
 


Near Lud Day Road


Tiny frog

Huge spider
 



Dunker Pond from east bank


Bumble bee
 


It started to rain


Looking north

 


Fog and drizzle


Soon it downpoured

Our lunch spot overlooking pond
 

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