A Late Afternoon Trek to Upper Greeley Pond in Early January

On a day in early January, I did a trek (about 3.5 miles, round-trip) to upper Greeley Pond.  This was done after having already done another short hike on the nearby East Pond Trail (click HERE to read my report).  And, since it was already late afternoon when finishing the prior East Pond Trail trek, it was REALLY late in the day by the time I headed off for Greeley Pond!

Since upper and lower Greeley Pond lie in a depression between East Osceola and Mt. Kancamagus, the lighting can be problematic regardless of time of day, or season of the year.  So, given the fact that I arrived there at late afternoon on a day in early January, the lighting was truly less than ideal.  Regardless, it's still a scenic spot, and it was a pleasure to be there.  

The two snapshots presented below will give some idea of the scenes that were experienced.

Looking southward across upper Greeley Pond

Looking upward at East Osceola ridgeline

There was an unexpected bonus to hiking into this area at such a late hour of the day.  The tops of the cliffs at the west end of Mt. Kancamagus were being illuminated by the setting sun, and there was a brilliant half moon perched above.  There must be a moral here somewhere.  Perhaps the antithesis of "the early bird catches the worm"! :-)

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