The Prairie in Dalton. In the mountains of the Chalet Wildlife Management Area, we hiked to the most unusual destination… a glacial striation, or the scratches or gouges cut into bedrock by glacial abrasion. Hiking in from old Anthony Road we passed old growth wolf trees to a 1999 plane crash site then continued up the mountainside through beautiful hemlock and moss forest then where the forest changed to a quartzite bouldered woods we knew we were close. Off the old road just a short walk uphill where the power lines cut through, we came to the Little Prairie, a small area with no boulders, and a pure bedrock floor with beautiful Spruce trees, crossing a stream we walked onto what seemed like the moon.
A very large area about 250 by 250 yards with boulders on bedrock and some moss, the Prairie. This surreal area is an exceptional example of what our hills looked like after the glaciers scraped the earth, one of the best hiking experiences this year!

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