Five of us hiked the loop Little Black Dress, Back Door, Silk Stockings (counter-clockwise).  The weather was good and getting better.  The moss was bright green from all the recent rain, but the trail was surprisingly dry (though still slippery) and in mostly good condition.  We observed again the old copper mining sites and artifacts and we stopped for lunch on one of many open mossy bluffs.  The loop took us twice by the lake with high water, water birds, and the impressive beaver dam, which we visited.  (6.3 km; 3 hours)

Norris

Hiking -Little Black Dress – Silk Stocking – 2 Feb 2024