Climbing Sugar Loaf

We took advantage of a beautiful spring day on Tuesday and climbed Sugar Loaf. It's been so long that we can't remember when we did this last - at least ten years ago... maybe fifteen? One thing is for sure... it used to be a whole lot easier to get to the top! But we made it, and it was so worth the effort... and the sore legs the following day! The sky was crisp and clear, and we could see into the next counties in several directions. The temps were just right - not too cool, but not hot at all. We agreed to make this a more frequent hike in the future. The white house in the trees (18th photo down) is the house we built on the farm! The last photo is of a tree at the start of the trail (base of the mountain) -- we aren't sure, but we think this might be the work of woodpeckers. Any ideas?