tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79634512000612021432024-03-05T16:37:55.518-05:00Sara Hikes... But Not Enough Is it ever enough?Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.comBlogger311125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-23117090672593981632022-09-01T22:13:00.001-04:002023-07-23T13:33:20.941-04:00Cascade-Porter-Blueberry Traverse<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5y-FmmgqOTPWHw8aB-perkaOrQTL3BnIXrubKt8DBTq2YHyTUV8PQ93Sm72KxollMMoBrgo3H5uHuDCQQ0M3jyiCAlB-XIEUZcdpDfNNbVDR_2rYy4OGngc8tgehgotAtxNWBF-_VqfxSAxsngFHReCcsYLYAXsiyCq4-1F_ZEcVPOsGoGIBRz1_/s1600/01-20220901_121615-001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5y-FmmgqOTPWHw8aB-perkaOrQTL3BnIXrubKt8DBTq2YHyTUV8PQ93Sm72KxollMMoBrgo3H5uHuDCQQ0M3jyiCAlB-XIEUZcdpDfNNbVDR_2rYy4OGngc8tgehgotAtxNWBF-_VqfxSAxsngFHReCcsYLYAXsiyCq4-1F_ZEcVPOsGoGIBRz1_/w640-h480/01-20220901_121615-001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>
<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cascade</b></div>
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4,098 feet | ranked 36/46 in height | 2nd peak climbed (repeat)<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Porter</b></div>
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4,059 feet | ranked 38/46 in height | 3rd peak climbed (repeat)</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>
<p></p><p>I first climbed Cascade and Porter back in <a href="http://sarahikes.blogspot.com/1995/07/cascade-and-porter.html" target="_blank">1995</a>. Then in <a href="http://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2016/09/cascade-mountain-frankies-first-high.html" target="_blank">2016</a>, I hiked Cascade again with Frankie for his first High Peak. Erwin accompanied us on that outing, and he has a strict one peak per day policy. Therefore, even though Frankie wanted to add Porter onto that hike, his Dad outright vetoed it. I promised Frankie that if he was still interested in hiking Porter another time, I would happily bring him back. We postponed it a few years, which turned out to be a fantastic decision because by age 11, Frankie's stamina has increased considerably, making the traverse over Blueberry readily achievable. This was exciting for me because it meant exploring new trails. I had never been past the summit of Porter, and had read the back side was much less traveled. This definitely turned out to be true. </p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>We took advantage of having two cars in the mountains: Erwin followed us to Marcy Field, where we left my car. Then he dropped Frankie and I off at the main Cascade trailhead on Route 73. We thanked him for his taxi service and I promised to text updates from the summits. When Frankie and I set off on our hike, it was a chilly morning, but of course we warmed quickly with the climbing and stopped several times to delayer. <br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ph8w7MMtgcpA0YbCbNxxwH-MD5YgdXqqd-LKQbCNUYcBbCVlRpr4EfFNndnVlkMj1umYqv0qajL0cIsUyb4tTa0iK2lKi-8vslmobR_cO7b1tP14O2zNaEMp3cT7oohYub0Jl_YVx-L__8n12DbYc00wVoxe0RWg2fPaUbIFo0yIDPvlDC9odG_7/s1600/02-20220901_103106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ph8w7MMtgcpA0YbCbNxxwH-MD5YgdXqqd-LKQbCNUYcBbCVlRpr4EfFNndnVlkMj1umYqv0qajL0cIsUyb4tTa0iK2lKi-8vslmobR_cO7b1tP14O2zNaEMp3cT7oohYub0Jl_YVx-L__8n12DbYc00wVoxe0RWg2fPaUbIFo0yIDPvlDC9odG_7/w480-h640/02-20220901_103106.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>I didn't take many photos on the way up because we ended up in a gravy train with people directly ahead and behind us continually. We tried stopping to let people pass, but then invariably they would stop for their own breaks shortly thereafter and we'd all be glommed together again. It was an endless chain of people as far as could be seen in either direction. A little unnerving honestly! We stopped for a longer break at the first ledge with wide open views and stayed long enough to buy ourselves a little more space. Elevation here is around 3,800 feet so the bulk of the ascent was behind us. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITfzs3DFSORlDVIaGECCu47aPAVrnE2oDF-cimTlmLShhtuNjel1_qlZ-Ybcx_3iKb_lTk-Mo0Ao1a6J_Wpi_urphi1nFINHYu2fuGn6LBi4bFlVUUz51MaUT8MZmCPnWW5pm8nK9XghNhoB_y6P04_zAfszc_GRoFBYTyoEJRyzqyE8V8Pd4B-az/s1600/03-20220901_114742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITfzs3DFSORlDVIaGECCu47aPAVrnE2oDF-cimTlmLShhtuNjel1_qlZ-Ybcx_3iKb_lTk-Mo0Ao1a6J_Wpi_urphi1nFINHYu2fuGn6LBi4bFlVUUz51MaUT8MZmCPnWW5pm8nK9XghNhoB_y6P04_zAfszc_GRoFBYTyoEJRyzqyE8V8Pd4B-az/w640-h480/03-20220901_114742.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzi1Cm6txmuVPkl4KgiL2c37vmwqkVl8GUscRzlykueawJjrV3zm19QpmXigoY5ba8bfpI3EhlWhIn439bNqwt8oytNmTHct30y7udCPfNAZoyskMxrg-Q2d9RU8I7o0QYA00XIQTI7FIhv_HVJh3Cpnmd5d3ukoYYSMZqwvOH2HbZEqXMIx68qmAy/s1600/04-20220901_120026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Still, Cascade has an exposed rocky summit, without much protection from the wind. We wandered around checking out the views in all directions. We tried one spot for lunch, but it was too exposed, so moved to another spot with a slightly better windbreak.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-rwSXgP7hqMHDyVllJYTqY2OW4OBOUJEvqy3EuSVHLMZYXFqJuaTpbZQnhma3jXTENKpo1QT2BCvG5HDbj1TET180CBur3F1qJ5dOBYkvklEVsNZcvIGOIOUQIy_c1vOd-1jt5Y8bZ3g5HhbJh7I-KsfrtWUqF58Cffqmfwt_8CFMvAYO99eBGh5/s1600/11-20220901_122319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-rwSXgP7hqMHDyVllJYTqY2OW4OBOUJEvqy3EuSVHLMZYXFqJuaTpbZQnhma3jXTENKpo1QT2BCvG5HDbj1TET180CBur3F1qJ5dOBYkvklEVsNZcvIGOIOUQIy_c1vOd-1jt5Y8bZ3g5HhbJh7I-KsfrtWUqF58Cffqmfwt_8CFMvAYO99eBGh5/w640-h480/11-20220901_122319.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4lhKOqnIZ5aEFBMX1DkCPUHyCWF_FfkRSuYHECQxFsoYmIhN2WM9psXV6Txx-5MsBjEqwaQweOuj1CnZOtkQBdEE7cgmOVDffm9Z6Ufo-VuBoAOIKl51mvK8bqwmwjXi0P6foeuG6ks5Qk-64J3T3nz6f1_z4RmkUy4cjGuEA2RStCWTE4aioSUoW/s1600/12-20220901_125626.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4lhKOqnIZ5aEFBMX1DkCPUHyCWF_FfkRSuYHECQxFsoYmIhN2WM9psXV6Txx-5MsBjEqwaQweOuj1CnZOtkQBdEE7cgmOVDffm9Z6Ufo-VuBoAOIKl51mvK8bqwmwjXi0P6foeuG6ks5Qk-64J3T3nz6f1_z4RmkUy4cjGuEA2RStCWTE4aioSUoW/w640-h480/12-20220901_125626.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4q4hBXHa9vCkO_0-f5k6xs2qNUKU69d6LmB3IAZy9B6-6NRAAdIsOZxJWwz5YKMfCe2JDS5kEeeVVmoUlAWUUale-RPzGFlRM3M5SMXUTeQ8DGpB6csT69u2kiWEdU9zUWG0VIhW9QK4qnauVuxfF_t4t-el_9zYu7550yzLG63TD9G5JVJXrrU8l/s1600/13-20220901_125650.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4q4hBXHa9vCkO_0-f5k6xs2qNUKU69d6LmB3IAZy9B6-6NRAAdIsOZxJWwz5YKMfCe2JDS5kEeeVVmoUlAWUUale-RPzGFlRM3M5SMXUTeQ8DGpB6csT69u2kiWEdU9zUWG0VIhW9QK4qnauVuxfF_t4t-el_9zYu7550yzLG63TD9G5JVJXrrU8l/w640-h480/13-20220901_125650.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27_rJJi0SINHrfC3cl9ahLfMEuJOFEXMdFvYSs3dNRasTEwjazIHB4Q0k1yKXB7OXPlF42EbWKj7I_v1OEK1all9N7mYdzD86LJfP_xmeeRZjETGPLWsm2ro4p61E13TY3qIdaHpOiWcr3qkawLdluVN6jAr6zIbWMecyvu1E51KzobwtAvrG0fTm/s1600/14-20220901_125654.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27_rJJi0SINHrfC3cl9ahLfMEuJOFEXMdFvYSs3dNRasTEwjazIHB4Q0k1yKXB7OXPlF42EbWKj7I_v1OEK1all9N7mYdzD86LJfP_xmeeRZjETGPLWsm2ro4p61E13TY3qIdaHpOiWcr3qkawLdluVN6jAr6zIbWMecyvu1E51KzobwtAvrG0fTm/w640-h480/14-20220901_125654.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4z1RE1fViwCmFi7d6PlEHw5uDIJWrzEcHKT9jOKwUFN8WuqaBiznV_Jnk3QqB6fiQQjwbw8vFSEDG7jI_ThVnKBiClTZVdEhmLuJJgR7TKo111C97dKdTwOhR94zSAa5Jm2tsg8wlOfnfefNyf32RwpYAb5hLrhZKN0rwbrzlCEJ8DhhX7hxZi6HS/s1600/15-20220901_130236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4z1RE1fViwCmFi7d6PlEHw5uDIJWrzEcHKT9jOKwUFN8WuqaBiznV_Jnk3QqB6fiQQjwbw8vFSEDG7jI_ThVnKBiClTZVdEhmLuJJgR7TKo111C97dKdTwOhR94zSAa5Jm2tsg8wlOfnfefNyf32RwpYAb5hLrhZKN0rwbrzlCEJ8DhhX7hxZi6HS/w640-h480/15-20220901_130236.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Eventually we decided to descend and move toward Porter rather than layering up more. Once we were back in the protection of the trees we warmed back up instantly and had to ditch the sweatshirts for the remainder of the hike.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7JMraDljU-akdP4T4H5vIOn6BboLXdoRJTYh1rfSYn9PODC7j_Fo06kGUGFkkihZ4pKPY1O8EsnaXEW_1XSPqvIAyfRkzGf2DkiQbG0ZdAw1gOHLHyrA-h0axLyoXrG7euANNFuA_1clQOphbFZ4e3zRTE2PrhVRvxy2y6y1Z55-q7yHc5WO46wK/s1600/16-20220901_130749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7JMraDljU-akdP4T4H5vIOn6BboLXdoRJTYh1rfSYn9PODC7j_Fo06kGUGFkkihZ4pKPY1O8EsnaXEW_1XSPqvIAyfRkzGf2DkiQbG0ZdAw1gOHLHyrA-h0axLyoXrG7euANNFuA_1clQOphbFZ4e3zRTE2PrhVRvxy2y6y1Z55-q7yHc5WO46wK/w640-h480/16-20220901_130749.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhIotvZJ4ADUngFgOHJOgSdDvI1ils5_ai6OuQ-lTYccJDQIXuk4WnEoZn_VUslluMf2qe12Nl0NWYJ207cxAXNLT82ipCS0Cceft899PHbNrjrQoIETpw4a8x2PwrkpO1sSTZOKWfqVr2C6H23SVCT-E40e6MzQAfuhqEIRsawvpo2lgVIKMArwP/s1600/17-20220901_133457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhIotvZJ4ADUngFgOHJOgSdDvI1ils5_ai6OuQ-lTYccJDQIXuk4WnEoZn_VUslluMf2qe12Nl0NWYJ207cxAXNLT82ipCS0Cceft899PHbNrjrQoIETpw4a8x2PwrkpO1sSTZOKWfqVr2C6H23SVCT-E40e6MzQAfuhqEIRsawvpo2lgVIKMArwP/w640-h480/17-20220901_133457.