{"id":10182,"date":"2025-09-21T22:59:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T14:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=10182"},"modified":"2026-01-21T10:40:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T02:40:52","slug":"20250921mansfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921mansfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking Mt Mansfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A post about a September weekend spent in Burlington, Vermont, and my hike to Mt Mansfield, the tallest mountain in the state.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_185354.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250920_185354.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Champlain at Sunset\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lake Champlain at 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possession of a Marriott free night certificate set to expire at the end of October, one that I hadn&#8217;t gotten the chance to use earlier in the year. Once again, I set about finding a worthy destination for it, ultimately settling on a weekend escape to Burlington, Vermont.<br \/>\nSeptember weekends were very expensive for hotels in Burlington. At first, I was looking to top off my 35k certificate with a few thousand points for a night at a Towneplace Suites Williston. Then, quite coincidentally, I discovered that &#8220;AC Hotel Burlington&#8221; was scheduled to open mere days before my trip. As part of what appeared to be a new property promotion, it offered the lowest points rate among all Marriott hotels in the region\u2014meaning I could book it without topping up my certificate at all.<\/p>\n<p>Due to some errands earlier in the day on Saturday, September 20, I didn&#8217;t arrive in Burlington until near sunset. I parked at the College Street Garage, which sat directly adjacent to the hotel. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">Unfortunately, having failed to consult the map carefully upon exiting the garage, I embarked on an unnecessary detour around the hotel&#8217;s rear before finally locating the entrance on the southern side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Below is a brief overview of the hotel room, which was refreshingly new and remarkably spacious.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_182028.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250920_182028.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hotel Room<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_182036.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250920_182036.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hotel Room<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_182100.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250920_182100.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hotel Room<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_181959.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250920_181959.jpg\" alt=\"View outside Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>View outside Hotel Room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250920_182028.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250920_182036.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250920_182100.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250920_181959.jpg\" alt=\"View outside Hotel Room\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_182028.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250920_182028.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hotel Room<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_182036.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250920_182036.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hotel Room<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_182100.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250920_182100.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hotel Room<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_181959.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250920_181959.jpg\" alt=\"View outside Hotel Room\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View outside Hotel Room<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Just a short walk from the hotel room lay Burlington&#8217;s waterfront, where I watched the sun slowly dip below the Adirondack Mountains, illuminating the horizon in an enchanting streak of gold that was perfectly reflected by the tranquil waters of Lake Champlain. Walking along the boardwalk lined with exquisitely maintained flowers, I couldn&#8217;t help but appreciate the elegance of my surroundings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_184751.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250920_184751.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Champlain at Sunset\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lake Champlain at Sunset<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_185228.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250920_185228.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Champlain at Sunset\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lake Champlain at Sunset<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_185737.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250920_185737.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Champlain at Sunset\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lake Champlain at Sunset<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_185323.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250920_185323.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Champlain at Sunset\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lake Champlain at Sunset<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_185303C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250920_185303C.jpg\" width=\"98.8%\" alt=\"Mountains across Lake Champlain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains across Lake Champlain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Including Mt Marcy, the highest mountain of New York State.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_184923.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250920_184923.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset across Lake Champlain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sunset across Lake Champlain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250920_184751.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Champlain at Sunset\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250920_185228.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Champlain at Sunset\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250920_185737.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Champlain at Sunset\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250920_185323.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Champlain at Sunset\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250920_185303C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Lake Champlain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250920_184923.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset across Lake Champlain\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_184751.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250920_184751.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Champlain at Sunset\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lake Champlain at Sunset<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_185228.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250920_185228.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Champlain at Sunset\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lake Champlain at Sunset<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_185737.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250920_185737.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Champlain at Sunset\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lake Champlain at Sunset<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_185323.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250920_185323.jpg\" alt=\"Lake Champlain at Sunset\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lake Champlain at Sunset<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_185303C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250920_185303C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains across Lake Champlain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains across Lake Champlain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Including Mt Marcy, the highest mountain of New York State.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_184923.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250920_184923.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset across Lake Champlain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sunset across Lake Champlain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After darkness fell, I retraced my steps from the waterfront back to downtown Burlington, where the sense of historical elegance persisted. The streets bore traces of European charm\u2014an atmosphere that I found very engaging.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_191757.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-m\/20250920_191757.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Church Street of Burlington\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250920_192223.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-m\/20250920_192223.