iker ▁slowly ▁but ▁stead ily ▁g ains ▁elev ation ▁towards ▁the ▁Le   Con te ▁sum mit , ▁and ▁includes ▁a ▁pass ▁just ▁beneath ▁Bull head , ▁a ▁Le   Con te ▁he ath ▁bald ▁which , ▁from ▁a ▁distance , ▁apparently ▁gives ▁the ▁impression ▁of ▁a ▁b ull ' s ▁head , ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁trail ▁is ▁named . ▁At ▁ ▁a ▁b ould er ▁field ▁offers ▁the ▁h iker ▁a ▁g limp se ▁into ▁the ▁Le   Con te ▁Creek ▁valley ▁below , ▁even ▁offering ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁Space ▁Need le ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁G at lin burg . ▁The ▁path ▁then ▁switch es ▁back ▁over ▁Bull head ▁and ▁continues ▁along ▁toward ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁when ▁it ▁passes ▁a ▁large ▁b ould er ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁trail ▁at ▁. ▁On ▁a ▁clear ▁day , ▁the ▁h iker ▁can ▁see ▁magnific ent ▁views ▁of ▁both ▁English ▁and ▁Sug ar land ▁mountains ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁and ▁south west ▁respectively . ▁The ▁rock ▁is ▁large ▁enough ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁suitable ▁rest ing ▁place ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁half way ▁mark ▁of ▁the ▁trail . ▁ ▁English ▁Mountain ▁over look ▁to ▁the ▁Le con te ▁L odge ▁Mov ing ▁along ▁toward ▁the ▁Le Con te ▁L odge , ▁the ▁foot path ▁soon ▁becomes ▁very ▁rock y ▁and ▁enters ▁into ▁the ▁con ifer ous ▁F ras er ▁fir / red ▁spr uce ▁forest ▁u bi quit ous ▁to ▁the ▁higher ▁elev ations ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁park . ▁The ▁dead ▁F