The first couple of miles to the cascade were rather easy. We had to cross a few streams and passed an old mill that was left ruined in the woods. In about an hour we had our first view of Nancy cascade. The falls were flowing nicely on this late spring day. We stayed for a while and watched the water fall over the rocks. It was quite a site.

Back on the trail we hiked up the steep rocky slope behind the cascade to reach the ridge beyond. This was the first real climbing we did so far this day. About 3/4 of the way up we found a nice lookout where we had a great view of Stairs mountain. At the ridge the trail leveled out again and passed through some swampy wet areas. Here we found trillium and mountain azaleas in full bloom. We reached Nancy pond and soon came to Norcross pond where we began looking for the herd path to the summit of Mt. Nancy. It was very buggy, but the views out to the pemi and over to Mt. Lowell were fantastic. At the far end of Norcross pond we found the herd path and a great view of the pemi where the pond flows down into the valley. It was such a beautiful spot we could have sat there all day.

The hike back to the car was uneventful, however on the way home we saw a huge black bear on the top of Bear Notch rd. Back on the Kangamangus we passed one of the largest moose any of us have ever seen. We felt very lucky to see two large animals in such a short time.