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Church Street of Burlington\" \/><\/a><\/br>Church Street of Burlington<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At the end of the street was First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Fast forward to the morning of Sunday, September 21, I insisted on finishing watching Formula 1&#8217;s Baku Grand Prix before leaving the hotel, and a leisurely brunch en route meant I didn&#8217;t reach Mt. Mansfield&#8217;s trailhead (in Underhill State Park) until noon.<br \/>\nThe park&#8217;s official parking lots held about 50-60 cars, which were completely full upon my arrival. In addition, the park allowed parallel parking along its access road as overflow parking. Parking fees operated on an honor system.<\/p>\n<p>It was believed that the contours of Mt Mansfield resembled a person&#8217;s face, and along its summit ridge, subtle variations in elevation corresponded to different facial features\u2014the forehead, nose, upper and lower lips, and chin. Approaching from the west, I struggled to discern these features (though they&#8217;re said to be best recognized from the east).<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_174411.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_174411.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Mansfield from Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Mansfield from Road<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A wealth of trail networks crisscrossed Mt Mansfield and its surroundings. I selected a loop route (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alltrails.com\/trail\/us\/vermont\/mount-mansfield-loop-trail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AllTrails link<\/a>), tackling it counterclockwise: ascending to &#8220;The Forehead&#8221; via Maple Ridge, then descending Mt Mansfield along Sunset Ridge. Maple Ridge struck me as the more technical of the two, making it the wiser choice for the ascent. This direction also allowed me to traverse the summit ridge from south to north, keeping the sunlight at my back and the scenery well-lit in front of me.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s GPS tracking of my hike:<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:6\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=247777477&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"desktop-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=247777477&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The trail started out interleaving with the gravel CCC Road, until it reached a T-junction where I made the counterclockwise decision and turned right. From that point forward, though still designated as CCC Road, it narrowed considerably\u2014wide enough perhaps for off-road bikes, but little else.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_121426.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_121426.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_122128.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_122128.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_122620.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_122620.jpg\" alt=\"CCC Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>CCC Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_122921.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_122921.jpg\" alt=\"CCC Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>CCC Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_171441.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_171441.jpg\" alt=\"CCC Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>CCC Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_124828.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_124828.jpg\" alt=\"CCC Road as Narrow Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>CCC Road as Narrow Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_125056.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_125056.jpg\" alt=\"CCC Road as Narrow Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>CCC Road as Narrow Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_125542.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_125542.jpg\" alt=\"CCC Road as Narrow Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>CCC Road as Narrow Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_121426.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_122128.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_122620.jpg\" alt=\"CCC Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_122921.jpg\" alt=\"CCC Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_171441.jpg\" alt=\"CCC Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_124828.jpg\" alt=\"CCC Road as Narrow Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_125056.jpg\" alt=\"CCC Road as Narrow Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_125542.jpg\" alt=\"CCC Road as Narrow Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_121426.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_121426.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_122128.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_122128.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_122620.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_122620.jpg\" alt=\"CCC Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>CCC Road<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_122921.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_122921.jpg\" alt=\"CCC Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>CCC Road<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_171441.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_171441.jpg\" alt=\"CCC Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>CCC Road<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_124828.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_124828.jpg\" alt=\"CCC Road as Narrow Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>CCC Road as Narrow Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_125056.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_125056.jpg\" alt=\"CCC Road as Narrow Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>CCC Road as Narrow Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_125542.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_125542.jpg\" alt=\"CCC Road as Narrow Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>CCC Road as Narrow Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Just under an hour since leaving the trailhead, I reached the intersection with Tear Drop Trail. Since which point, Maple Ridge Trail started gaining elevation rapidly. <\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_125841.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_125841.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_130047.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_130047.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Ladders\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail on Ladders<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_130724.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_130724.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_130856.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_130856.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_125841.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_130047.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Ladders\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_130724.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_130856.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_125841.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_125841.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_130047.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_130047.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Ladders\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail on Ladders<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_130724.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_130724.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_130856.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_130856.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Once on Maple Ridge Trail, the vegetation along it grew short and sparse in rapid succession, and the trail surface quickly gave way to exposed bedrock. Soon, views of rolling hills to the south and expansive fields to the west popped into view.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_132606.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_132606.jpg\" alt=\"Exposed Rocks along Path to The Forehead\" \/><\/a><\/br>Exposed Rocks along Path to The Forehead<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_133520.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_133520.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the West<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_133730.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_133730.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail on Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_134237.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_134237.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail on Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_134016.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_134016.jpg\" alt=\"Gap\" \/><\/a><\/br>Gap<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_135046.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_135046.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail on Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_134754.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_134754.