Pharoah Lake

On a particularly warm February day we (Lisa, Tom and yours truly) packed the car and headed to the trail head on the northern tip of Brant Lake. Thinking that we would finally beat Jeff and Lisa we pulled in ten minutes early to see them completely geared up and conversing with the forest ranger. Better luck next time...

With skis strapped on, we set off on the trail which wound through tall softwoods and over bogs (on skinny bridges) before following the outlet of Pharoah Lake. The snow was a bit sticky and we occasionally had a tough time getting a glide, especially where the sun had been shining. We made it to the lake as the forest ranger was getting ready to leave after his lean-to inspection.

We followed his tracks on the lake to a great view of Treadway Mountain from the number two lean-to. There we ate our sandwiches and compared our ski experiences of the day while drinking in the sunshine.

Following our tracks on the return trip made for an easy ski since we lost a few hundred feet in elevation. The snow seemed less sticky somehow and we managed not to fall off the skinny bridges. This was a very enjoyable ski that we will gladly do again. We were lucky to follow it with a trip to North Creek for dinner followed by an amazing concert by Charles Cornell and the Square One Project at the Tannery Pond Community Center.