all photos © Ellen Kolb

Mt. Magalloway and First Connecticut Lake, seen from Prospect Mountain.

Summer day: Third Connecticut Lake, a friendly dog, and Deer Mountain in the hazy distance

Pliny Range, north of Cherry Pond along the Cohos Trail

Coleman State Park. Don’t let the RVs fool you. Backpackers are welcome.

Bee balm near Round Pond Brook

Border marker on the way to Fourth Connecticut Lake.