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Frankie embraces every scramble he can find, even those that are not strictly part of the planned route. He found several such diversions on the way to Porter. I followed him up onto some of these bonus boulders and enjoyed the views available, different from the summits, of course. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1jEHzcov4u6L20jZqE2r8vGtvr94Ga3ipBMMJREVCY2TIAC_SiARM60TnpuEYfej_DrnDYwWYLhngFf2ugEfHgxysx6QFDRaG42RTe8x17f9xiFOozvn3l9Vc7yYV2cx1EJRLgPNVliVbRJRhnixUsdIQsvSrQIcV3Um9QKXCH1Fg8kkELrOtZ0n/s1600/18-20220901_133710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1jEHzcov4u6L20jZqE2r8vGtvr94Ga3ipBMMJREVCY2TIAC_SiARM60TnpuEYfej_DrnDYwWYLhngFf2ugEfHgxysx6QFDRaG42RTe8x17f9xiFOozvn3l9Vc7yYV2cx1EJRLgPNVliVbRJRhnixUsdIQsvSrQIcV3Um9QKXCH1Fg8kkELrOtZ0n/w480-h640/18-20220901_133710.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvrxCaQtEAP_lwhpFFvwL3ZmiUMOgquu3zHkEzvXMls7GE2L3YC2giDMkXX4fU61un9PAuv_VKfNkPnDbnID2np_2Ut-SsWVO4REAmwrNoKiaUFuHuLgi116DushBhDk3KGKpCS2jyCULTALRAtQWYmdkg43SZx0J31itPjHuxhmHfKumsGFERTXIL/s1600/19-20220901_133921.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvrxCaQtEAP_lwhpFFvwL3ZmiUMOgquu3zHkEzvXMls7GE2L3YC2giDMkXX4fU61un9PAuv_VKfNkPnDbnID2np_2Ut-SsWVO4REAmwrNoKiaUFuHuLgi116DushBhDk3KGKpCS2jyCULTALRAtQWYmdkg43SZx0J31itPjHuxhmHfKumsGFERTXIL/w640-h480/19-20220901_133921.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqJ0nuwj0ITyk4nxGiiLdfkOO8wetQw9q3icJlNEADwZzp14q0YiOeMadHcLsNW8UCt7_nSelwCTWp5TIDRccRp98_aQGzVZrJJ3emBUM73wuR0L3mixmomRMz6qu6blL6SjgWf-xhZX52UvOU2gJ_nmtJvnx96MtwYqTSynvFsCrNhgngy1vc1x5/s1600/20-20220901_134031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqJ0nuwj0ITyk4nxGiiLdfkOO8wetQw9q3icJlNEADwZzp14q0YiOeMadHcLsNW8UCt7_nSelwCTWp5TIDRccRp98_aQGzVZrJJ3emBUM73wuR0L3mixmomRMz6qu6blL6SjgWf-xhZX52UvOU2gJ_nmtJvnx96MtwYqTSynvFsCrNhgngy1vc1x5/w640-h480/20-20220901_134031.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiha8uGwRjlpTOYl79H-UYUpQA1Am6aVc-Z3RBWNXPVuiadoyahBUDlqcX8iefuZ0sdvq2ynAJv6TAfD09vjnFg0XP9_BqcjRqvZo7TC2QEQZj5Vrl00fUEA89o0y-hl7p__FsXKDthaAsnPIfq1YaAOYpx5Dk677TnTBlAcdJE7T3Zt_T_F1LQDdI-/s1600/21-20220901_135205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiha8uGwRjlpTOYl79H-UYUpQA1Am6aVc-Z3RBWNXPVuiadoyahBUDlqcX8iefuZ0sdvq2ynAJv6TAfD09vjnFg0XP9_BqcjRqvZo7TC2QEQZj5Vrl00fUEA89o0y-hl7p__FsXKDthaAsnPIfq1YaAOYpx5Dk677TnTBlAcdJE7T3Zt_T_F1LQDdI-/w640-h480/21-20220901_135205.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>And then we arrived at the Porter summit, where I finally gave Frankie a patch my Dad had given us years ago (I stuck it in a drawer at the time, since Frankie hadn't yet climbed Porter). Frankie enjoyed some more snacks. The summit of Porter is small, but we had it to ourselves. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0eIkRcT12ztew_36r4eJ4u3tpctjGcZls2G7njW-2cU5gUrPwYS9vniVvhGcQ2r5vL8k4r4YZylnHI4bFF2CER-B0qPojGXJRRmr12CRIBVrvKM_NmJqAW8K9ftmaBTrX6XTt_ubdYSVMohrJH5R7mIoOmxZLli7cVr2nZ4PHORJcCN-lKgDPJCe/s1600/22-20220901_135214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0eIkRcT12ztew_36r4eJ4u3tpctjGcZls2G7njW-2cU5gUrPwYS9vniVvhGcQ2r5vL8k4r4YZylnHI4bFF2CER-B0qPojGXJRRmr12CRIBVrvKM_NmJqAW8K9ftmaBTrX6XTt_ubdYSVMohrJH5R7mIoOmxZLli7cVr2nZ4PHORJcCN-lKgDPJCe/w640-h480/22-20220901_135214.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQWfDmjn2ydxAknB2RO0bcZDb8s03V58385NE3t-vF5fQWzwwq9Wl6ylpWa1PuQNW17CYxiyEDFgbAXPZra3S_vLO2QzPo2ejBHDHOd_6CPqGCVZ5vfe6i4sG8IeFCnIR-3AFCYrhSLMVTWBUH6mfGIxU71f-3tI9-Xhmlbzl4JOoWw4nekHMuQ5_/s1600/23-20220901_135421.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQWfDmjn2ydxAknB2RO0bcZDb8s03V58385NE3t-vF5fQWzwwq9Wl6ylpWa1PuQNW17CYxiyEDFgbAXPZra3S_vLO2QzPo2ejBHDHOd_6CPqGCVZ5vfe6i4sG8IeFCnIR-3AFCYrhSLMVTWBUH6mfGIxU71f-3tI9-Xhmlbzl4JOoWw4nekHMuQ5_/w640-h480/23-20220901_135421.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9z88bd0Tqx8QdvriA23GMOo51aHpqGYhHTn_A4yVYiP16kk68jOTIJRHV5JwADxQbqeL8M31G3Jct11hjQyedfCd_lI1wFLQxbKWKkpAAaf9ZZLtff3E3PTj5k6bCJanVZ0UZ_s5TZaEEU63H_NziLY7LpCuj4DvBykbakBqJQqxwZMtnjQOb4BL/s1440/24-VideoCapture_20220901-191413.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9z88bd0Tqx8QdvriA23GMOo51aHpqGYhHTn_A4yVYiP16kk68jOTIJRHV5JwADxQbqeL8M31G3Jct11hjQyedfCd_lI1wFLQxbKWKkpAAaf9ZZLtff3E3PTj5k6bCJanVZ0UZ_s5TZaEEU63H_NziLY7LpCuj4DvBykbakBqJQqxwZMtnjQOb4BL/w640-h480/24-VideoCapture_20220901-191413.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRYRQsRrEtsBkW3CC0-MpwUAItv4RNL_XbY4cYiChd_OLsklwZ9XkFAIdr3DhqrmKJUMYsTJu7wLhpIweHthoMqPFG_RGjDNLI_WUrSNmLc9H2Se4zwmlB3MkAaM1VxzDD8jJ_jR4qAZm0L6-1Igq9m9qcsZ49Hy7cJuRJCIG1yoORYtk-Kt26ovl/s1600/25-20220901_135408.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRYRQsRrEtsBkW3CC0-MpwUAItv4RNL_XbY4cYiChd_OLsklwZ9XkFAIdr3DhqrmKJUMYsTJu7wLhpIweHthoMqPFG_RGjDNLI_WUrSNmLc9H2Se4zwmlB3MkAaM1VxzDD8jJ_jR4qAZm0L6-1Igq9m9qcsZ49Hy7cJuRJCIG1yoORYtk-Kt26ovl/w480-h640/25-20220901_135408.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>Finally we set off down the back side of Porter, headed for Blueberry and Mary Field beyond. From here on out, it was all new territory for both of us.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmLZ2RQuzCoiZLXlEVZmUzx1BuwrOI6gv-ud-0OQz6T0XhBFEMRn5Hp3MdGCk9LU_9ILmpTFE3NXinvaSR-Nhuo4Twb11u29HI3e1KdUUCz92Pl9qb-bsQdvWMivFMvOTgwgyLBPR7-POMod4QjxyuIsrk28_phR1l644rvhjdo2C6pNNvcIUjOo7/s1600/26-20220901_141558.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmLZ2RQuzCoiZLXlEVZmUzx1BuwrOI6gv-ud-0OQz6T0XhBFEMRn5Hp3MdGCk9LU_9ILmpTFE3NXinvaSR-Nhuo4Twb11u29HI3e1KdUUCz92Pl9qb-bsQdvWMivFMvOTgwgyLBPR7-POMod4QjxyuIsrk28_phR1l644rvhjdo2C6pNNvcIUjOo7/w480-h640/26-20220901_141558.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTx__3BAAju5vslssqJvUN8cUeaZ6e9tSti7HiF8pjmhDiEInSzftR0VP_lfAoDcBdCbSE8gG8VK26czJeKThYjgO2yr7Iwnr3h--uC2_U0a6EccoW2coQz3iGp1KfyxlhjiJ9IJJY5yqKEKzRIYFuWsSBcHYcN5eOFpdgNipChph6RfcvvGRtvPb/s1600/27-20220901_154235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTx__3BAAju5vslssqJvUN8cUeaZ6e9tSti7HiF8pjmhDiEInSzftR0VP_lfAoDcBdCbSE8gG8VK26czJeKThYjgO2yr7Iwnr3h--uC2_U0a6EccoW2coQz3iGp1KfyxlhjiJ9IJJY5yqKEKzRIYFuWsSBcHYcN5eOFpdgNipChph6RfcvvGRtvPb/w640-h480/27-20220901_154235.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The ridge trail sees little use and feels more like a herd path than some herd paths. We really enjoyed the narrow trail! Detoured briefly from the trail looking for the high point of the wooded East Peak of Porter Mountain. We think we stepped on it but the balsam was very thick there and no markers. Then we came to a beautiful bald rocky summit-like are with a big glacial erratic (the blueberry?). GaiaGPS said we weren't at Blueberry yet, but it was to pretty not to linger a bit. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFj7Gw7A_6nXTqLM9pl-SE9cJ_VWA2yvCiEEa65MChCNRgTc7xg3cPuKHybI5mmalPNeiDblbE_5C4rWOa2XWhL1TotaOo21X77nq_uLA50xxhJZo6S--6tZllYSwyQiXCWm9C3f8vdBdSLYUsBZspvX0u2vfdJTGipjlZi_UHP1Q4hjMx-uyEUEfR/s1600/28-20220901_154428.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFj7Gw7A_6nXTqLM9pl-SE9cJ_VWA2yvCiEEa65MChCNRgTc7xg3cPuKHybI5mmalPNeiDblbE_5C4rWOa2XWhL1TotaOo21X77nq_uLA50xxhJZo6S--6tZllYSwyQiXCWm9C3f8vdBdSLYUsBZspvX0u2vfdJTGipjlZi_UHP1Q4hjMx-uyEUEfR/w640-h480/28-20220901_154428.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkRxHd1U7Jr61fiIqCnp910iewuyEwZzjeU4sVnSjF62QTXMe4Q1RvsMfTLcvW2NKF7iQe5hwCbUa-aCErJHJgcXBBex4x66MVCv_6t7wPnwjOEi-1C8w1ehk3dnR9RJBVXjbx2_8Iz0iY6Y0T_ON-Lj4HHhuwLrejSil2GuCoF7URsAOXbecY4Fi/s1600/29-20220901_154549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkRxHd1U7Jr61fiIqCnp910iewuyEwZzjeU4sVnSjF62QTXMe4Q1RvsMfTLcvW2NKF7iQe5hwCbUa-aCErJHJgcXBBex4x66MVCv_6t7wPnwjOEi-1C8w1ehk3dnR9RJBVXjbx2_8Iz0iY6Y0T_ON-Lj4HHhuwLrejSil2GuCoF7URsAOXbecY4Fi/w640-h480/29-20220901_154549.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1Wg3BanWjPdZIzPKE5t_DaFlU_uVEVpor8OL0-zXw2isjNCpQmVKyvTOFBELQOYHVAgyqXHz7_TCWrq-RaIfZ9PTAye0PEhHgwv9Ok2TfXhGCJwXAV15JZARii1aJVE_zAg_fFKcsm2QW5Du9H4Ep7KvobxqGzLSK5KBePbyo5uRQjHkSIQqpvm8/s1600/30-20220901_154736.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1Wg3BanWjPdZIzPKE5t_DaFlU_uVEVpor8OL0-zXw2isjNCpQmVKyvTOFBELQOYHVAgyqXHz7_TCWrq-RaIfZ9PTAye0PEhHgwv9Ok2TfXhGCJwXAV15JZARii1aJVE_zAg_fFKcsm2QW5Du9H4Ep7KvobxqGzLSK5KBePbyo5uRQjHkSIQqpvm8/w640-h480/30-20220901_154736.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>When we got to the area mapped as the summit of Blueberry, it was not nearly so dramatic, so I was glad we'd stopped to enjoy the scenic rocky non-blueberry. We crashed into the balsam again to tag the true summit; definitely nothing to see there. From that point on, it was all down hill. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQmyH5xMn4qaP3lCLV_CfGszVhZZegxxMQjdQi9LhZiIQ3rzdA8fiX8QK6ND-S8DUcA90w68GDwHznWCCzD26B619XQ1ZQiP00VrHCW_3fyffwVkI-7h8oBvGA1rvfV2X2p-OlBBk3ScBv0esrxtOB900by9bs4exPVd0QJqDXGVvz024KSUVlV_t/s1600/31-20220901_161559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQmyH5xMn4qaP3lCLV_CfGszVhZZegxxMQjdQi9LhZiIQ3rzdA8fiX8QK6ND-S8DUcA90w68GDwHznWCCzD26B619XQ1ZQiP00VrHCW_3fyffwVkI-7h8oBvGA1rvfV2X2p-OlBBk3ScBv0esrxtOB900by9bs4exPVd0QJqDXGVvz024KSUVlV_t/w640-h480/31-20220901_161559.