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**MichaelJ** · Mar 28, 2004, 5:13 PM

I don't have a trip report from my Giant/Dryad trip last year, but I do have pictures. It wasn't the highest of high water when we went (I remember a picture of Post'r Boy hip-wading one of the crossings), but it was still a good display and a beautiful hike.

There are so many other hidden gems up there. Heck, the cascade up above the Gem Pool on the Ammo trail must be incredible!

MtnMagic · Mar 28, 2004, 5:23 PM

Beaver Brook in Colebrook is a long drive, but worth it. So is Avalanche Falls. Heck, if you can visit during the next 4 or 5 weeks, all the falls will be superb. I look forward to waterfall viewing every Spring.

I love Gem Pool and the magnificent sets of falls above it. Ammo Trail is another favorite.

Nice pix! I've visited your hiking site before. I see that Dryad was a bit low. It seldom is in April and there is plenty of wildlife to be seen.

**MichaelJ** · Mar 28, 2004, 9:01 PM

Yeah, Dryad was definitely lower than it had been just the week before; however, it afforded us the opportunity to climb out on the ledges. At one point I was lying down on the stone mere inches from the water flow (which I find to be incredibly relaxing).

I think that if the road opens, a trip up past Zealand Falls to Thoreau Falls might have to happen. I love that spot and have been there in summer and fall but never spring. I can bring the good camera along and relax, take my time. Maybe even do a hut stay since it's still caretaker season.

MtnMagic · Mar 28, 2004, 9:17 PM

Generous great chef Frankie from Chicago will be there for at least a few more days and may get his tour extended for 3 more months. And he can offer some great chow.

Yes, Thoreau Falls is massive in the Spring thaw. Another of my favorites.
And Zealand Falls, halfway up to the hut!

No leaves on the trees to block out those views that are hidden all year.
_________________
Spring, so very magnificent!

Mar 29, 2004, 12:08 AM

you guys are making me drool so bad I got a water fall coming out of my mouth !!! lol. I've been around the whites quite a bit ,but every time I get to thinking I know them ,someone reminds me I dont .

thanks

**MichaelJ** · Mar 29, 2004, 6:17 AM

Well, according to the Backcountry Trail Conditions, Zealand is no longer skiable. So hopefully that road will clear soon and get opened. It just occurred to me that this coming weekend I have two bowling tournaments and a bunch of family stuff, so no hiking until the 10th at the earliest.

SilentCal · Mar 29, 2004, 2:17 PM

I'm so jealous. Nothing beats catching a raging waterfall with the digital. Not much falling water in this next of the woods.

**MichaelJ** · Mar 29, 2004, 7:46 PM

Oh, SilentCal, how can you deny the beauty of the Chicopee River?

Mar 28, 2004, 5:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
MichaelJ Snowbird love Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Watch City Posts: 2,279	I don't have a trip report from my Giant/Dryad trip last year, but I do have pictures. It wasn't the highest of high water when we went (I remember a picture of Post'r Boy hip-wading one of the crossings), but it was still a good display and a beautiful hike. There are so many other hidden gems up there. Heck, the cascade up above the Gem Pool on the Ammo trail must be incredible! __________________ Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face. - Dave Barry Waterville 11/30; Loon 12/7; Cannon 12/13; Sugarloaf 12/20,12/21-12/22; Bretton Woods 1/3

Mar 28, 2004, 9:01 PM	#13 (permalink)
MichaelJ Snowbird love Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Watch City Posts: 2,279	Yeah, Dryad was definitely lower than it had been just the week before; however, it afforded us the opportunity to climb out on the ledges. At one point I was lying down on the stone mere inches from the water flow (which I find to be incredibly relaxing). I think that if the road opens, a trip up past Zealand Falls to Thoreau Falls might have to happen. I love that spot and have been there in summer and fall but never spring. I can bring the good camera along and relax, take my time. Maybe even do a hut stay since it's still caretaker season. __________________ Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face. - Dave Barry Waterville 11/30; Loon 12/7; Cannon 12/13; Sugarloaf 12/20,12/21-12/22; Bretton Woods 1/3

Mar 29, 2004, 12:08 AM	#15 (permalink)
cptchris Guest Posts: n/a	water fall you guys are making me drool so bad I got a water fall coming out of my mouth !!! lol. I've been around the whites quite a bit ,but every time I get to thinking I know them ,someone reminds me I dont . thanks

Mar 29, 2004, 6:17 AM	#16 (permalink)
MichaelJ Snowbird love Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Watch City Posts: 2,279	Well, according to the Backcountry Trail Conditions, Zealand is no longer skiable. So hopefully that road will clear soon and get opened. It just occurred to me that this coming weekend I have two bowling tournaments and a bunch of family stuff, so no hiking until the 10th at the earliest. __________________ Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face. - Dave Barry Waterville 11/30; Loon 12/7; Cannon 12/13; Sugarloaf 12/20,12/21-12/22; Bretton Woods 1/3

Mar 29, 2004, 7:46 PM	#18 (permalink)
MichaelJ Snowbird love Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Watch City Posts: 2,279	Oh, SilentCal, how can you deny the beauty of the Chicopee River? __________________ Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face. - Dave Barry Waterville 11/30; Loon 12/7; Cannon 12/13; Sugarloaf 12/20,12/21-12/22; Bretton Woods 1/3

Mar 28, 2004, 5:23 PM	#12 (permalink)
MtnMagic Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lancaster, NH Posts: 892	Beaver Brook in Colebrook is a long drive, but worth it. So is Avalanche Falls. Heck, if you can visit during the next 4 or 5 weeks, all the falls will be superb. I look forward to waterfall viewing every Spring. I love Gem Pool and the magnificent sets of falls above it. Ammo Trail is another favorite. Nice pix! I've visited your hiking site before. I see that Dryad was a bit low. It seldom is in April and there is plenty of wildlife to be seen.

Mar 28, 2004, 9:17 PM	#14 (permalink)
MtnMagic Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lancaster, NH Posts: 892	Generous great chef Frankie from Chicago will be there for at least a few more days and may get his tour extended for 3 more months. And he can offer some great chow. Yes, Thoreau Falls is massive in the Spring thaw. Another of my favorites. And Zealand Falls, halfway up to the hut! No leaves on the trees to block out those views that are hidden all year. _________________ Spring, so very magnificent!

Mar 29, 2004, 2:17 PM	#17 (permalink)
SilentCal Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Western Mass Posts: 419	I'm so jealous. Nothing beats catching a raging waterfall with the digital. Not much falling water in this next of the woods.

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