Goose Pond Mountain Old Road, 01 October 2007

Why haven't we hiked here before??? Perhaps the somewhat steep hill was a deterrent, but Kat was easily able to conquer it pushing two toddlers in a jogger... she barely broke a sweat! Within about five feet of walking along the paved Old Road trail, turning over the first log we saw, Laurel spotted a Red Eft and an American Toad that had bedded down for the upcoming winter. Overturning more logs yielded a Red-backed Salamander, tons of centipedes and millipedes (including a Flat-backed millipede), and various other curious unidentified insects. We also spotted a Spring Peeper and a Wood Frog. Ginny had been telling us about this place for months... now we know why! We will be frequenting this spot before the winter slows us down!