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpnVPHmGv1TegK40ZCo116bPSHLSXv738NbOHu824WA__8K5_8JFtctGtOMC7wYHtmK1_k_pudLiCa9ixJxnufLZUW5i3alAKpg1308Bt7g6U2YPcnWDKDh4z7wzvQQEfzgHuR6D2rN1SrRnMg7P91JogtN7_B0PoiaqemfaT91O4LdIRFt-xN89P/s1600/32-20220901_163818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpnVPHmGv1TegK40ZCo116bPSHLSXv738NbOHu824WA__8K5_8JFtctGtOMC7wYHtmK1_k_pudLiCa9ixJxnufLZUW5i3alAKpg1308Bt7g6U2YPcnWDKDh4z7wzvQQEfzgHuR6D2rN1SrRnMg7P91JogtN7_B0PoiaqemfaT91O4LdIRFt-xN89P/w640-h480/32-20220901_163818.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrwX6IF0HZzKNks4QEelNFZXho_XTmVat0xnoxdvdIAa4HZHK8MFDLrsSVDsazK6sLhq_A2gzZtIBse-2J9YFvl7H1J0WYZnHc14zSn5M0jfLosfmrQoJjzQyD0KHXaWR_UDG_wqz_zfajJSfRQaHQUQwYHWHcdt2iHu-iOePVrVoLCbDMaAkuPDJ/s1600/33-20220901_164314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrwX6IF0HZzKNks4QEelNFZXho_XTmVat0xnoxdvdIAa4HZHK8MFDLrsSVDsazK6sLhq_A2gzZtIBse-2J9YFvl7H1J0WYZnHc14zSn5M0jfLosfmrQoJjzQyD0KHXaWR_UDG_wqz_zfajJSfRQaHQUQwYHWHcdt2iHu-iOePVrVoLCbDMaAkuPDJ/w640-h480/33-20220901_164314.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEKrFc3Pu6Ut7n8WQJz1iKyNv8cXYIHyvl0LG7VtHNEmSlUgNOoSlKeNMj49mh3TG5pzslJdPBBuAsSkC-gQjijMSzfDPMlmDNC1wFjvnXWNO0-EwbrLelEN8OSeo2G6VtSxSKJiqigxGFOzukFvuIoMCwtCTdMUz3KLBEdtcty7htlWgzNv0rw4C/s1600/34-20220901_164520.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEKrFc3Pu6Ut7n8WQJz1iKyNv8cXYIHyvl0LG7VtHNEmSlUgNOoSlKeNMj49mh3TG5pzslJdPBBuAsSkC-gQjijMSzfDPMlmDNC1wFjvnXWNO0-EwbrLelEN8OSeo2G6VtSxSKJiqigxGFOzukFvuIoMCwtCTdMUz3KLBEdtcty7htlWgzNv0rw4C/w640-h480/34-20220901_164520.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDN8kmy00UApPd2NStAOGKATxUJulNa7LEnLoGYuExADDs9D0CGNTk3WppryutobkDRFxsS0SJZJrFHpLRX6I2zhFyjo1Ay1C9hXxqbM37BtaCZblBnSwUWIgz1IhG8aqvevoZFGUTIDbsgiUUa9uK66lGMYQA09wbDOqHhjml4X6eS-wllfHMc4K/s1600/35-20220901_164544.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDN8kmy00UApPd2NStAOGKATxUJulNa7LEnLoGYuExADDs9D0CGNTk3WppryutobkDRFxsS0SJZJrFHpLRX6I2zhFyjo1Ay1C9hXxqbM37BtaCZblBnSwUWIgz1IhG8aqvevoZFGUTIDbsgiUUa9uK66lGMYQA09wbDOqHhjml4X6eS-wllfHMc4K/w640-h480/35-20220901_164544.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKd6gIYV8GZbLPLunl3bDzbx4AnIfXZPPKHPxSXqAtXXs0RnwAGJaVvpA28nMQqAcDGY19yhwUt5k6Fkxu2UlJy0ZgvcTkvr0Jao0APno35xkeiu7mrlwStd1eMKDOeJrPzVMjpCQngPmfVHqWFGWE8AV0vY-hqzok3KOc6OSUQE161VXFbX1FPrnu/s1600/36-20220901_164608.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKd6gIYV8GZbLPLunl3bDzbx4AnIfXZPPKHPxSXqAtXXs0RnwAGJaVvpA28nMQqAcDGY19yhwUt5k6Fkxu2UlJy0ZgvcTkvr0Jao0APno35xkeiu7mrlwStd1eMKDOeJrPzVMjpCQngPmfVHqWFGWE8AV0vY-hqzok3KOc6OSUQE161VXFbX1FPrnu/w640-h480/36-20220901_164608.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>There was gorgeous late afternoon light illuminating the views from last
rocky ledges and then an relentlessly steep descent through the forest. When we were in sight of the deserted parking lot, Frankie was stung by a bee - for the very first time in his entire life. So unfortunately, the hike didn't exactly have a happy ending. Poor kid took it kind of hard, too, but there was no unusual swelling or anything so I guess it's good to know he's not allergic. We stopped at Stewart's and got milkshakes and he was good after that. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfgH6amzkiLOCxAeW_OxJO5SwRlTzh3rF47cPQK7pVtQ7Ed8IZRtsjZRByrrP-Uoh-DwWkziWhq_rk4GRIBldOrLZXL6M3wL3pGSi8i1B2cUUmJ3tNKCPMFRiwbtvl7JtE13yv46IeY3FHlz03A98GEYWjTf29o1iela0W7o4rLl-tIgUcLRWuPsV/s4400/Cascade-Porter-Blueberry%20Traverse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3426" data-original-width="4400" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfgH6amzkiLOCxAeW_OxJO5SwRlTzh3rF47cPQK7pVtQ7Ed8IZRtsjZRByrrP-Uoh-DwWkziWhq_rk4GRIBldOrLZXL6M3wL3pGSi8i1B2cUUmJ3tNKCPMFRiwbtvl7JtE13yv46IeY3FHlz03A98GEYWjTf29o1iela0W7o4rLl-tIgUcLRWuPsV/w640-h498/Cascade-Porter-Blueberry%20Traverse.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I really enjoyed this traverse! The contrast between the crowds on the front side of Cascade and the deserted state of Porter and beyond was dramatic. I am always excited to explore new trails and the rocky ledges near Blueberry were just spectacular.<br /><p></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-89274076696098248782022-08-11T11:36:00.004-04:002022-11-09T11:45:27.421-05:00Gothics, Armstrong, and Upper Wolfjaw via JBL<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QvDotP1h8Fbgm-nmKosgLNSzEKuZYL1kg1A_WWmiI_XF7H1WBDnq8j-emg1EFC0Y2zoOgozrsJBU_Ddo7r25rREc-EhwYyDp7rW0Gf9POFnwYMETb9BohYbOCp_PPp0RxCh4jcqx2wmj7P6dyW6aRKQrV2rsxVIQnFSJ_Kq922p7L6QRDkxcqZq_/s4032/01-20220811_122330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QvDotP1h8Fbgm-nmKosgLNSzEKuZYL1kg1A_WWmiI_XF7H1WBDnq8j-emg1EFC0Y2zoOgozrsJBU_Ddo7r25rREc-EhwYyDp7rW0Gf9POFnwYMETb9BohYbOCp_PPp0RxCh4jcqx2wmj7P6dyW6aRKQrV2rsxVIQnFSJ_Kq922p7L6QRDkxcqZq_/w640-h480/01-20220811_122330.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>
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4,185 feet | ranked 29/46 in height | 10th peak climbed (repeat)</div><p></p><p>After missing out on stays at Johns Brook Lodge (JBL) for the last several years, I booked two stays for Frankie and I in 2022: one in July to climb <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2022/11/mount-marcy-via-jbl.html" target="_blank">Marcy</a> with Erwin, and one in August to climb Gothics, Armstrong, and Lower Wolf Jaws with Erin and Alden. I hiked these peaks solo back in <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2017/08/gothics-armstrong-and-upper-wolf-jaws.html" target="_blank">2017</a>, using the same trails, but as a day hike, and this loop is one of my favorites. It would be new for everyone else and I was excited to share it. Staying two nights at JBL spreads the miles out over three days, making the peaks more accessible for the kids. We lucked into among the very last parking spots at the Garden; it was very full for a Wednesday yet again. I had been prepared to drop Erin and the kids and send them on ahead, but was very relieved not to have to do that. We booted up and made last minute pack adjustments while the kids bounced around the trailhead area, then finally set off.<br /></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7KJua853fObMj75g-UJNnKzAuppA3mPRCguX-uweD8tVD8e_Ehqouo9fkPLuk8I8KB8KgAgdpS4cPsAy_-hH87Vbp3m-zlpIJIyhUm6a2KGYA_xzj9mWImeSp2ulxYKbih8dtzNpCkxbqCXXSyYaFON0322u6GD5bfxuz2Yao_ljik0h2CeD-5KT/s4032/02-20220810_145009.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7KJua853fObMj75g-UJNnKzAuppA3mPRCguX-uweD8tVD8e_Ehqouo9fkPLuk8I8KB8KgAgdpS4cPsAy_-hH87Vbp3m-zlpIJIyhUm6a2KGYA_xzj9mWImeSp2ulxYKbih8dtzNpCkxbqCXXSyYaFON0322u6GD5bfxuz2Yao_ljik0h2CeD-5KT/w480-h640/02-20220810_145009.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">two impatient boys<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD5DZYxZ4PVR7m9pj0h5--v2wG_vK7kvSSAjKprKS-AhtrpQmCrZ6uOK1UNyzsR2A3yjbubh9pJt53XjzhD51q8ne5l6itFJGxhLRf_0KmxgCtZviM5szcMn4sc_xj1CCh0d7zb8cOb2GsL6tnBG-CI3zawt3Z6ceP9DP_VEPr9JNd3tF8-57iugWu/s4400/JBL.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3426" data-original-width="4400" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD5DZYxZ4PVR7m9pj0h5--v2wG_vK7kvSSAjKprKS-AhtrpQmCrZ6uOK1UNyzsR2A3yjbubh9pJt53XjzhD51q8ne5l6itFJGxhLRf_0KmxgCtZviM5szcMn4sc_xj1CCh0d7zb8cOb2GsL6tnBG-CI3zawt3Z6ceP9DP_VEPr9JNd3tF8-57iugWu/w640-h498/JBL.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the purple track is the Phelps Trail from the Garden to JBL<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpMvwHYgKoRVd94PkBhxb-vIgzQoSMfb9wlPOnkUscZ-MCrEgAvYtntMHZieuer46Dpysv14PmFzpGpNICQTOr508sLNSHfLt5vkrUOqy3uBMwbjDr1R_ReykJgvWwFbYQO7l5VLciHAIgMcRwAF58WPSoe_RndGkexW9Eh0deRBBJP57gkbpCp6H/s4032/03-20220810_154123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpMvwHYgKoRVd94PkBhxb-vIgzQoSMfb9wlPOnkUscZ-MCrEgAvYtntMHZieuer46Dpysv14PmFzpGpNICQTOr508sLNSHfLt5vkrUOqy3uBMwbjDr1R_ReykJgvWwFbYQO7l5VLciHAIgMcRwAF58WPSoe_RndGkexW9Eh0deRBBJP57gkbpCp6H/w480-h640/03-20220810_154123.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7YnXVFS4LzGkPwNoNZpAOegCMnv0VZ1D8_NkB16XsCODiudKNqZi8ChMmWxI3BrYFDnGD7x-fmZaojKjoPMLaXpmwMZ2yZXr_ILwT3e3b7ZNASCx_vGHLHJeXhLcEcoEJs0vMR1o5OGAg6WdhT8Wi0Qn1vXpJ2nElQMBfO-PL3PPzx-twKzUXWhJ/s4032/04-20220810_160431.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7YnXVFS4LzGkPwNoNZpAOegCMnv0VZ1D8_NkB16XsCODiudKNqZi8ChMmWxI3BrYFDnGD7x-fmZaojKjoPMLaXpmwMZ2yZXr_ILwT3e3b7ZNASCx_vGHLHJeXhLcEcoEJs0vMR1o5OGAg6WdhT8Wi0Qn1vXpJ2nElQMBfO-PL3PPzx-twKzUXWhJ/w480-h640/04-20220810_160431.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the random benchmark on the trail to JBL<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1RpROqMJMwaphrtzQWAkNqb0_FJ6WPGWGZ7x85KN7uhWMImUsL-IKso31lY-WJ1VEOfCGALzl5VRF63el4wt5u0EaOkW_m_w9RuHbRA5Uv2lskHBRBzbdwKcHyvvVOen_ybBkI0oVRxtHH3tm57TOI2fOtlapwPjsDd7tAuuMflnOEpyjFVyrI7I/s4032/05-20220810_173916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1RpROqMJMwaphrtzQWAkNqb0_FJ6WPGWGZ7x85KN7uhWMImUsL-IKso31lY-WJ1VEOfCGALzl5VRF63el4wt5u0EaOkW_m_w9RuHbRA5Uv2lskHBRBzbdwKcHyvvVOen_ybBkI0oVRxtHH3tm57TOI2fOtlapwPjsDd7tAuuMflnOEpyjFVyrI7I/w640-h480/05-20220810_173916.