Hogback Mountain Loop
Hogback Mountain Loop, Addison County, Vermont 02-26-2021
Olympus M5II and Olympus 12-45 f/4.
We snowshoed the 3-mile Hogback Mountain Loop behind Blueberry Hill Inn and Outdoor Center in the Green Mountains about 15 miles from Middlebury. The trail is not very steep, the snow was well tamped down from use, and the temperatures were in the upper 20’s—perfect for snowshoeing. It took us 2 hours to complete the loop because I stopped so many times to take photos and walked slowly in order to take in the day’s beauty. The sun is still low in the sky this time of year, and the midday light shining through the trees projected aesthetically arresting shadows throughout the forest. There is an actual hill of blueberries with about 35 acres of blueberry bushes that can be picked when ripe in late July-early August. The area with the blueberries also provides a broad, open, and unusually close-up view of the ridgeline of the Green Mountains. As if all of this stunning beauty wasn’t enough, a ridgeline dense with the craggier peaks of the Adirondack Mountains is also visible from here. This is another place we will add to our list of gorgeous places to visit at least once a season.
Hogback Mountain Loop, Addison County, Vermont 02-26-2021
Olympus M5II and Olympus 12-45 f/4.
Hogback Mountain Loop, Addison County, Vermont 02-26-2021
Olympus M5II and Olympus 12-45 f/4.
Deer Tracks Through the Forest
Hogback Mountain Loop, Addison County, Vermont 02-26-2021
Olympus M5II and Olympus 12-45 f/4.
Hogback Mountain Loop, Addison County, Vermont 02-26-2021
Olympus M5II and Olympus 12-45 f/4.
Hogback Mountain Loop, Addison County, Vermont 02-26-2021
Olympus M5II and Olympus 12-45 f/4.
These Yellow Birch have a buttery tint.
Hogback Mountain Loop, Addison County, Vermont 02-26-2021
Olympus M5II and Olympus 12-45 f/4.