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_135637.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_135637.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the West<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_132606.jpg\" alt=\"Exposed Rocks along Path to The Forehead\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_133520.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_133730.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_134237.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_134016.jpg\" alt=\"Gap\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_135046.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_134754.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_135637.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_132606.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_132606.jpg\" alt=\"Exposed Rocks along Path to The Forehead\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Exposed Rocks along Path to The Forehead<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_133520.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_133520.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the West<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_133730.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_133730.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Trail on Rocks<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_134237.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_134237.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Trail on Rocks<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_134016.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_134016.jpg\" alt=\"Gap\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Gap<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_135046.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_135046.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Trail on Rocks<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_134754.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_134754.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_135637.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_135637.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the West<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_133035.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-m\/20250921_133035.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Narrow Rocky Ledge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_133239.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-m\/20250921_133239.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Narrow Rocky Ledge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Narrow Rocky Ledge<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">There were a few technical sections along Maple Ridge Trail, with this rocky ledge likely being the crux of the entire loop, requiring minimal scrambling efforts.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The Forehead&#8221; was 400m (1300ft) higher than the start of the climb (intersection with Tear Drop Trail), which took me just over an hour to reach. I found myself quite enjoying the process of scaling over the varied rock formations along the way. &#8220;The Forehead&#8221; was the first named feature of Mt Mansfield&#8217;s summit ridge, but its views failed to captivate me (partly because they echoed too closely what I&#8217;d already seen ascending the Maple Ridge Trail), so I pressed on without lingering.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_131610.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_131610.jpg\" width=\"87.1%\" alt=\"Exposed Rocks along Path to The Forehead\" \/><\/a><\/br>Exposed Rocks along Path to The Forehead<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_134513.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_134513.jpg\" width=\"87.1%\" alt=\"The Forehead\" \/><\/a><\/br>The Forehead<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_134909.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_134909.jpg\" width=\"87.1%\" alt=\"Mt Mansfield from Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Mansfield from Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_135939.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_135939.jpg\" width=\"87.1%\" alt=\"Mt Mansfield\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Mansfield<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_134912.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_134912.jpg\" width=\"87.1%\" alt=\"Exposed Rocks along Path to The Forehead\" \/><\/a><\/br>Exposed Rocks along Path to The Forehead<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_135210.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-m\/20250921_135210.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_135254.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-m\/20250921_135254.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail on Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_135935.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_135935.jpg\" width=\"87.1%\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail on Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_135937.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_135937.jpg\" width=\"87.1%\" alt=\"Trail through Tundra Field\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail through Tundra Field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_131610.jpg\" alt=\"Exposed Rocks along Path to The Forehead\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_134513.jpg\" alt=\"The Forehead\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_134909.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Mansfield from Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_135939.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Mansfield\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_134912.jpg\" alt=\"Exposed Rocks along Path to The Forehead\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_135210.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_135935.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_135937.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Tundra Field\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_131610.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_131610.jpg\" alt=\"Exposed Rocks along Path to The Forehead\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Exposed Rocks along Path to The Forehead<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_134513.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_134513.jpg\" alt=\"The Forehead\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>The Forehead<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_134909.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_134909.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Mansfield from Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Mansfield from Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_135939.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_135939.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Mansfield\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Mansfield<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_134912.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_134912.jpg\" alt=\"Exposed Rocks along Path to The Forehead\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Exposed Rocks along Path to The Forehead<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_135210.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-m\/20250921_135210.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_135254.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-m\/20250921_135254.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail on Rocks<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_135935.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_135935.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail on Rocks<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_135937.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_135937.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Tundra Field\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail through Tundra Field<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Nose&#8221; of Mt Mansfield was the site of a few TV antennas and not open to the public. Continuing on, there was a small exhibit room at &#8220;Mt Mansfield Peak Visitor Center&#8221;, next to the parking lot at the end of the Toll Road, that offered insights into the mountain&#8217;s distinctive facial contours.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_142025.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_142025.jpg\" alt=\"The Nose\" \/><\/a><\/br>The Nose<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_142912.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_142912.jpg\" alt=\"The Nose\" \/><\/a><\/br>The Nose<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_141403.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_141403.jpg\" alt=\"Gravel Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Gravel Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_141457.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_141457.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers along Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Flowers along Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_142025.jpg\" alt=\"The Nose\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_142912.jpg\" alt=\"The Nose\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_141403.jpg\" alt=\"Gravel Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_141457.