Mount Nonotuck

I set off to explore some new forest trails today, down towards the Connecticut River. It was wild and really beautiful running these quiet, snow-covered paths. I wasn't warned that it was hunting season and it came as a surprise to this civilised Englishman to run into a guy with a rifle, looking for deer to shoot. I think I'd scared them all away, but Mark didn't seem to mind. I suspect that, a bit like angling, it's less about the hunting and more about getting away from the family to find some peace and quiet! He wanted to stop and talk music. He was so chatty that it was hard to get away - alright for him in his five layers, one of which was heated!