昨天第一次和兒子一起爬山，選了這座海拔3156英尺的蒙娜拿可山（Monadnock Mountain）
然後選了其中一條坡度最陡的路，叫白點路（White-dot trail）。顧名思義，就是沿路都有白色的圓點指引你。
全家三人中，以兒子體力最好，我最差。走到1/4的時候，我就開始想往回走，而且開始頭暈，頭痛。有幾次往回看的時候，感覺要滾下去的感覺。
中途歇了好幾次，也不再往回看，兒子也常常激勵我。“mom, you are great".
走著走著，頭也不暈了也不痛了。雖然山路越來越陡峭，需要手腳並用，我的速度反而越來越快，慢慢地，兒子和他爸也不用等我了。
最後我們順利登頂，費時2 小時,頂上風光無限。
爬山太累了，沒顧上拍照片，隻拍了有限的十幾張，有的在手機上，有的在相機裏，還沒時間弄。
先跟大夥分享一下。是值得一爬的山。
另，山裏的山泉水有涼又甜，極其可口。
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.
