Cannon Mountain (4,081)

FORGIVENESS

When we can stop

directing the scene,

twisting,

turning,

forcing a plot

again

and again

we witness,

not words

but arms,

these branches,

bare in our laps,

exposed

weary from grief

waiting for spring

when purple flowers

tiny softening breaths

climb up our bark

Renewing us again

making us whole.

Hike level: Moderate

Location: Franconia Notch State Park

Driving distance from Boston: About 2 1/2 hours

Cost: FREE to hike

Description:  We hiked to the summit of Cannon Mountain from the Lafayette Campground, via the Lonesome Lake Trail and the Hi-Cannon Trail. The total mileage was 5.6 miles with approximately 2,378 ft. elevation gain.