昨天第一次和儿子一起爬山，选了这座海拔3156英尺的蒙娜拿可山（Monadnock Mountain）
然后选了其中一条坡度最陡的路，叫白点路（White-dot trail）。顾名思义，就是沿路都有白色的圆点指引你。
全家三人中，以儿子体力最好，我最差。走到1/4的时候，我就开始想往回走，而且开始头晕，头痛。有几次往回看的时候，感觉要滚下去的感觉。
中途歇了好几次，也不再往回看，儿子也常常激励我。“mom, you are great".
走着走着，头也不晕了也不痛了。虽然山路越来越陡峭，需要手脚并用，我的速度反而越来越快，慢慢地，儿子和他爸也不用等我了。
最后我们顺利登顶，费时2 小时,顶上风光无限。
爬山太累了，没顾上拍照片，只拍了有限的十几张，有的在手机上，有的在相机里，还没时间弄。
先跟大伙分享一下。是值得一爬的山。
另，山里的山泉水有凉又甜，极其可口。
Admission fee : $5 for adult, $2 for kids, parking is free.
White Dot Trail is the shortest direct steep route up the mountain from headquarters. It is by far the most used path to the summit and on a busy day you will have much company heading up the mountain. The White Dot Trail begins at Monadnock State Park Headquarters. From the eco-center the Dot ascends along easy to moderate grades along a wide well worn path through a mix of pines, hardwoods and spruce past the White Cross Trail junction at 0.6 mile and to Falcon Spring and Cascade Link at 0.8 mile where the White Dot Trail becomes steep exposed ledge and rock. The White Dot Trail climbs up through a hardwood forest to just past the halfway point sign there is a view east (trees may soon grow in) where the grade momentarily eases then heads up to the Old Ski Trail junction at 1.2 mile. The hardwood forest mixes with spruce and bare ledge along the White Dot Trail. The trail heads up a section of steep bare ledge with views known as the Chute. The White Dot Trail climbs steeply and shortly reaches the Plateau where views of the Wapack’s and Monadnock's summit can be had. The White Dot Trail heads on easy grades on a well cairned and blazed route on the plateau heading towards the summit on open ledge with dips in spruce woods in spots. The White Dot passes the Smith Connecter (no longer on the map as of 2010) at 1.5 mile then joins the White Cross Trail at 1.6 mile. Just past the White Cross junction the White Dot drops into the spruce forested Paradise Valley then climbs steep exposed ledge slabs to the summit. To Descend from the summit look for "to State Park Headquarters" painted in rock and follow White Dots down.
From the start of the White Dot to Summit is 1.9 miles.
Allow 3-4 hours round trip to the summit and back for the average visitor.
