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View from Big Sugarloaf summit, Newfound Lake and Mayhew Island
Rainbow Falls – Walter Newton Conservation Area
Above: View from Big Sugarloaf summit, Newfound Lake and Mayhew Island
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Above: NANA Occupational Therapist, Joanne Sotiropoulos, at Rainbow Falls
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Above: NANA Occupational Therapist, Joanne Sotiropoulos, at Rainbow Falls
which added some distance and altitude en route to an alternate
A couple of days later, we
journeyed to the summit of Big
Sugarloaf. The elevation gain
was 829 feet, and we covered
the total distance in 2 hours.
Texas Hill Road trailhead. In
conclusion, this trail accessed at
1035 Cummings Road is a great
Above: Rainbow Falls – Walter Newton Conservation Area
way to introduce your family to hiking or relaxing on a bench at Rainbow Falls.
There was a clear view of New- found Lake and Mayhew Island. The flora along the pathway in-
Painted trillium (Trillium undulatum)
Community
cluded teaberry, which is a small shrub whose leaf oil smells like Teaberry gum which was pop- ularized in the 1960s by an ad featuring the “Teaberry Shuf- fle” by the Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. In addition, Vac- cinium Angustifolia – common lowbush blueberry, was blooming at its peak. Hopefully, our con- gressional leaders are regulating the intensive use of pesticides so we can enjoy the ripened fruits in August. We need our bees!
In closing, it was a joy to be hiking after two years and see- ing old friends on the trail. If you are interested in joining the Pasquaney Snowshow Club, we will have a recruiting booth at the Hebron Fair on July 30th. We are in our 111th season.
Above: Painted trillium (Trillium undulatum)