Henry David Thoreau had it right. “This was a cold, clear lake with scarcely a plant in it, of perhaps half an acre, and from a low ridge east of it was a fine view up the ravine,” he wrote. That came from his journal of July 9, 1858, a year when Thoreau hiked Mounts Washington, Lafayette and Monadnock.
Many have followed in his footsteps, barebooting it along the deep but often hard snow that ringed the tiny third-of-an-acre pond sitting at 3,857 feet within sight of the great Tuckerman Ravine.
The Tuckerman Ravine Trail is the most popular path to one of the most magnificent settings in the White Mountains. Thousands of hikers make the journey to its striking crossroads by the Hermit Lake caretaker’s cabin, complete with porch and picnic tables.
The summit of Mount Washington and the glorious snow-choked and rocky ravine are often the destinations along with the winding John Sherburne Ski Trail.
I am Jeff Clark, founder of Internet Brothers, publisher of Meanderthals, and a passionate hiker. I live in western NC near the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains. Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests are just out my doorstep, so the content will focus on these areas, but let me know what you would like to see on the site. 
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