Yesterday morning we set out to a local trail that wound through the woods. Unlike NH forests, this one had little to no shrubby understory. Instead, the forest floor was often covered in haircap moss, sometimes interspersed with deer moss. With the falling leaves, it gave the forest an open feel. We crossed 2 creeks and also passed by an old homestead, now being subsumed by the forest. The day was cool, in the 50s, even with the sun that eventually came out, so it was a jeans day for us. The trail wasn't particularly well marked, and it was fortunate for us that we had our AllTrails app to let us know we were headed in the right direction. The trail was always thickly covered in leaves, and it didn't look like it had been heavily used as the leaves had not been walked on. The were no trail blazes except at trail junctions. As a matter of fact, we were the only people there. When we left, and when we returned hours later, ours was the only car in the trailhead parking lot.
In the afternoon, we headed back over to DeSoto Falls, and took the base of the falls trail. Very steep, and very rocky, it was pretty interesting. It took us by some towering rocks and a rock cave. The view at the bottom allowed us to see the bottom cascade of the falls in its entirety.
Great day.
Photos here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/JFZm82FQ1XY3GjuH8
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