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>We arrived with plenty of time to spare before dinner, and Erin and Alden had never been to this area before, so we went down to the creek as part of the tour. Then back up to the Lodge for dinner. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylIxYW-j3ek2um9l7_7QHFiIiPEroT0tPH9i8xkIJsL7yBhWmgr4ygCptrzLMv969XxXjGM4IQKgI5Ukyjx-cQT2xtMyehsiYEXwvxOqfocWlSHPUJ8OwmOc05-Ud6HfT92ec0V_EwUV1e-bDz4knf2pIMbKJMQe5W4lStEn2WRQnse2sB9CnY3jO/s4032/06-20220810_180357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylIxYW-j3ek2um9l7_7QHFiIiPEroT0tPH9i8xkIJsL7yBhWmgr4ygCptrzLMv969XxXjGM4IQKgI5Ukyjx-cQT2xtMyehsiYEXwvxOqfocWlSHPUJ8OwmOc05-Ud6HfT92ec0V_EwUV1e-bDz4knf2pIMbKJMQe5W4lStEn2WRQnse2sB9CnY3jO/w640-h480/06-20220810_180357.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP19zv_bXfwf-x7ZlRdm_SJa4ScqlZ_6lDxpwDDONNqNK5Hr-1efE5woQ_rRp1DGwR-sX2YH-uwQZ48wkdmKc3HMRPomf4XoY5acWEhO9dnAKkbmiYu2d37f9DANaG_9Ycw28syGjw56jzLg3wLVf_ppx4Z5WLfrlC0YyLMqFQjMJnQoqCOTCyYqPG/s4032/07-20220810_180459.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP19zv_bXfwf-x7ZlRdm_SJa4ScqlZ_6lDxpwDDONNqNK5Hr-1efE5woQ_rRp1DGwR-sX2YH-uwQZ48wkdmKc3HMRPomf4XoY5acWEhO9dnAKkbmiYu2d37f9DANaG_9Ycw28syGjw56jzLg3wLVf_ppx4Z5WLfrlC0YyLMqFQjMJnQoqCOTCyYqPG/w640-h480/07-20220810_180459.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>As with our Marcy stay, Thursday morning dawned fair, but afternoon showers were predicted. Given the age of the youngest in our party -- Alden is just 7 years old -- this is already a pretty aggressive hike, so we didn't want to rush him too much. Still, I thought it best if could get up to Gothics at least before the rain set in. That view ascending the cables is not to be missed, and there are a few big, steep slabs with no cables that I wasn't eager to attempt in the rain. So that was the goal...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2te7diUnBHuIUZEPjZ0B_65g16p3Hbrd_7mpJjY51uGgomR0JdLmSmjjcSvSjiGQjwFYdP5guYcx8N2LANmnOWXx81YX-puPaaxOr8XuvNMfpqxAuvuoqsHvpaWK7uVcIro3lrRiZm65lyj8_oTl6w6RzSaqFjSeabW4_CrnROVifkyCYL9FQC8qU/s4433/7b%20-%20Gothics,%20Armstrong,%20UWJ.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4433" data-original-width="3400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2te7diUnBHuIUZEPjZ0B_65g16p3Hbrd_7mpJjY51uGgomR0JdLmSmjjcSvSjiGQjwFYdP5guYcx8N2LANmnOWXx81YX-puPaaxOr8XuvNMfpqxAuvuoqsHvpaWK7uVcIro3lrRiZm65lyj8_oTl6w6RzSaqFjSeabW4_CrnROVifkyCYL9FQC8qU/w490-h640/7b%20-%20Gothics,%20Armstrong,%20UWJ.jpg" width="490" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the green track shows our loop up the Orebed, across part of the Lower Great Range, and back down the Wolfjaw and Woodsfall Trail<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zT-BOKpk3olXn0mwntatzIv4kut2Dp4VMQ_IZeuglqO9iMQx4dMAbZpTNFZJPB7Uucrl_73FXBzu4shV61sUUAlynyKhwgT7uBNsORzqBj8JYOuEy_k1VJHfQCOPdi0zBxu-yZhANPMnbuYzoHFTIEuUn-OagveZsXW7LDhHpQsEuZ_H1-pPTW4B/s4032/08-20220811_090007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zT-BOKpk3olXn0mwntatzIv4kut2Dp4VMQ_IZeuglqO9iMQx4dMAbZpTNFZJPB7Uucrl_73FXBzu4shV61sUUAlynyKhwgT7uBNsORzqBj8JYOuEy_k1VJHfQCOPdi0zBxu-yZhANPMnbuYzoHFTIEuUn-OagveZsXW7LDhHpQsEuZ_H1-pPTW4B/w480-h640/08-20220811_090007.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC84ylu0PfP1MN53fA8eq8WZntmYWrguNlKLpJj-089ERZuGZIIDBKLUNq2_R0lM5h27ny809wNa78Cug3SU0e6N8ilT7oUbbP0fTFz5Z1WtPv27rJd7fV7oVXyxO2FJR1JxU9wtqYm4bvf2sf5vxfQeM_a7M4cACZvFzzXDN2raYHoc5QgInVB2ZT/s4032/09-20220811_091316.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC84ylu0PfP1MN53fA8eq8WZntmYWrguNlKLpJj-089ERZuGZIIDBKLUNq2_R0lM5h27ny809wNa78Cug3SU0e6N8ilT7oUbbP0fTFz5Z1WtPv27rJd7fV7oVXyxO2FJR1JxU9wtqYm4bvf2sf5vxfQeM_a7M4cACZvFzzXDN2raYHoc5QgInVB2ZT/w640-h480/09-20220811_091316.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODqEwl_WWGRzU_uBxI8Eur5mNhKvKifuneQ2fMKv7GWMTEkmi7E1RM2FbH-6byMLOtvXOOYFDuNC6mbnG_SroD-WSoQM5KpM5fJZv8UfoLlcnCyzbv6HhMOXEyi1f2_leYrEqUpkrewQ191m88DpStNHkAHOjLTegNHRONzJBzSyHgKx67NEVTkVZ/s4032/10-20220811_092043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODqEwl_WWGRzU_uBxI8Eur5mNhKvKifuneQ2fMKv7GWMTEkmi7E1RM2FbH-6byMLOtvXOOYFDuNC6mbnG_SroD-WSoQM5KpM5fJZv8UfoLlcnCyzbv6HhMOXEyi1f2_leYrEqUpkrewQ191m88DpStNHkAHOjLTegNHRONzJBzSyHgKx67NEVTkVZ/w480-h640/10-20220811_092043.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>The grades are gentle for a while, but then the trail starts getting a little gnarlier. Teaser views of the Orebed Slide started to become visible. Everyone was looking forward to getting out there, perhaps most especially Frankie -- he had vague memories of this trail from hiking it en route to <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2018/09/saddleback-mountain-via-johns-brook.html" target="_blank">Saddleback</a> years ago, and loved <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2021/10/lower-wolfjaw-via-bennies-brook.html" target="_blank">Bennie's Brook</a> last year. 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Up, up, up. The grade levels briefly in the col between Gothics and Saddleback, where the trail diverges. We turned left to ascend the cables up Gothics -- another exciting feature of this hike that Frankie was especially looking forward to. Note that there are additional steep slabs both above and below the cables where they would be useful. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmxNhdMVE2GI-gNlb8qt_st6taun2elfImmIyPoVQmtgWcl0ZZ9-kXoRkY-lGsr3oM6Gvr647m1BsnapkYnpwE0cqxAV3N4E9AE3IGbRxCTNiXW6p1sNjPJDeM4CBK8a-8Y_4jXa7P0CQMLUxzbWH9dbhwFBnOmhnclIryWAVxVYvHugytf4SOsKM/s4032/21-20220811_110330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmxNhdMVE2GI-gNlb8qt_st6taun2elfImmIyPoVQmtgWcl0ZZ9-kXoRkY-lGsr3oM6Gvr647m1BsnapkYnpwE0cqxAV3N4E9AE3IGbRxCTNiXW6p1sNjPJDeM4CBK8a-8Y_4jXa7P0CQMLUxzbWH9dbhwFBnOmhnclIryWAVxVYvHugytf4SOsKM/w480-h640/21-20220811_110330.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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There were several parties resting here, but we didn't linger long. 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We took some quick pictures, then settled in for lunch. Then more pictures, of course. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSFILfsR4yxYGCJGJqsRLH3PeoGxQjF4vBUshDwD4EYvVtkxMk7l_iYU_ZAR_dHZdhK1kpDqi5LezyH5KgwRym2qfRiWDS-gcVIofEvpE-nq4G9qC8TfMtS4uGAhDDPzZ5Z8RhaVgI58WLoiQxmdKdPVtaisrYH3QWjvrZDQYFVQaGypWIMW1nBqe/s4032/43-20220811_122944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSFILfsR4yxYGCJGJqsRLH3PeoGxQjF4vBUshDwD4EYvVtkxMk7l_iYU_ZAR_dHZdhK1kpDqi5LezyH5KgwRym2qfRiWDS-gcVIofEvpE-nq4G9qC8TfMtS4uGAhDDPzZ5Z8RhaVgI58WLoiQxmdKdPVtaisrYH3QWjvrZDQYFVQaGypWIMW1nBqe/w640-h480/43-20220811_122944.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2F_aGeTIRoQlEzxbWFluTM_wXwGlWnIlgdAoekpjg5W-UAZokCtuq__tb7nRtfPyk_a2gpQQD0K3ytT8vWxTtRMj6wNJYzp8ZSEYf5UsQkVSuuBOROjgjIPGNhDq8gVKUE3E_DY0ZHo-jz0LDiE7ckGg4W0_gwlot6beBbv9pm0AT4n4cAMwUZZ-X/s3648/44-20220811_130306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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A group of young men were hiking in the opposite direction from the AMR side and asked for advice about the path ahead, given the rapidly worsening weather. I told them about the bail-out option via Beaver Meadow Falls and some of them seemed quite relieved to hear of it. We rushed to pull out our rain gear and pack covers. Alden was in a hurry to get off the exposed ledge and back in the shelter of the trees, so we moved on in short order, heading towards Upper Wolf Jaw. <br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqik0rhSpWd-lq_6Kad-TPo6CmD570xuYZqxxHHM7U15c9iRTYLkifpHXRuFbTbf7YQr3Wp0VsiXAUzVz_MlRS0UwmXZKk2zMfJq576B_4nq7AX_5e561Z99zL7Kafg6xFo30fhDhfxBqor07__QvMs1y655t4Epw37VSH6RZaoeYgSO4QxJDlsc1/s4032/57-20220811_140722.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqik0rhSpWd-lq_6Kad-TPo6CmD570xuYZqxxHHM7U15c9iRTYLkifpHXRuFbTbf7YQr3Wp0VsiXAUzVz_MlRS0UwmXZKk2zMfJq576B_4nq7AX_5e561Z99zL7Kafg6xFo30fhDhfxBqor07__QvMs1y655t4Epw37VSH6RZaoeYgSO4QxJDlsc1/w640-h480/57-20220811_140722.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking at the clouds bearing down on us<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoLaw_AAGbQBFjLxU8KQC8jl_vZHkIceL8BK4TJ-0nCGQ2PBU9oBMn_fv4-l4zsevwq73Db-GRlz8NC1HvjMD3CDBhI_4w9ABLVP_mYhQUZKJaE5ytyLmEul--qHQHsswwuxvNiyioS91dcUTX6tiV63WqqdwJJjVQ_2BGMa29h3O4bwy2ZOxRRhg/s4032/56-20220811_140546.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoLaw_AAGbQBFjLxU8KQC8jl_vZHkIceL8BK4TJ-0nCGQ2PBU9oBMn_fv4-l4zsevwq73Db-GRlz8NC1HvjMD3CDBhI_4w9ABLVP_mYhQUZKJaE5ytyLmEul--qHQHsswwuxvNiyioS91dcUTX6tiV63WqqdwJJjVQ_2BGMa29h3O4bwy2ZOxRRhg/w640-h480/56-20220811_140546.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDS5pgE2zFQ7fejDAOQOQ4tZJ_MKo2eB7vrsr1O8BWqwIWrmtknUiFfmarwd58Z1AqQpXJTSQwTZfx8QobdZhiUCRPL5RbuSCYKFCeraYPnMTFhyql8FtCedjQPIQIvsxm4TvG8wBIhyGixcthbjsGDvpcVNw0HS6w_EoY4zpbLoJ3KlDWa7hhJKCb/s4032/60-20220811_140939.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDS5pgE2zFQ7fejDAOQOQ4tZJ_MKo2eB7vrsr1O8BWqwIWrmtknUiFfmarwd58Z1AqQpXJTSQwTZfx8QobdZhiUCRPL5RbuSCYKFCeraYPnMTFhyql8FtCedjQPIQIvsxm4TvG8wBIhyGixcthbjsGDvpcVNw0HS6w_EoY4zpbLoJ3KlDWa7hhJKCb/w640-h480/60-20220811_140939.