Great Views - Great for Kids
August and November 2003 & September 2007
Wendy approaching the summit in August 2003 Looking up Route 73 towards Cascade and Lake Placid
| Owls
Head combines a half mile hike of moderate elevation gain, with very
nice views almost all the way to the top. Just as Cascade is often the
first high peak for many young hikers, Owls Head is often their
introduction to hiking in the High Peaks. In August 2003, Wendy and I
encountered
families with young children and dogs, all along the trail, and on a
beautiful, balmy, end-of-summer, day, kept stopping to strike up
conversations with fellow hikers. We returned in November with Alex, as
well as our two
month old grandson, Nathan, and Nathan's parents, Dan and Magda. Four
years later, the same group hiked up Owl's Head again with Alex's
friend, Kayla, but this time, Nathan hiked up by himself. Look
for Owls Head
Lane
off Route 73,
3 miles north of Keene on the left, or 3 1/2 miles south of the Cascade
trailhead on the right side of 73. |