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers along Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_142025.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_142025.jpg\" alt=\"The Nose\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>The Nose<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_142912.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_142912.jpg\" alt=\"The Nose\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>The Nose<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_141403.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_141403.jpg\" alt=\"Gravel Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Gravel Road<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_141457.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_141457.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers along Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Flowers along Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After that, I followed Mt. Mansfield&#8217;s summit ridge further north, where vegetation grew noticeably sparse as I progressed, unveiling ever-widening views of the surrounding landscape. To protect the fragile alpine tundra, there were strings all over the place reminding people to stay on trail. <\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_142626.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_142626.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the West<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_142918.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_142918.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the Southwest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the Southwest<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_143857C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_143857C.jpg\" width=\"68%\" alt=\"Survey Marker\" \/><\/a><\/br>Survey Marker<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Placed about halfway between The Nose and Upper Lip. Interestingly, it read &#8220;for information write to police&#8221;.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_143928C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_143928C.jpg\" width=\"93.2%\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southwest across Lake Champlain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Southwest across Lake Champlain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Including Mt Marcy, the highest mountain of New York State.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_143930C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_143930C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West across Lake Champlain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the West across Lake Champlain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_142626.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_142918.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the Southwest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_143857C.jpg\" alt=\"Survey Marker\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_143928C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southwest across Lake Champlain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_143930C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West across Lake Champlain\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-8, #splide-thumb-8 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_142626.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_142626.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the West<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_142918.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_142918.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the Southwest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the Southwest<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_143857C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_143857C.jpg\" alt=\"Survey Marker\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Survey Marker<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Placed about halfway between The Nose and Upper Lip. Interestingly, it read &#8220;for information write to police&#8221;.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_143928C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_143928C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southwest across Lake Champlain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Southwest across Lake Champlain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Including Mt Marcy, the highest mountain of New York State.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_143930C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_143930C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West across Lake Champlain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the West across Lake Champlain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The trail was somewhat rocky after passing &#8220;Lower Lip&#8221;, but not nearly as technical as earlier along Maple Ridge Trail.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_145251.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_145251.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Mansfield\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Mansfield<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_145549.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_145549.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset Ridge to Mt Mansfield\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sunset Ridge to Mt Mansfield<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_150002.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_150002.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail on Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_145308.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_145308.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Mt Mansfield's Summit Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail along Mt Mansfield&#8217;s Summit Ridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_150304.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_150304.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail along Cliff<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_150611.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_150611.jpg\" width=\"93.2%\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking back at the ridgeline that I just traversed. Camels Hump in the background.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_145251.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Mansfield\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_145549.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset Ridge to Mt Mansfield\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_150002.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_145308.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Mt Mansfield's Summit Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_150304.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_150611.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-9, #splide-thumb-9 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_145251.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_145251.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Mansfield\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Mansfield<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_145549.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_145549.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset Ridge to Mt Mansfield\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sunset Ridge to Mt Mansfield<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_150002.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_150002.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail on Rocks<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_145308.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_145308.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Mt Mansfield's Summit Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail along Mt Mansfield&#8217;s Summit Ridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_150304.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_150304.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail along Cliff<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_150611.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_150611.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking back at the ridgeline that I just traversed. Camels Hump in the background.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Finally, just over an hour after leaving &#8220;The Forehead&#8221;, I reached &#8220;The Chin&#8221;, the highest point of Mt Mansfield and the state of Vermont. This proved to be the finest vantage point along the mountain&#8217;s summit ridge. In particular, I could identify Mt Washington of New Hampshire to the east, and Mt Marcy of New York to the southwest, two other state high points from a single summit that was also a state high point, a distinction rare anywhere in the United States.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_152334C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_152334C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Southeast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_154912C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_154912C.jpg\" width=\"93.2%\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southwest across Lake Champlain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Southwest across Lake Champlain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Including Mt Marcy, the highest mountain of New York State.