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the view toward Gothics - literally TWO minutes later<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMW8skmcUc07tMXmIT3IRDaS6FgjYmF-IuTW016twtX8UrXkmVvgq4SoSQN47IU_gQJ9ywdxyFyzXH8ak9ICqozOdxclOKSvvzZPFN-WF0AsngqVys0M0O1sNMxWA69LoDH0y6icqteqKKzzHo2UEql3OhdjoKLTiRn4bWAn7iMzAcwIvs_-Eq7t1/s4032/61-20220811_143650.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMW8skmcUc07tMXmIT3IRDaS6FgjYmF-IuTW016twtX8UrXkmVvgq4SoSQN47IU_gQJ9ywdxyFyzXH8ak9ICqozOdxclOKSvvzZPFN-WF0AsngqVys0M0O1sNMxWA69LoDH0y6icqteqKKzzHo2UEql3OhdjoKLTiRn4bWAn7iMzAcwIvs_-Eq7t1/w480-h640/61-20220811_143650.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtE4JnvjWKxO5RhRAZNKAyPnpog1VP5A34nIilVFscASLQnK3VOTn93n0fjNU3pYh1vTpFf-DVOuYHUQ9DCvj5QhB0cLqxUYLpu60gJSdSbIny7fI1XPn4cW7Yo8CpXXjiEDikHYWwTrbBLmunTZeODBuGGm7H6YEaXXpGTycyGfW5ABZxRtT0jGju/s4032/62-20220811_143903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtE4JnvjWKxO5RhRAZNKAyPnpog1VP5A34nIilVFscASLQnK3VOTn93n0fjNU3pYh1vTpFf-DVOuYHUQ9DCvj5QhB0cLqxUYLpu60gJSdSbIny7fI1XPn4cW7Yo8CpXXjiEDikHYWwTrbBLmunTZeODBuGGm7H6YEaXXpGTycyGfW5ABZxRtT0jGju/w480-h640/62-20220811_143903.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>It rained pretty steadily for much of the traverse across the ridge between the peaks and I took very few photos. This section is fairly rugged, so we were extra careful not to slip in the rain. I couldn't resist getting the phone a little wet to document to boys descending the ladder though - another highlight for Frankie. And mercifully, the rain let up by the time we summited Upper Wolf Jaw, allowing for a proper rest where we could stuff some more calories in the kids. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimAPBVZW1Ir0c4wn2w1L4HNlNCT-_hoLd3VC2QI2aXYox4lmpI4BDZEz5gFj3LK-NdeOr_UkUwOEPGNw5f_sdn0VLo9JpKVL91Igbd9BrHHV45Lbw-1teLaq5aTbuVo4jHki0VqY0xMJB2xGwtU5COfE6LcyBSHSwaz_MLjGsvQvhXCBmsXiZFP5QT/s4032/63-20220811_151805.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimAPBVZW1Ir0c4wn2w1L4HNlNCT-_hoLd3VC2QI2aXYox4lmpI4BDZEz5gFj3LK-NdeOr_UkUwOEPGNw5f_sdn0VLo9JpKVL91Igbd9BrHHV45Lbw-1teLaq5aTbuVo4jHki0VqY0xMJB2xGwtU5COfE6LcyBSHSwaz_MLjGsvQvhXCBmsXiZFP5QT/w640-h480/63-20220811_151805.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-c3RX8nrecs78U3zYeptCu7tAJg6ym_0IPOFsY4F2Ewjy7VWrZR6cWXG_gi8j0njFq_lT04MHV_NN0EwaDFVRiwLkG96hsxipaYbo6PUCdbdKBMF9NKl5wm6lxwoA6kbXBDB04GHe8lcziEQZXZidIhLSl7raEAAS2K62Yk1dl1ivPHIfkdBp11dK/s4032/64-20220811_151829.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-c3RX8nrecs78U3zYeptCu7tAJg6ym_0IPOFsY4F2Ewjy7VWrZR6cWXG_gi8j0njFq_lT04MHV_NN0EwaDFVRiwLkG96hsxipaYbo6PUCdbdKBMF9NKl5wm6lxwoA6kbXBDB04GHe8lcziEQZXZidIhLSl7raEAAS2K62Yk1dl1ivPHIfkdBp11dK/w640-h480/64-20220811_151829.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGwfOqjYRhh4ZYKoOxKrXAue2y26xCI5uqLIBFDYbOLW9ZOZI9Pa1bnC6XpR5eFaH2aDD2cedahPevfwgXtUA0nnPLtIxU2s-WSzLkETCeGR8Hf1pELdmyC81T_JQaassiDGiOzmesA89oiTX8c-AlPaTZ3DpO8Q_MJX8yFidHhgKljgwzlqFG7JQ/s4032/65-20220811_151634.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGwfOqjYRhh4ZYKoOxKrXAue2y26xCI5uqLIBFDYbOLW9ZOZI9Pa1bnC6XpR5eFaH2aDD2cedahPevfwgXtUA0nnPLtIxU2s-WSzLkETCeGR8Hf1pELdmyC81T_JQaassiDGiOzmesA89oiTX8c-AlPaTZ3DpO8Q_MJX8yFidHhgKljgwzlqFG7JQ/w640-h480/65-20220811_151634.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The gang wasn't thrilled with the little bit of extra climbing to get over the "tooth" in the wolf's jaw, the rise in the foreground on the right side of the picture above, but at least I could warn them about it by pointing it out in the view. Lower Wolfjaw is the peak in the center of the above picture, but we would not be climbing that today. The Wolf Jaw Trail on which we would descend splits off in the col between the tooth and LWJ. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HBiehzoiMNvOIGmolT3jHvX47aacu3dHzNEJ-SSVZePCmyd5yFzKCP40Jb29FBfBWWZe_2huGOOru16nvSCFsMFR1oj-1tAXBrvRCDxrjFEy0EvWipilt59oSDQQyb0WL_UlYmYmKFz7me13Pax4OFubEpcLImNZj5qHWVSQhZuLLLZPxfyhl8p7/s4032/66-20220811_164248.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HBiehzoiMNvOIGmolT3jHvX47aacu3dHzNEJ-SSVZePCmyd5yFzKCP40Jb29FBfBWWZe_2huGOOru16nvSCFsMFR1oj-1tAXBrvRCDxrjFEy0EvWipilt59oSDQQyb0WL_UlYmYmKFz7me13Pax4OFubEpcLImNZj5qHWVSQhZuLLLZPxfyhl8p7/w480-h640/66-20220811_164248.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>We were spared more rain for most of the descent, but not quite all the way. It started sprinkling when we were almost back. We rock-hopped across the Orebed Brook together, then I told Frankie he could run ahead if he wanted, but to wait for us on the covered part of JBL's porch. He gladly took me up on the offer and took off like a rocket. I jogged a bit, too, as the rain was quite unwelcome at that point. Luckily this is a short stretch, perhaps a quarter mile. We left our muddy boots on the porch and went inside to grab a few supplies -- because to my great relief, we still had time to freshen up before dinner. The boys were very resistant to going back out in the rain to clean up in the creek, but we insisted, and felt so much better for it. I was the only one who went for full immersion, but everyone got cleaned up. Then dry warm clothes, a delicious dinner, and even hot chocolate for the boys. Life is good! <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zExqkE2UdJFuQiWR6W3BN1x4MmbgX5qvPvXF4mVNFH5vlKkvahpoVn0xu5llQUo1Ks1-xAPMr1ciDpS4a080J7GyoCNl_zBLZR43RJ3X6K5q5fRA0j_rqgU2AptejC8-S38J7aXEhJgoYU9_0cpF535MGjazS5hVQtLDlYngoXl0qFmdKTqOmIQJ/s4032/67-20220812_092436.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zExqkE2UdJFuQiWR6W3BN1x4MmbgX5qvPvXF4mVNFH5vlKkvahpoVn0xu5llQUo1Ks1-xAPMr1ciDpS4a080J7GyoCNl_zBLZR43RJ3X6K5q5fRA0j_rqgU2AptejC8-S38J7aXEhJgoYU9_0cpF535MGjazS5hVQtLDlYngoXl0qFmdKTqOmIQJ/w640-h480/67-20220812_092436.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friday morning, packing up for the hike out<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYUib5lVITZl-QdNzAHpyGZslcXG2EjJlN13AB6rtJTmcSKZLr9vKf7wmReDoFqvzwbmq5TJAeGXq2MJcOyAOX4CDgRM4eNmeKfjf6gv2EltXARVOrG64uiT_8X0fThE1zQl7NVTqzPCQCy-8fsr6-8qkNeRMX60FZRYtZLzbPwBXD8NboWBI5mic/s4032/68-20220812_093545.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYUib5lVITZl-QdNzAHpyGZslcXG2EjJlN13AB6rtJTmcSKZLr9vKf7wmReDoFqvzwbmq5TJAeGXq2MJcOyAOX4CDgRM4eNmeKfjf6gv2EltXARVOrG64uiT_8X0fThE1zQl7NVTqzPCQCy-8fsr6-8qkNeRMX60FZRYtZLzbPwBXD8NboWBI5mic/w640-h480/68-20220812_093545.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Friday morning was nice again and we poked about, taking our time packing up and enjoying our last few minutes at JBL This is such a great spot, so many happy memories here! Then the hike out, relatively easy for being mostly downhill. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0xROr4TQMLHqs-fvrIXkx-1r65CNsdfjzdsnU0bCZURC6BKkQdbx0LqdTAvP7kbT-xYB7fOOMbJhc7CVGxScMC-T5vud_ie5Nph6Qofh8TjVnR6N5cd-cflLcIw4S5npEHTdGnkYjDiqs9V3Koidvguwq9f3fmvgH8TIVqUf8oU3caGJwOpZAIca/s4032/69-20220812_093623.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0xROr4TQMLHqs-fvrIXkx-1r65CNsdfjzdsnU0bCZURC6BKkQdbx0LqdTAvP7kbT-xYB7fOOMbJhc7CVGxScMC-T5vud_ie5Nph6Qofh8TjVnR6N5cd-cflLcIw4S5npEHTdGnkYjDiqs9V3Koidvguwq9f3fmvgH8TIVqUf8oU3caGJwOpZAIca/w640-h480/69-20220812_093623.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEvmX_J6sl45YBby6lzMgp54S1GFG2heDZ1Of0hyW-lBv-fUbDRb7n-UFOCDofLkEiIWTs7EZNG8nd12dD0FP_Yzxl-sUW6VpE2bdABwRvpkL0aYG824YYRevfDjlmmamHppDZMw6Uqu9ICk8ZS1KLr15_hiR9QxJWFi8UV5F4olKSzkLjv2YYZKt/s4032/70-20220812_093702.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEvmX_J6sl45YBby6lzMgp54S1GFG2heDZ1Of0hyW-lBv-fUbDRb7n-UFOCDofLkEiIWTs7EZNG8nd12dD0FP_Yzxl-sUW6VpE2bdABwRvpkL0aYG824YYRevfDjlmmamHppDZMw6Uqu9ICk8ZS1KLr15_hiR9QxJWFi8UV5F4olKSzkLjv2YYZKt/w480-h640/70-20220812_093702.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP84-Eaiu2CghuoRDLnHNBH9ZIZJboUzkFOW6s2dKWG4yTuwdqEsUyii518mfOncKIRFb5sgmg793wAWCRM04C3NyLNGcN4E_sCDkena5MvGjh4IkkvMkltUg0x1Or_kfeR6ReqYPl1D1RHveksSgtcGlDvz_uGxVZnQfqQkOM0BzH8E3sAHrE9tH7/s3648/71-20220812_093808.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP84-Eaiu2CghuoRDLnHNBH9ZIZJboUzkFOW6s2dKWG4yTuwdqEsUyii518mfOncKIRFb5sgmg793wAWCRM04C3NyLNGcN4E_sCDkena5MvGjh4IkkvMkltUg0x1Or_kfeR6ReqYPl1D1RHveksSgtcGlDvz_uGxVZnQfqQkOM0BzH8E3sAHrE9tH7/w640-h480/71-20220812_093808.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusW9lxasAVYS4JxHfMWNtv0MyAvC3e9T6RqcjqM-rWVwFx2FJkVMzcBZcmzv2zfXx0h6JEYz4z8tZ90gFYOAxCxc2NjBGR8pN6e0znjUBTIwRbRUjplg7FYp9jjMogQlJ2DrXuyWYkU3OchxMZvuqIAnHat7WQA0pqc8dhNAwepVAD2DPr88fx0eL/s4032/72-20220812_101833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusW9lxasAVYS4JxHfMWNtv0MyAvC3e9T6RqcjqM-rWVwFx2FJkVMzcBZcmzv2zfXx0h6JEYz4z8tZ90gFYOAxCxc2NjBGR8pN6e0znjUBTIwRbRUjplg7FYp9jjMogQlJ2DrXuyWYkU3OchxMZvuqIAnHat7WQA0pqc8dhNAwepVAD2DPr88fx0eL/w640-h480/72-20220812_101833.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-LYIo74J63ukRHKsX4zxaGepblHGfi5VqML-wL7Q4rxvsfihGwyY0Lupabhs_kk0SGBhoLUxQVSTeicp2TeeSH6B8nYqF1_RnkNPermf7Tew9q6uodw0CtNhN8mOiWoFCRsy5al9UwuSQARSJfFIES2DVZkqIefrXTOPofgR5i9zz-hk3ZwfZkQn/s4032/73-20220812_123320.