Snowshoeing In Beaver Brook, NH

"When in Rome, do as the Romans" is my motto this winter. Since we'll be staying in New Hampshire and not traveling to the sunny and warm Palm Desert, CA, we're determined to embrace the snow and enjoy the outdoors. The recent snowstorms have given us plenty of ground cover and ideal conditions for snowshoeing. We discovered a nearby spot in Hollis called Beaver Brook.

The conditions were perfect: no crowds, vert little foot traffic since it was less than 24 hours after the storm and temperature were in the low 30s.

Beaver Brook Association was established by cousins Hollis Nichols and Jeff Smith in 1964 as a nonprofit land conservation and environmental education organization.

Today it is one of the largest land trusts and nature-based learning centers in southern New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

Today's trek began on Beaver Brook Trail and continued onto Elkins Road Trail. The trails were generally flat with a few short uphill segments.

We took the Eastman Meadow Trail toward Spatterdock Pond at the end of Elkins Road. There are likely some frustrated beavers in the area. This tree trunk, which was at least 12 inches in diameter, remained standing despite their determined attempts.

Looking across Spatterdock Pond, where we could either continue on East Meadow or follow Beaver Brook trail around the pond and head back to the park entrance.

At the footbridge over the Beaver Brook we chose to follow Beaver Brook Trail.

In the wetlands area we had to cross several small streams.

A few brave souls trusted the ice and took a shortcut across the pond.

More water crossings.

The conservation group does a great job managing the over 35 miles of trails across the 2,187 acres of protected land.

We covered 3.6 miles of the trails during this outing, and hopefully, with more snow, we'll return to explore the other areas.