Post by percypeaks on Apr 20, 2011 19:43:53 GMT -5
North Percy Peak in the Nash Stream Forest is a super hike to a sensational New England summit. But North Percy is also a killer.
There is an account of someone falling to their death on the peak in the late 1800s, but little is know about it. However, in the 60s a young man lost his footing on wet lichen growing on the hideously steep slabs on the west face of the mountain and he slid down the naked stone face and died upon hitting trees below.
And finally, there a moose met a similar fate on the peak in the 80s, and its decomposing body stank up the forest so several weeks.
Just stay off the steepest slabs if they are soaking wet or have ice forming on them. And be sure to come up to the summit in early August for the blueberries. The summit sports several acres of low-bush blueberries.
percypeaks
There is an account of someone falling to their death on the peak in the late 1800s, but little is know about it. However, in the 60s a young man lost his footing on wet lichen growing on the hideously steep slabs on the west face of the mountain and he slid down the naked stone face and died upon hitting trees below.
And finally, there a moose met a similar fate on the peak in the 80s, and its decomposing body stank up the forest so several weeks.
Just stay off the steepest slabs if they are soaking wet or have ice forming on them. And be sure to come up to the summit in early August for the blueberries. The summit sports several acres of low-bush blueberries.
percypeaks