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-LYIo74J63ukRHKsX4zxaGepblHGfi5VqML-wL7Q4rxvsfihGwyY0Lupabhs_kk0SGBhoLUxQVSTeicp2TeeSH6B8nYqF1_RnkNPermf7Tew9q6uodw0CtNhN8mOiWoFCRsy5al9UwuSQARSJfFIES2DVZkqIefrXTOPofgR5i9zz-hk3ZwfZkQn/w480-h640/73-20220812_123320.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">obligatory stop for more patches<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Adirondack Mountain Club's stats for this hike, as posted at JBL, are as follows: Day 1, the Garden trailhead to JBL, 3.5 miles with 700 feet gain; Day 2, Gothics-Armstrong-UWJ Loop, 8.2 miles with 3,122 feet gain; and Day 3, JBL back to the Garden, 3.5 miles with minimal gain. This loop, whether done as a day hike or split up over multiple days, is super rewarding, with stunning views and lot of variety. This was Alden's biggest hike to date and he did amazingly well. And my boy, well, he was just over the moon. He loved all the fun challenges -- the more scrambles and ladders, the better. <br /></p><p></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-76330240901902177242022-07-28T12:50:00.000-04:002022-11-05T12:51:37.728-04:00Mount Marcy via JBL<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7rsrtaU5nrpeq78Qpdm8d_29yI3QwcujxI7nrRZ3VuCAisgv-WCaPskLe2IOEXaSgpW5mnMCERSBLtiaFmP-VhrmMPucMkTPPDaxBzRZ8bAB89Eia4OUsya92-8a_DMjnhv4mvEBNKPR1Y4sBcOLEccX4quZrb2t6aJzoQdhT1m4nxNsgX2i1jNj/s4032/01-20220728_130541.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7rsrtaU5nrpeq78Qpdm8d_29yI3QwcujxI7nrRZ3VuCAisgv-WCaPskLe2IOEXaSgpW5mnMCERSBLtiaFmP-VhrmMPucMkTPPDaxBzRZ8bAB89Eia4OUsya92-8a_DMjnhv4mvEBNKPR1Y4sBcOLEccX4quZrb2t6aJzoQdhT1m4nxNsgX2i1jNj/w640-h480/01-20220728_130541.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Marcy</b>
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5,344 feet | ranked 1/46 in height | 1st peak climbed (repeat) </div><p></p><p>Frankie has been wanting to climb Mount Marcy since he was tiny, but was always somewhat discouraged by the length of the approach. Then in 2018, he picked up an activity book at a National Trust Property in Northern Ireland that inspired him in terms of timing for his goal. See, the booklet was focused on fun things for kids to do outside, and included a checklist of things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 years old, really great things like dam a stream, go camping, catch a falling leaf, roll down a big hill, play Pooh Sticks, go swimming in the sea, forage for wild food -- and "climb a huge hill." Frankie has always loved activity books and he was taking this one very seriously, marking off things he'd already done and working on some of the new ideas. We climbed some pretty big hills on that trip (<a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2018/07/slieve-binnian.html" target="_blank">Slieve Binnian</a> is the third tallest peak in Northern Ireland and <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2018/07/slieve-bearnagh.html" target="_blank">Slieve Bearnagh</a> the fourth). However, Frankie refused to count them, as he had already decided: Marcy would be the huge hill that he would climb before he was 11 and 3/4. He was only 7 then, and 11 and 3/4 seemed a long way off. But he never forgot. Last summer he talked about it a lot, how we had to make sure to get up Marcy soon because his "deadline" was approaching.<br /></p><a name='more'></a><p>Since he enjoyed his previous stay at Johns Brook Lodge (JBL) so much, I booked a stay there for the Marcy hike. And although Erwin had not come with us when we hiked <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2018/09/saddleback-mountain-via-johns-brook.html" target="_blank">Saddleback</a>, he had always wanted to climb Marcy, too, so he was onboard for this adventure. We drove up to Keene Valley on our chosen Wednesday. Luck was on our side and we secured one of the last spots in the tiny Garden lot; always a bit nerve-wracking, especially when the shuttle isn't running. The attendant happened to be there and he said it was unusually crowded for a Wednesday, but that's part of the gamble -- you never know what awaits. We set out along the familiar trail between the Garden and JBL, a route we've all taken multiple times on previous adventures. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8zdqsZHpLAs8Qxl7-z21-m0OZS1GrvyhKzQ6mhsobAdtz2wl1cAxXHyQAMbPQBf3A6EfeYkftMLIs4LcpxGL6GqiO-KiZUNNfY1PXGyPN-SgK47FbG1tpTa6WriU8RtxfSQHDvwiLglhqAZu-Ybo6pMZgVbqeh5ychRHL8jLVn8D2cc02iu6_s2C/s4400/JBL.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3426" data-original-width="4400" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8zdqsZHpLAs8Qxl7-z21-m0OZS1GrvyhKzQ6mhsobAdtz2wl1cAxXHyQAMbPQBf3A6EfeYkftMLIs4LcpxGL6GqiO-KiZUNNfY1PXGyPN-SgK47FbG1tpTa6WriU8RtxfSQHDvwiLglhqAZu-Ybo6pMZgVbqeh5ychRHL8jLVn8D2cc02iu6_s2C/w640-h498/JBL.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the purple track is the route from the Garden to JBL<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Book mileage for this is 3.5 miles with 700 feet gain. GaiaGPS tracked the exact same mileage, but put the gain slightly higher at 855 feet. I don't put much stock in that though; the Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) seems like a more reliable source than my phone's onboard GPS. We checked in, got settled in our bunkroom, and went down to the creek before a quick look about. <p></p><p>
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We pretty much knew we'd get rained on at some point, but headed up with hopes we could summit before any thunderstorms moved in. The grades are easy for the first 1.5 miles of the Phelps Trail, with the trail following Johns Brook. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9OFqJz-lGk5iOGlZkzEOMnV1uaSsy07NOGpVPaBbIMQPlyAX-kmA5N-SO0n2NBrTzVOTle3gv8Iqqa8HhUsK7PJ-rCjMD5IJab2aIhpOYz-xk6dSGy5bp8gmvsHga-3hodTjIfeNqe7sYxicST3qUYSz5JPun3vT0l1FJ4pHsjf-NNvA8P9Eq0eWy/s4032/04-20220728_080540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9OFqJz-lGk5iOGlZkzEOMnV1uaSsy07NOGpVPaBbIMQPlyAX-kmA5N-SO0n2NBrTzVOTle3gv8Iqqa8HhUsK7PJ-rCjMD5IJab2aIhpOYz-xk6dSGy5bp8gmvsHga-3hodTjIfeNqe7sYxicST3qUYSz5JPun3vT0l1FJ4pHsjf-NNvA8P9Eq0eWy/w480-h640/04-20220728_080540.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqh3D0Bb94mgsvR6WQ5ufPaViG-lUaZW2-HhnqAlgN8K3SbkoNWHem9Xj6_S0E-OBT-4YTemQGa13GabvN0JR8QmjJ0WvG_hMmM4lDZMho0GdlwvzAHrHFHmVpmIs-9jC1-C7Wwe-gAocO3vwiaA4Tv7rpveUPfqMNjPjInRwBe042eML0wMfFAmIS/s4032/05-20220728_081401.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqh3D0Bb94mgsvR6WQ5ufPaViG-lUaZW2-HhnqAlgN8K3SbkoNWHem9Xj6_S0E-OBT-4YTemQGa13GabvN0JR8QmjJ0WvG_hMmM4lDZMho0GdlwvzAHrHFHmVpmIs-9jC1-C7Wwe-gAocO3vwiaA4Tv7rpveUPfqMNjPjInRwBe042eML0wMfFAmIS/w480-h640/05-20220728_081401.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgu-mPXJCo17D1_NyHIwNT6IIQ864zCk6kt1REOpEnhqSbVFunPB3VIj14TKE9sILB2X7c7QD8c4S0SsBYnLiQ9R-P259qSTNeUXhdupNxgxaXRXuoznlbmwUXXE1S5pKykeqk02hxaWBeOTQEJOlLUiofb9wks_K7Jcw2ns1WNO3s-akr1qbDqYbc/s4032/06-20220728_082352.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgu-mPXJCo17D1_NyHIwNT6IIQ864zCk6kt1REOpEnhqSbVFunPB3VIj14TKE9sILB2X7c7QD8c4S0SsBYnLiQ9R-P259qSTNeUXhdupNxgxaXRXuoznlbmwUXXE1S5pKykeqk02hxaWBeOTQEJOlLUiofb9wks_K7Jcw2ns1WNO3s-akr1qbDqYbc/w480-h640/06-20220728_082352.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPYY8fPMQbN-60KHpKkkf5t5TO0zric4xF_phsOG3CWoaUdkNI-moIAyvR9T2azTIE0TRVlQ5ZY1RPa9i7xZs31yKSKzAvP5y3Sd722PR171P0cW-sF2ktAFWxj1-nTc6XY13w5pUPuP67yWRMrYLKFNN9HKXXDtAZLipDk1zwVXcNvJOBfo2G90z/s4032/07-20220728_085205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPYY8fPMQbN-60KHpKkkf5t5TO0zric4xF_phsOG3CWoaUdkNI-moIAyvR9T2azTIE0TRVlQ5ZY1RPa9i7xZs31yKSKzAvP5y3Sd722PR171P0cW-sF2ktAFWxj1-nTc6XY13w5pUPuP67yWRMrYLKFNN9HKXXDtAZLipDk1zwVXcNvJOBfo2G90z/w480-h640/07-20220728_085205.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>When we got to the intersection pictured above, we turned right onto the Hopkins Trail. This joins with the Van Hoevenberg Trail on a plateau somewhere around 4,400 feet -- a shoulder of Marcy. We planned to ascend this way, then descend on the Phelps Trail, making a loop that would return us to this same spot near the end of our hike. Loops are always appealing because of the variety. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjy8nwiJQNOBpBV06MNu-ZRZb-1TK8hjgf476oaDk6ACsI1v2fB-axzEFIQgkPeASmeHHvk3aQUe0IZl717HhPcqhRYGYMH50SCmKWOnEoxHzby9Cu84PQNgVhbmzmNcu6bEGRzoVZMWX1tNQRlNuqPGjM2GXIXtQMT9nfjwlHXVesijR3zBOWar0/s4032/08-20220728_091828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjy8nwiJQNOBpBV06MNu-ZRZb-1TK8hjgf476oaDk6ACsI1v2fB-axzEFIQgkPeASmeHHvk3aQUe0IZl717HhPcqhRYGYMH50SCmKWOnEoxHzby9Cu84PQNgVhbmzmNcu6bEGRzoVZMWX1tNQRlNuqPGjM2GXIXtQMT9nfjwlHXVesijR3zBOWar0/w640-h480/08-20220728_091828.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVSapFaTOSBhiExGWnaS-XaPsCPVBWNq9ejPgCz6VVWsrE8zzLz5QzbGseoCPRFUF10MIQoEA7hjS2-250CgUWaLnWmCAPcypMtudjzL3yrt1HNxNAByJoZlO0XiV5VfSVxCI4v_OQXXkMS6yz4G62NPW8lAs-sx1Eir0fHUi2T8SLfLJeSDqiUbE/s4032/09-20220728_105816.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVSapFaTOSBhiExGWnaS-XaPsCPVBWNq9ejPgCz6VVWsrE8zzLz5QzbGseoCPRFUF10MIQoEA7hjS2-250CgUWaLnWmCAPcypMtudjzL3yrt1HNxNAByJoZlO0XiV5VfSVxCI4v_OQXXkMS6yz4G62NPW8lAs-sx1Eir0fHUi2T8SLfLJeSDqiUbE/w480-h640/09-20220728_105816.