Nundagao Ridge

With a couple hot days forecasted ahead, we headed to our Wadhams base camp so that we could spend the mornings hiking before predicted thunderstorms. On day one, we showed up unannounced and found our good friend Elizabeth and her son Samuel with the day off. We strapped Sam into a hiking chariot and walked the Ausable Club road to the dam on Lower Ausable Lake. We heard one rumble on thunder on the walk back and picked up the pace. Other than that, we had a great time with wonderful weather.

The next day, on a tip from Elizabeth we headed to the backside of Hurricane Mountain for a hike on the Nundagao Ridge. We followed the loop clockwise, meaning that we started with a half-mile climb and ended with a flat walk. The hike was well marked, and well trodden. We were stunned by the number of viewpoints along the way. Hurricane Mountain always dominated the view to the south and we were treated to views of the high peaks along the way. We found ourselves in the sun, and watched the higher mountains lift from the clouds throughout the hike.

After hiking down by Lost Pond and the two lean-tos we finally saw some other people on the trail. The Hurricane Mountain side of this wilderness is certainly more popular but the Nundagao Ridge is arguably more scenic.