Climbing Mt Mansfield |
 The hike from the Visitor Centre to the summit of Mt Mansfield is along Vermont’s Long Trail – a hiking trail that spans the length of the state. It goes from the Massachusetts / Vermont state line in the south all the way north to the Canadian border. It’s 273 miles / 439 kilometres long. Despite the fact that I’d be hiking only 0.5 per cent of the Long Trail in order reach the summit of Mt Mansfield, I was delighted to be walking on it. On the right-hand side of the picture, there’s another sign about the fragile alpine zone plants on Mt Mansfield. |