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>Some mellow climbing, some steep climbing, up we went. Eventually we started getting glimpses of Marcy through various openings. The cloud cover was building, but there was still plenty of blue -- at times. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPm1HPkUEnOZPqShiXlihT9Y-q7e48QKTs7M_yqCg7b6fCj2O3nloMLNvt3e1SmYczqgjo3SphGNzEnCPEg_KyVdU-yJ7TBSsw5K0M3KfCOymvv39i5Z1By16GdPz9v7qva0G4N9A7Bz0I5dEBi562pgQnuJY792L6GfPJcKc32pvtlDPSbeSdlK9Q/s4032/10-20220728_112753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPm1HPkUEnOZPqShiXlihT9Y-q7e48QKTs7M_yqCg7b6fCj2O3nloMLNvt3e1SmYczqgjo3SphGNzEnCPEg_KyVdU-yJ7TBSsw5K0M3KfCOymvv39i5Z1By16GdPz9v7qva0G4N9A7Bz0I5dEBi562pgQnuJY792L6GfPJcKc32pvtlDPSbeSdlK9Q/w640-h480/10-20220728_112753.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CZgOlJoy1ocaFoba1-PvLS9Gy1kViQ-hKFr1tRNRxZDY2OIFuM4CNQKiyVELPGTUDhgUoRl4FtxUkCz4LkBXnOcloMdC3jorCtaeF8aSAu4ys9HZeA-Wh8yd51uhs3lkFM54yRz42fb-tQUO2tnw_Uqu2OHTpm4S5IJ-u4BkecAqV7BghSmpre-2/s4032/11-20220728_114751.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CZgOlJoy1ocaFoba1-PvLS9Gy1kViQ-hKFr1tRNRxZDY2OIFuM4CNQKiyVELPGTUDhgUoRl4FtxUkCz4LkBXnOcloMdC3jorCtaeF8aSAu4ys9HZeA-Wh8yd51uhs3lkFM54yRz42fb-tQUO2tnw_Uqu2OHTpm4S5IJ-u4BkecAqV7BghSmpre-2/w640-h480/11-20220728_114751.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWP43R1vDHVYfDs9_5zjJ7Ue57YYI49yxn_NNTJS7kR0F_JB2Jj0nziwTMs7Ij9XfTwAs6ZffvxgE5rm4mULBQyrBr6VPeUuagM4w9j5Q2zKDyMt_8Wu879a0h4sznutE_VXrfIMAlHmt7SIAZ_xUQEWFwGrrwUklDM-8ai-E43QXLwl7wrQsKP-iN/s4032/12-20220728_114857.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWP43R1vDHVYfDs9_5zjJ7Ue57YYI49yxn_NNTJS7kR0F_JB2Jj0nziwTMs7Ij9XfTwAs6ZffvxgE5rm4mULBQyrBr6VPeUuagM4w9j5Q2zKDyMt_8Wu879a0h4sznutE_VXrfIMAlHmt7SIAZ_xUQEWFwGrrwUklDM-8ai-E43QXLwl7wrQsKP-iN/w640-h480/12-20220728_114857.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>This is a particularly exciting part of the hike: the summit is so close! Not quite there yet, but close. And there are views from here on out...<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37uxAmOHURd9UyGxqFRv4BKFWtnVclhD5UbASAaLEVXMaBzna7v1awiZzIGFHuA2PPko1fNOd-SKzaLaNSyoHplM6_2GHd3NYS5tkW-aijthHF6gaXqZIFcuzYBvee7A71ZI0E5eFScW_0AHQbjZOpndh9d-IFDPGVQ__ypBK0bL80v4AEqwSfvby/s4032/13-20220728_115223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37uxAmOHURd9UyGxqFRv4BKFWtnVclhD5UbASAaLEVXMaBzna7v1awiZzIGFHuA2PPko1fNOd-SKzaLaNSyoHplM6_2GHd3NYS5tkW-aijthHF6gaXqZIFcuzYBvee7A71ZI0E5eFScW_0AHQbjZOpndh9d-IFDPGVQ__ypBK0bL80v4AEqwSfvby/w640-h480/13-20220728_115223.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOYMIKiAYpXbnz_3-G-9x8cmaU7t0bCb_UxotJ-gFvED0D1fTgvhsOMxk13BzT1vRTJgtW-2KeaK4aeO9vw1GR0_igOqhm5yMqhXS9b26sUfKHRuDiXGrbT12fWRq0SZieCJSnhFYgDFWpcXTg_kEuFIL3Lj9sLvoOUCHH1RgiYfcAX9VKKiPyC_d/s4032/14-20220728_120008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOYMIKiAYpXbnz_3-G-9x8cmaU7t0bCb_UxotJ-gFvED0D1fTgvhsOMxk13BzT1vRTJgtW-2KeaK4aeO9vw1GR0_igOqhm5yMqhXS9b26sUfKHRuDiXGrbT12fWRq0SZieCJSnhFYgDFWpcXTg_kEuFIL3Lj9sLvoOUCHH1RgiYfcAX9VKKiPyC_d/w640-h480/14-20220728_120008.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMteFmMC1gZaFCBMSAqQiB91826lJ66KYdXYjVOIgSIFOQKvymMSXAO3gyeWLIj6rEYesqzVzJHmQfjMqVABYFDIyOM2F7phpTOZuZgtV9b1GXXzcUIrNlwGea1vBhXBZI7UvneA_-TdLx1E8VV395KXSbTh61WOEh-8UpDlyFm3i_qU0FeZHaNiH/s4032/15-20220728_120803.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMteFmMC1gZaFCBMSAqQiB91826lJ66KYdXYjVOIgSIFOQKvymMSXAO3gyeWLIj6rEYesqzVzJHmQfjMqVABYFDIyOM2F7phpTOZuZgtV9b1GXXzcUIrNlwGea1vBhXBZI7UvneA_-TdLx1E8VV395KXSbTh61WOEh-8UpDlyFm3i_qU0FeZHaNiH/w480-h640/15-20220728_120803.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>I confess I was dragging a bit here. Nothing serious, but of course I hadn't slept well, and we'd been busting to try to beat the storm -- not paying adequate attention to hydration and nutrition. I was a bit sluggish and my feet felt like bricks. I've done this before and knew I'd be fine as soon as I gave my body some fuel, but I didn't want to make the eager kid take a snack break with the summit in sight. Frankie was fine, of course, and kind enough to wait for his slow old mom. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViEiPbyEFvTUVE53KI8BpAib7y7dHhJIP0RMAtvgWTsaJBhQOdjxvsQV0ER40dee5vLcHe2qidCD2k3f8BYSM1-NN7FIV27QR-Y_WkffMqzwifpvxKyqP2F5BgebRmUiVEP90zmuIDqLlILcd1aUsfDLLMY4LSqWwos992DhX5JNFZiPssXnVDv9i/s4032/16-20220728_121018.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViEiPbyEFvTUVE53KI8BpAib7y7dHhJIP0RMAtvgWTsaJBhQOdjxvsQV0ER40dee5vLcHe2qidCD2k3f8BYSM1-NN7FIV27QR-Y_WkffMqzwifpvxKyqP2F5BgebRmUiVEP90zmuIDqLlILcd1aUsfDLLMY4LSqWwos992DhX5JNFZiPssXnVDv9i/w640-h480/16-20220728_121018.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">waiting for me<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaIA5UrJC45UowUMqswK90k4why9eRqJjPNxcMJAtIk784htIvCnYgGClb4DZA-X2777dpbCGsyUx1Z2vRj8hgIkmXLej-WFlXiTzwE4INIW42cURzdGJZAdG1uglrPy-WUFE2rMsikH5_kUQqeUeSSvy9vq3VbH9gnSkTr2rHO4JLjr9i70wtG9_p/s4032/17-20220728_122338.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaIA5UrJC45UowUMqswK90k4why9eRqJjPNxcMJAtIk784htIvCnYgGClb4DZA-X2777dpbCGsyUx1Z2vRj8hgIkmXLej-WFlXiTzwE4INIW42cURzdGJZAdG1uglrPy-WUFE2rMsikH5_kUQqeUeSSvy9vq3VbH9gnSkTr2rHO4JLjr9i70wtG9_p/w480-h640/17-20220728_122338.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">summit plaque<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3m_WFYCN_t2aKtbkbEzn_NvaYg607JkdDaQE7ia7az4r64vbgw0GNV49eiohJ1SgWqKW_XWAaGGb3AtvMkESLElNbW_lOVmpMrcYbddfw1BenYh0UL9v8O_ia7knGiiuS86k-fGgZRKOve1jCPBry5pkjB67fRo1QsqsH3b5PbiY_8Ldr6oVPv3fj/s4032/18-20220728_122522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3m_WFYCN_t2aKtbkbEzn_NvaYg607JkdDaQE7ia7az4r64vbgw0GNV49eiohJ1SgWqKW_XWAaGGb3AtvMkESLElNbW_lOVmpMrcYbddfw1BenYh0UL9v8O_ia7knGiiuS86k-fGgZRKOve1jCPBry5pkjB67fRo1QsqsH3b5PbiY_8Ldr6oVPv3fj/w480-h640/18-20220728_122522.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>And then we were there, on top New York State, the 5th state highpoint we visited this summer (and the best!) Cloud cover was very low at this point, so the views weren't as wide open as they could have been. But any day on Marcy is a good day. And it was fairly quiet, just two other parties and the summit steward when we arrived. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKw0EIySfE18I5XB7KS33gN_PpY_IwFRB53abdHTfqLu7FSq7QxUcS41nJVxDyXe4Q8cxZu5ng3_a7Gx09keaR_9Cbq2SWdE8gfX1S0kcvrmWg9uLRktfhBFNNYZwlDLsWpzNfr4Tn1MZia-0Vdid46hUM1LZ8QPsYPogYCXii9WgNJmpcQW3lNup/s4032/19-20220728_124624.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKw0EIySfE18I5XB7KS33gN_PpY_IwFRB53abdHTfqLu7FSq7QxUcS41nJVxDyXe4Q8cxZu5ng3_a7Gx09keaR_9Cbq2SWdE8gfX1S0kcvrmWg9uLRktfhBFNNYZwlDLsWpzNfr4Tn1MZia-0Vdid46hUM1LZ8QPsYPogYCXii9WgNJmpcQW3lNup/w640-h480/19-20220728_124624.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SqvKPt7G9sMs6x5tRPrv8D4Y1YViBg-s5415vd-lkfSknp3C7SyD-qbEa5J53261k4VZ0AwtpVsEIRzSN7edoTd6UN8CD9hC0bJ1d_sFhFAjs3-Re3KUx31B6FRI2aavPiQkwl6OKrOBiwV6gCMOLBX-VwCoYrENtaAd8fLPoMHZ50gFEJ8-Kbx_/s4032/20-20220728_124930.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SqvKPt7G9sMs6x5tRPrv8D4Y1YViBg-s5415vd-lkfSknp3C7SyD-qbEa5J53261k4VZ0AwtpVsEIRzSN7edoTd6UN8CD9hC0bJ1d_sFhFAjs3-Re3KUx31B6FRI2aavPiQkwl6OKrOBiwV6gCMOLBX-VwCoYrENtaAd8fLPoMHZ50gFEJ8-Kbx_/w640-h480/20-20220728_124930.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmXktkKvVmysmHmyvCqudFZkNShl7rtNDgjdO7WD77HmIdeysSQVLGb20TNv91aEXSCDSPpwi18mWD8-w5mm1HdPStqBYTlfRKY9o5Pzr8Pb3_E8KjR8aNogAdpL1eIScugAqtu_XgyA7yd5JUDa0VEYX4rrkoHNuVgCSg7Arclcq2shBFJ0tVmFa/s4032/21-20220728_125058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmXktkKvVmysmHmyvCqudFZkNShl7rtNDgjdO7WD77HmIdeysSQVLGb20TNv91aEXSCDSPpwi18mWD8-w5mm1HdPStqBYTlfRKY9o5Pzr8Pb3_E8KjR8aNogAdpL1eIScugAqtu_XgyA7yd5JUDa0VEYX4rrkoHNuVgCSg7Arclcq2shBFJ0tVmFa/w640-h480/21-20220728_125058.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78ZGFuMUQ-bbnMj-N4c8LWmgfYa0GAK89ptltXPZKWpIE2lt_zJGSpcS0qJC9GCkVZ6ka4AlFET096kYCtTmMiNHIo06pjhYIw1Sqc4vBShT6JH1uQ9Fgv8rcSdIFmt0pHKuXEFhCAsncM5H9-l1Xylg1xlRoaQUPeptlUeNMSv3EXko05oC_Y8ME/s4032/22-20220728_125322.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78ZGFuMUQ-bbnMj-N4c8LWmgfYa0GAK89ptltXPZKWpIE2lt_zJGSpcS0qJC9GCkVZ6ka4AlFET096kYCtTmMiNHIo06pjhYIw1Sqc4vBShT6JH1uQ9Fgv8rcSdIFmt0pHKuXEFhCAsncM5H9-l1Xylg1xlRoaQUPeptlUeNMSv3EXko05oC_Y8ME/w640-h480/22-20220728_125322.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The high winds and ominous skies soon drove the other parties off the summit. Then the summit steward approached and told us she'd had been informed that a high intensity storm cell was moving directly toward Marcy. She'd been instructed to get below treeline by 1 pm and wanted to make sure we had the same warning -- then she left. And we had the summit entirely to ourselves. What an incredible experience! Completely unexpected. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURcjJqERFAcJ9jYYFxeWYC-C6GvP2-6Md3S9u6Gnm9orEdbsSIVbwwboibXvZL5WtWWUg0EToD6INt36-zOppb2ni_7Pn5fgKhCbJYAb6_SZimxKZhxeiZnsLeX9rzZmMLhi-cmZIDuyCvwJDjgfGXbTTD3-NKh0PsG0zso6CzfUsM81SbA5b84oE/s4032/23-20220728_125330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURcjJqERFAcJ9jYYFxeWYC-C6GvP2-6Md3S9u6Gnm9orEdbsSIVbwwboibXvZL5WtWWUg0EToD6INt36-zOppb2ni_7Pn5fgKhCbJYAb6_SZimxKZhxeiZnsLeX9rzZmMLhi-cmZIDuyCvwJDjgfGXbTTD3-NKh0PsG0zso6CzfUsM81SbA5b84oE/w640-h480/23-20220728_125330.