Brasher State Forest - Part 1

The dogs and I had just walked around the tame but scenic camping and picnic area (see yesterday's post), but I wanted to go exploring, so I parked my little red car at a nearby trail I discovered and we began a hike:

I chose the smaller of two trails, which led to a bridge so rotten I didn't dare set foot on it - and so many fallen trees that Seamus and I couldn't push our way through (the little dogs scooted underneath the fallen trunks and tangles of branches):

But that was no problem because another trail was just a stone's throw away. We began walking that trail:

And we came to another bridge, this one in fine shape and covered with rubber runners for snowmobiles in the winter:

I could see the old, rotten bridge just up Redwater Brook from the maintained bridge on which I was standing:


This trail was level, broad and easy walking. It was also a pretty forest with a few autumn colors left:

We headed off into the forest to see some of the golden Beech trees. It wasn't until I got home that I noticed how little orange Jack tended to disappear among all those orange leaves:

But soon we were back on the trail and exploring a section of forest we'd never seen before:

And it was beautiful, with golden leaves falling continuously, kind of like snowflakes:

I never did find out how far this trail went, but that leaves us a place to explore the next time:

And did I mention that nearly every place I looked was covered in beautifully colored leaves?:

We walked onward with me concentrated on keeping the dogs close, and having to call them back every minute or so. But we weren't done yet, and I'll post Part 2 tomorrow: