Laraway Mountain

The Long Trail on Laraway Mountain goes under south-facing cliffs which form impressive ice columns in the winter!

Just above those cliffs is a lookout. The mountains on the horizon to the right of the tree in the second photo below are Whiteface, Madonna and Mount Mansfield.

Laraway Mountain is in Waterville, Vermont. Today Joel, Nancy and I snowshoed the Long Trail from Codding Hollow to the lookout on Laraway Mountain, about two miles each way. It was a sunny day with light winds and temps in the low 20s. There was about two feet of snow in the woods, much more than at home, but we did not have to break trail. The trail was well packed, although we saw no one.

At the lookout we saw a dozen or so ravens having fun in the sky. (I took photos, but failed to get a good one.) We could see Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains of New York on the far side of the lake. It was a beautiful day.

Below is another photo of the ice formations on our way down from the lookout:

The best day in winter is better than the best day in summer! (I've said that before.)