Pointy Knob Trail
Posted by Marc on September 4, 2007. Categories:
Canaan Mountain
General
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Over the last few years, we've hiked almost every trail in the Canaan Mountain Area. One of the last remaining holdouts was the Pointy Knob Trail. Last year, we hiked a quick out and back on a Sunday morning, but time was running short, so we didn't even get to the best parts. The eastern portions of the trail are a scenic wooded hike through hemlock, spruce and deciduous woods. As you would expect, there are boggy areas, ferns, rocks, boulders, roots, moss, and all manner of highland trail obstacles. Overall, the eastern half is a pleasant trail. The western half, on the other hand, is quite a treat. Soon after you pass the luxurious accomdations of the Pointy Knob shelter, you start to hear water cascading down rocks. The beautiful music doesn't leave you for the rest of the trail. One of the more stunning sites is a large earthen, shale cliff that has been eaten away by the creek leaving behind a sixty foot high wall that looks ready to collapse at any moment. Climbing the periphery of the cliff to take this photograph was an exercise in two steps forward, one step, sliding, backward. It was even more challenging with a camera and tripod slung across my shoulder. This panoramic image was taken with two rows of five images. I shot the series at two different exposures and blended them to deal with the dynamic range of the image. 
Finally, this little panoramic vignette as taken just a bit further downstream. There were several areas where the water was cascading down dozens of miniature layered ledges, creating a wonderful rippling effect. This little panoramic is made with one row of five images, also with two different exposures. 
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Thursday, September 6, 2007
Haven't hiked that trail yet, but now I definitely need to check it out. The photo of the cliff along the stream is really cool. Looks like a place to hang out on a hot summer day.
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