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_151633.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_151633.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Northeast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_152500.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_152500.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the Northeast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_152418.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_152418.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Northeast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_153118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_153118.jpg\" alt=\"Whiteface Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Whiteface Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_152920C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_152920C.jpg\" width=\"93.2%\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking back at the ridgeline that I just traversed. Camels Hump in the background.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_153909.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_153909.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West across Lake Champlain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the West across Lake Champlain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_153507.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_153507.jpg\" alt=\"Ski Resort\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ski Resort<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_151626C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_151626C.jpg\" width=\"75%\" alt=\"Summit Marker on Mt Mansfield\" \/><\/a><\/br>Summit Marker on Mt Mansfield<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_152334C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_154912C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southwest across Lake Champlain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_151633.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_152500.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the Northeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_152418.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_153118.jpg\" alt=\"Whiteface Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_152920C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_153909.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West across Lake Champlain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_153507.jpg\" alt=\"Ski Resort\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_151626C.jpg\" alt=\"Summit Marker on Mt Mansfield\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-10, #splide-thumb-10 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_152334C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_152334C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Southeast<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_154912C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_154912C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southwest across Lake Champlain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Southwest across Lake Champlain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Including Mt Marcy, the highest mountain of New York State.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_151633.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_151633.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Northeast<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_152500.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_152500.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the Northeast<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_152418.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_152418.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Northeast<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_153118.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_153118.jpg\" alt=\"Whiteface Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Whiteface Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_152920C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_152920C.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking back at the ridgeline that I just traversed. Camels Hump in the background.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_153909.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_153909.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West across Lake Champlain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the West across Lake Champlain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_153507.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_153507.jpg\" alt=\"Ski Resort\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ski Resort<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_151626C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_151626C.jpg\" alt=\"Summit Marker on Mt Mansfield\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Summit Marker on Mt Mansfield<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Mt Mansfield&#8217;s summit was like a small mound that lacked prominence, and apart from the mountains following the Long Trail further north, I had largely absorbed much of the surrounding panorama while walking along the summit ridge, so I just took a 20-minute snack break on top of it before grabbing the following video and starting my descent:<br \/>\n<video controls width=\"100%\" poster=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/Mt_Mansfield_Thumb.jpg\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/Mt_Mansfield_2160p60_H265_20Mbps.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">13 seconds, 2160p60fps, H265 only, 20Mbps\/37MB file size.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_154058.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_154058.jpg\" width=\"87.1%\" alt=\"Trail through Tundra Field\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail through Tundra Field<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_151334.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_151334.jpg\" width=\"87.1%\" alt=\"Trail through Tundra Field\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail through Tundra Field<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_153944.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_153944.jpg\" width=\"87.1%\" alt=\"Trail through Tundra Field\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail through Tundra Field<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_154554.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_154554.jpg\" width=\"87.1%\" alt=\"Trail through Tundra Field\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail through Tundra Field<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_154904.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_154904.jpg\" width=\"87.1%\" alt=\"Sunset Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sunset Ridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_154925.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-m\/20250921_154925.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_155233.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-m\/20250921_155233.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail on Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_155714.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_155714.jpg\" width=\"87.1%\" alt=\"Mt Mansfield from Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Mansfield from Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_161613.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_161613.jpg\" width=\"87.1%\" alt=\"Sunset Ridge to Mt Mansfield\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sunset Ridge to Mt Mansfield<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_154058.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Tundra Field\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_151334.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Tundra Field\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_153944.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Tundra Field\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_154554.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Tundra Field\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_154904.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_154925.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_155714.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Mansfield from Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_161613.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset Ridge to Mt Mansfield\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-11, #splide-thumb-11 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_154058.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_154058.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Tundra Field\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail through Tundra Field<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_151334.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_151334.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Tundra Field\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail through Tundra Field<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_153944.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_153944.