Cannon mountain

Cannon is a short hike, maybe 4 miles RT, with good views of Lafayette and Lincoln where I was a few days ago. Today was much colder than it has been and was nice for hiking. Back to winter hat and gloves with temperatures around 40 up high.
I ran into 2 different porcupines on the ski trails. I hiked up and down the ski trails to avoid people since it was a weekend day. The first porcupine puffed himself up so I gave him plenty of room. The second walked slowly into the woods after he saw me. There is a picture below but I needed a better camera to catch him at the distance I was comfortable with.
The hike didn't take long so I went up Bald mountain and Artists bluff which are two short hikes from the Cannon parking lot that have nice views back at Cannon and a different angle on Lafayette.
After that I went to the Basin and explored a little more there. There are a number of nice trails and many waterfalls of all shapes and sizes.

Looking toward Lafayette and Lincoln

Looking under the cell tower at the top

Porcupine. Hard to see in this picture.

Map of area for future reference:

Pictures taken from Bald Mountain looking back at Cannon and Lafayette range.

The Basin. Plenty of waterfalls. I spent more time here this time around. Nice place to wander around. Many of the pictures were taken on a trail that heads towards Lonesome Lake.