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Dusky fir and spruce rose above black, spongy earth cluttered with masses of dark gray boulders. Moss and ferns in vivid greens brightened the perspectives.

Cloud Pond lay on a small plateau tucked below the narrow ridge crest just past Barren’s summit. A quarter-mile side trail led to a tiny, dirt-floored shelter perched upon its shore. The first glimpse of the pond was a shallow pocket cove at the eastern tip. Tall strands of water grasses rose above the surface of the water.