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Tundra Field\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail through Tundra Field<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_154554.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_154554.jpg\" alt=\"Trail through Tundra Field\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail through Tundra Field<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_154904.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_154904.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sunset Ridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_154925.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-m\/20250921_154925.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_155233.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-m\/20250921_155233.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail on Rocks<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_155714.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_155714.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Mansfield from Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Mansfield from Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_161613.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_161613.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset Ridge to Mt Mansfield\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sunset Ridge to Mt Mansfield<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Leaving the tundra field around Mt Mansfield&#8217;s summit, Sunset Ridge had larger portions made of exposed bedrock than the Maple Ridge which I took during ascent, offering better views of Mt Mansfield&#8217;s summit ridge behind me as a final encore. <\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-12\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_155803.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_155803.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Sunset Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail along Sunset Ridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_160733.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_160733.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Sunset Ridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail along Sunset Ridge<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_155925.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_155925.jpg\" width=\"93.2%\" alt=\"Looking Back at Ridgeline along Mt Mansfield\" \/><\/a><\/br>Looking Back at Ridgeline along Mt Mansfield<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Forehead, nose and upper lip.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_160446.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_160446.jpg\" alt=\"Ridgeline along Mt Mansfield\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ridgeline along Mt Mansfield<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_162326.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_162326.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-12\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_155803.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Sunset Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_160733.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Sunset Ridge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_155925.jpg\" alt=\"Looking Back at Ridgeline along Mt Mansfield\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_160446.jpg\" alt=\"Ridgeline along Mt Mansfield\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_162326.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-12, #splide-thumb-12 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_155803.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_155803.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Sunset Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail along Sunset Ridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_160733.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_160733.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Sunset Ridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail along Sunset Ridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_155925.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_155925.jpg\" alt=\"Looking Back at Ridgeline along Mt Mansfield\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Looking Back at Ridgeline along Mt Mansfield<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Forehead, nose and upper lip.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_160446.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_160446.jpg\" alt=\"Ridgeline along Mt Mansfield\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ridgeline along Mt Mansfield<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_162326.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_162326.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Just like Maple Ridge Trail, Sunset Ridge Trail featured several steep and technical sections, including a rocky ledge (p2 below). Overall, I found them to be less technical, which validated my choice of Sunset Ridge for descent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-13\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_162741.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_162741.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail on Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_162757.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_162757.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail on Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_162841.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_162841.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail on Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_164010.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_164010.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_164251.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_164251.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-13\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_162741.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_162757.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_162841.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_164010.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_164251.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-13, #splide-thumb-13 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_162741.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_162741.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Trail on Rocks<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_162757.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_162757.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Trail on Rocks<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_162841.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_162841.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Trail on Rocks<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_164010.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_164010.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_164251.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_164251.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-14\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_164605.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_164605.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_165303.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_165303.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_165501.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_165501.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_170223.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_170223.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_170403.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_170403.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_170519.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_170519.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_170534.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_170534.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_170723.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_170723.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-14\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_164605.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_165303.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_165501.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_170223.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_170403.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_170519.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_170534.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails-s\/20250921_170723.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-14, #splide-thumb-14 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_164605.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_164605.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_165303.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_165303.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/20250921_165501.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2025\/09\/21\/thumbnails\/20250921_165501.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a 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\/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>In the end, I got back to the parking lot at 5:30pm, concluding the entire hike in 5.5 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, I found this hike remarkably reminiscent of New Hampshire&#8217;s Franconia Ridge. 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