Hurricane Arthur was steaming up the east coast; we knew our weather and possibly the trails themselves would not be hiking-friendly during the storm and for days afterwards, so on our days off I tried to fit in as many hikes as I could. After our bike ride on the Jordan Bubble Pond Loop, Gary headed home and I headed over to finish the Bubbles.
I had previously done South Bubble in combination with the Jordan Pond Path. Today I did
North Bubble and Connors Nubble (altogether 2 bubbles and a nubble) - these are little mountains with big rewards. Each is a somewhat-steep rocky trail up one side and a slower descent down the other side - the perfect hike to finish the day, with views all the way. Connors Nubble ends on the shore of Eagle Lake, then it's 2 miles along the shore of Eagle Lake - I chose to complete the hike along the lake and connect to the carriage road to Bubble Pond parking lot (4 miles total) rather than take the Jordan Pond Carry trail back to Jordan Pond. So nice to use the free shuttle and not have to worry about ending where I started.
The surprise here was the Eagle Lake, which looked like a mostly level trail along the shore but turned out to be some of the hardest footing and rock-scrambling of the entire hike. It was a challenging ankle-twister in many spots. Still, enjoyed it all. Hope to do the Bubbles again.
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| Up the south side of North Bubble |
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| More up but not too steep |
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| More up...more granite steps for easy footing |
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| View looking back south over Jordan Pond |
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| There above the west shore of Jordan Pond is the carriage road we biked earlier |
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| Then a bit more up |
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| the summit of North Bubble looking south to Jordan Pond |
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| crossing over North Nubble towards Eagle Lake |
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| Following the path with peak view of Eagle Lake |
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| And there is the south end of Eagle Lke |
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| Looking down to Eagle Lake, with Connors Nubble ahead of me to climb over |
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| The trail down was mostly forested |
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| cross the carriage road and head up Connors Nubble |
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| After a very brief climb, the summit of Connors Nubble |
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| Looking back to North Bubble, South Bubble, and to the left, Pemetic Mountain |
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| View over Eagle Lake from Connors Nubble |
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| After some steep switchbacks, now on the shore of Eagle Lake |
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| There was about 1 mile of this...no easy footing here! |
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| Stopping to enjoy the view across Eagle Lake to Pemetic Mountain |
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| South end of Eagle Lake |
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| Around the south end of Eagle Lake, crossing streams the easy way |
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| Beautiful view looking north |
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| Cedar planks in need of replacement |
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| southeast end of Eagle Lake, looking at North Bubble |
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| Last view of Eagle Lake before heading over to Bubble Pond |
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