Hike at Andre's Institute of Art

Hike was amazing. Sculptures made this hike unique and worth the drive. Enjoyed mtg current GO members and guests. John did a great job. Sorry I could not stay for the pizza but maybe next time. 

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Thanks for the trip report and glad you enjoyed the day. 

What a beautiful day to enjoy Andres Institute of Art.  We started from the Picnic Trail and took a detour to a snowmobile trail to access the northern-most part of Andres.  Great cluster of sculptures in this area.  From there we took the Sculpture trail and worked upwards to the artist studio before winding our way to the summit.  

After a leisurely beverage and snack, we worked our way down the Cell Tower Trail to the access road where we decided to continue.  The picture of the 8' metal sculptures (entitled Negotiation) was on this route.  It was a favorite!  

We had an awesome group - 13  in all - and enjoyed being in nature and viewing original pieces of art along the trails.  A few more hours were spent by several of us at my home with pizza and beverages.  A great way to end a great day!

If you haven't been to Andres, check it out.  It you have, check it out again.  Over 100 sculptures are now on the mountain.  Thinking about doing it after a nice snowfall.  Let me know if interested. 

John (NHGUY1028)

Andre’s Institute of Art is a remarkable place to visit. There are now over 100 thought-provoking, original works of art nestled along the hiking trails of the 140 acre sculpture park at Big Bear Mountain in Brookline, NH.

We will plan to start at 1:30 at the park entrance. This time, I will be doing the northern half of the park, which will bring us to the summit where the park's largest sculpture called The Phoenix stands with Mount Monadnock, Pack Monadnock and others in the background. After a snack break, we will wind our way back down via a different route to view as many sculptures as possible.  Plan about 3 hours.

After the hike, everyone is welcome to come back to my house in Merrimack for an after-hike get-together – maybe order out for pizza, sandwiches.... If there is interest, I can get a fire going in the fire pit so dress appropriately if you plan on hanging outside during the evening.

The hike is listed as EASY-MODERATE. For more information, here is a link to the website: Andresinstitute.org. Be sure to click on the “i” (Information) link at the top to read about Andre’s or view the sculpture gallery link at the bottom to see the sculptures (or just let yourself be surprised and amazed!).