We hiked this Society for the Protection of New Hampshire's Forests property on one of the first warm and buggy days we've had this year.

Bugs weren't too bad, but conditions warned of things to come in our near future, as swarms of new flies were beginning to appear as we walked the trails.

While the maps don't show a trail to the actual summit, we found our way there easily. Lots of trails criss-cross in the woods, and we were able to make our way to what seemed like the summit, then poke around for high-points.

I/we loved the summit area which consisted mostly of open granite ledge and a beautiful Pitch Pine Forest reminiscent of many other of the lower summits such as Mount Major and Welch Dickey.

I just love wandering the many natural paths through the ledges and small oasis's of low blueberry bushes and Pitch Pine. I even came across some Sandwort which I was really quite surprised to see.

We poked around for quite some time looking for views and high-points. Some of these views to the north would have been spectacular had it been a clear day, but the warm haze obscured the barely visible mountains.

As we continued back down we turned along another trail and we were pleased to find some beautiful old meadows where the farm once had been. At the old homestead site we found remnants of the old gardens and the old well.

From the old farm site we headed up and over Phoebe's Nable Mountain and back to the car. I looked up the word Nable and there are several meanings, no clue which meaning applies, but one is nable is a corrupted version of navel. Going with that until I'm corrected.

This minor bump was nice as well, being more field than ledge, offering views to the south and east, along with a nice assortment of wildflowers including Pale Corydalis and Wild Colombine.

This was a good hike and not that far from us, so I'm sure we'll be returning. A nice, clear autumn day with no bugs and some great views to the north would be nice!