Lowe's Bald Spot
A small subordinate peak below Mount Washington provides a lovely hike with all the vast sights of the White Mountain National Forest.
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Lowe`s Bald Spot - View Up The Small Cascade Probably a scene of intense water flow when the rains are falling or the snow is melting, this look up the lowest crossing cascade on the trail to Lowe's Bald Spot shows the complex layered metamorphic rock of the lower portions of the White Mountains, broken in many places, perhaps by flowing water. See also… 7/28/2003 |
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Lowe`s Bald Spot - Water Strider On Bubbles The flow of water down the wall of the small cascade generates foam from the protein materials produced by microorganisms. This water strider, a voracious hunter, prowls the foam looking for insects to eat. Its front pair of legs is gathered up under its head. See also… 7/28/2003 |
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Lowe`s Bald Spot - Mossy Wall Behind the Cascade The cascade first shows itself down this small headwall. The moisture from even the thin flow is sufficient to support a variety of moss. See also… 7/28/2003 |
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Lowe`s Bald Spot - Possible Mycena sp. Mushrooms grow in many improbable places. This place is a tiny spot beside the trail, almost invisible to passersby. This whole scene is probably less than an inch high. See also… 7/28/2003 |
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Lowe`s Bald Spot - Old Bolete This is one of several aged mushrooms seen at this time of year. Like some other types of mushroom, it exudes an amber fluid that looks like maple syrup. The cause or purpose of this is unknown. Unlike the more well-known gilled mushrooms, boletes use pores to release their spores, not gills, which gives their underside a fine, spongy appearance. See also… 7/28/2003 |
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