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The third try is the charm, with grandkids and my son, and a bit of new information, we scoured the western slope of Mine Hill in Auburn NH and finally identified a deep depression in the ground in the area where the new location information had pointed to. This spot was significantly father down from…
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Clay pond is in Hooksett NH. It is part of the Manchester Water Works properties and part of the upstream watershed that feeds Massebesic Lake water supply for the Manchester Area. Access to this area is via unmaintained rocky and muddy dirt road that is accessible with high clearance vehicles (Jeep). The actual trail head,…
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I went down the rocky point fire road today to see what rocky point was all about. It was not what I expected, although there were several places at my destination where you could get to the water, it was not any more or less rocky than any other shoreline on Massebesic. The actual “rocky…
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March 3rd, 2020 – it was actually 61° today. I went on a short hike to Little Massebesic lake to see if the ice was breaking up enough yet to be able to go fishing. There appears to be still several inches thick ice around the perimeter of the lake with some open water showing…
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Heads Pond -Hooksett NH – Great Blue Heron 09212019 After having driven by this location, probably thousands of times in the last 40 years, I finally decided to pull into the parking area at the trail head. Although its not really a “trail head” per se as it is just an access point on what…
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Massebesic Small Creatures and Plants September 2019
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Tower Hill Pond 2016 Tower Hill Pond 2018 USGS Topo Map of Tower Hill Pond https://wildlife.state.nh.us/maps/topo/documents/Topo_16607.pdf
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Icicle: A hanging, tapering piece of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water. I managed to get out for a short hike near the lake despite being in pain from my rheumatoid arthritis and managed to get a few pictures taken near Massebesic Lake before the incoming snow storm.
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