There's plenty to see. In the space of an hour one recent afternoon, two moose, one large and one small, and a large deer crossed the trail, leaving obvious signs of their passing. Spend enough time and visitors are almost guaranteed to stumble across animals, especially moose. Near the top of the mountain is the Millsfield Yurt, styled after those round Mongolian structures. It's a completely equipped outpost that sleeps six.
Visitors can get the flavor of the New Hampshire wilderness in relative comfort.
It's one of seven such yurts tucked away on land owned by the International Paper Co. along the Phillips Brook. It's a new concept in wilderness recreation, one that some say could become more prevalent in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine as public lands become increasingly overcrowded and inaccessible. There's nothing in the eastern United States like what we are doing. What makes the Phillips Brook Recreation Area unusual is that it's run as a for-profit company on privately owned land. The International Paper Co. leases the land to Timberland Trails.