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-pjkMyOZX5BqDuvwzqoc10CNPBBmCI07VYDrKnIl92Tr2PEVnFU1haonG8RTCTMm02mcKR9LiLJk1rQjTRyLjW4FsfK3QcSp-1DlOsM2ExYKKnovrAD8wxVp6Lj55YdB2TvnBv4zGy_kxZZ9GpBgIdftCOAztD41k9mRETTZcXeJLH0RYDDtsx8N/s4032/24-20220728_125339.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Frankie had been open to moving on because he was hoping to add Haystack onto the hike, but once we explained that we couldn't do that in a storm, he was in no hurry -- and neither was I. As long as we got below treeline by 1 pm, we'd be fine and we had plenty of time before then. 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It did rain, as expected, so there were no photos for several miles. The wet trail slowed us down a bit but we were in no hurry, with plenty of time to get back to JBL before dinner would be served. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsX9W27OaCiNbxpQaPGxf_5_g-8oIKfXUyCRrlNdGPRQPZUSi7AbxKKnbOkiKjeV_AG3iFBeXSwPcDSyvbfJm-DTgISs-e5lCLa5TU4dtaC_dyeH79TMxhTzIc6EIsD2hSsckqkNWyo7edhkNHhBgIY8vVDaitJxRqnN2R9XZtyka-q2jExEFVl9W/s4032/45-20220728_152828.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsX9W27OaCiNbxpQaPGxf_5_g-8oIKfXUyCRrlNdGPRQPZUSi7AbxKKnbOkiKjeV_AG3iFBeXSwPcDSyvbfJm-DTgISs-e5lCLa5TU4dtaC_dyeH79TMxhTzIc6EIsD2hSsckqkNWyo7edhkNHhBgIY8vVDaitJxRqnN2R9XZtyka-q2jExEFVl9W/w480-h640/45-20220728_152828.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">obligatory Slant Rock photo<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Erwin went on ahead and ran part of the way back, beating Frankie and I by an hour or so. No matter: we made it back in time to wash up in Johns Brook and change into fresh dry clothes before dinner, and that's all that matters. ADK stats for this loop are 11 miles with 3,121 feet elevation gain. I was really happy with our route selection. The Hopkins Trail apparently sees little use and had a more remote feel; we saw no other hikers on the entire 2.8 miles of the Hopkins Trail. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBa3JRSJVpRksusz8dwscU0ATtNPaLqn9vk5bGjh-fTT6ggOP3RaMA7fkpsAenzOKrbdJTw7GYpX4piXm-vZXnho0Gqd2lLYfoM8B0HYfQr1va7VOVoy_shRDhSyVwWUUwTJjG6eTAc6McU2PT1XcdO9wWsXjs7FZLpWTr2yuprWGaolNi5hojeC3F/s4400/Marcy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3426" data-original-width="4400" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBa3JRSJVpRksusz8dwscU0ATtNPaLqn9vk5bGjh-fTT6ggOP3RaMA7fkpsAenzOKrbdJTw7GYpX4piXm-vZXnho0Gqd2lLYfoM8B0HYfQr1va7VOVoy_shRDhSyVwWUUwTJjG6eTAc6McU2PT1XcdO9wWsXjs7FZLpWTr2yuprWGaolNi5hojeC3F/w640-h498/Marcy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the yellow track shows our route up Marcy<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>After dinner we retreated to our bunkroom to relax. Frankie got a little punchy, taking photos on his little camera and playing with weird effects, laughing himself silly. He also read two complete books from the JBL community shelves during our stay, plus part of the one from home I'd hauled in for him.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ok6AijaSc-Zg3Sjbc7rGxGpsif9EDwkHsbADG6ko6-38gIrvOOeL26DyXIVrzAUTkB97_3jFmweJu-mBikNJhQQyd_6_kc3oZlr9JTWePPxxd_WA5VAujWcLZVZYGEdduHfGk7pxaaVOtWBP2GQOQWdok2xxA6zngI8vgvVt8UUy-29sMGmo1s7L/s4032/46-20220728_211634.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ok6AijaSc-Zg3Sjbc7rGxGpsif9EDwkHsbADG6ko6-38gIrvOOeL26DyXIVrzAUTkB97_3jFmweJu-mBikNJhQQyd_6_kc3oZlr9JTWePPxxd_WA5VAujWcLZVZYGEdduHfGk7pxaaVOtWBP2GQOQWdok2xxA6zngI8vgvVt8UUy-29sMGmo1s7L/w640-h480/46-20220728_211634.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">silly camera fun in the bunk after dinner<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Friday morning after breakfast, we hiked back out to the Garden via the same route we'd taken in. Much easier on the way back out, since it's almost all downhill. We had two mandatory stops before driving home: the Mountaineer, for a new patch for Frankie's collection, and Stewart's, for milkshakes and various junk food. Another fantastic adventure in the books, and Frankie finally climbed his huge hill. Good job, kid!<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyhAUdWeQDDSNqrpWwAYOhFui-POzs_IT2sYWIV0Rbycds1h7ukfWhRlT4Kb2m8jP5kyw17uk03ULTUZQeyaBdKf-6AmI8S4mM9wwnvE5IkZhKqtHBGZixcnzsKUSUywl5PDKPNkmX5JLHjyA-uoU7X58HOiBla0s44Cy6eWy2zS6JQ0cZ73q69-R/s4032/47-20220729_110044.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyhAUdWeQDDSNqrpWwAYOhFui-POzs_IT2sYWIV0Rbycds1h7ukfWhRlT4Kb2m8jP5kyw17uk03ULTUZQeyaBdKf-6AmI8S4mM9wwnvE5IkZhKqtHBGZixcnzsKUSUywl5PDKPNkmX5JLHjyA-uoU7X58HOiBla0s44Cy6eWy2zS6JQ0cZ73q69-R/w480-h640/47-20220729_110044.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friday stop at the Mountaineer for a new patch<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-83687012386597775002022-05-04T23:07:00.000-04:002022-06-04T23:07:41.711-04:00FLT: Getter Hill Road to Beals Pond Road, M27<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPqEPl6Ry_jTvFtt_vIzyQ94XW-F28cCYqN2UTC51LKIhMDGYTr2X2znV7nrax4q27z8-RPrSdtHXDEMHOKgCi0VWTzHStwUV7guBEWcbw6Tri7EFto5grCa5q5OB3R7MxSUsT897N8V-NiZ3G1h7DqPCS3SGkfLWz-wUtZpn7hVYmdeDd-dkizjO/s4032/01-20220504_104520.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPqEPl6Ry_jTvFtt_vIzyQ94XW-F28cCYqN2UTC51LKIhMDGYTr2X2znV7nrax4q27z8-RPrSdtHXDEMHOKgCi0VWTzHStwUV7guBEWcbw6Tri7EFto5grCa5q5OB3R7MxSUsT897N8V-NiZ3G1h7DqPCS3SGkfLWz-wUtZpn7hVYmdeDd-dkizjO/w640-h480/01-20220504_104520.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">For this Finger Lakes Trail (FLT) hike, I skipped ahead a bit, because there is a lot of road-walking after the spot I left off on my last eastbound hike. Spring is a time for me to be in the forest, not on the roads, so this seemed like a good solution. I will return for those skipped sections another time. I started on Getter Hill Road where the FLT leaves the road, turning
back when I reached Beals Pond Road. I varied my route slightly on the
return hike, to venture to the top of an unnamed hill the FLT climbs
most of the way up. It only seemed fair! This was easy going because
the FLT used to run that way - my entire diversion was on old trail. It
is no longer maintained, with the blazes painted over, so there is more
blowdown than active sections. I had no concerns about staying within
the trail easement because the old trail is entirely within Beal Pond
State Forest.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="text-align: left;">It was variously raining or at least misting pretty much all day. I started out wearing a raincoat, but eventually removed it. Temperatures were in the 50s, which is too warm for me to be comfortable hiking up hills in a raincoat. I had a dry shirt in the car for the ride home (and extra layers in my pack for emergency purposes). I'd rather be wet from rain than miserably overheated and wet from sweat. I would have been cold if I stopped, but with the long drive to get there, I had no time for that. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJCrk6AYC8p6VZDAqIjqeMe7Nm-OwNBZ_I26JKOGbkl2H5Ko0EMMxKI3ibxhBYsPjH6sMNUcJjTY4tv51qK1rtpa1AQ5KldSlE0pVsKb-Yesbuz4QvgiwON-dYbpaRTPon3dHeARdb_5doM9P-M93xdlXmsDpLNOfNsoZsJYCEoT7wf_JxANeArGK/s4433/GaiaGPS-2022-05-04.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4433" data-original-width="3400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJCrk6AYC8p6VZDAqIjqeMe7Nm-OwNBZ_I26JKOGbkl2H5Ko0EMMxKI3ibxhBYsPjH6sMNUcJjTY4tv51qK1rtpa1AQ5KldSlE0pVsKb-Yesbuz4QvgiwON-dYbpaRTPon3dHeARdb_5doM9P-M93xdlXmsDpLNOfNsoZsJYCEoT7wf_JxANeArGK/w490-h640/GaiaGPS-2022-05-04.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Ag04YT6pbHkSNAW_oKWw5EBZzw2DOfgcOSP4NCu8x6eTtnynTM0eYnqH69NVF3SaiJnKB6a-CGD21WrirIcTFOxNYJAFqmjX4g6JYowBTI0v55C0q7GvB3uGfMri1uLhyeMobyOygnkhR-8rmVpzhRipphFvZvUHshwldljmJLIVUMpqJuTCTcwL/s4032/02-20220504_094711.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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At the south end of the field, there is a junction with a blue blazed spur trail, presumably for additional access. I stuck to the main trail and did not explore the spur. A short distance later, the trail circumvents an area flooded by beavers, then begins the slow descent to Beals Pond Road. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigffq4mo-lGZzcqM95RzNbzv5XjWcY8gvYTgyZcdPTh-RVD1v2c8z84w-09c8hHfqPpuHEq753FgK3IHftwjjMtzRsQakfUKvfooNMtT1ABtEZacru4AXuD7G_3S1gFklS_faTGfLQ2j9EIii9IlPYoKR8JJpd8sdUny6_AzlYVFH6B3F9DpV_kal8/s4032/07-20220504_104416.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigffq4mo-lGZzcqM95RzNbzv5XjWcY8gvYTgyZcdPTh-RVD1v2c8z84w-09c8hHfqPpuHEq753FgK3IHftwjjMtzRsQakfUKvfooNMtT1ABtEZacru4AXuD7G_3S1gFklS_faTGfLQ2j9EIii9IlPYoKR8JJpd8sdUny6_AzlYVFH6B3F9DpV_kal8/w640-h480/07-20220504_104416.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPM3jAZxuh1kOmGD0lKPacXAn8RnprTfYkYyaxO2XwdAqD89H_flF1WJcZ7Fe_gjvs8yXVguN9Kedh_NPwxWILnpJToybRIrdB9Abd1XJ5YZX0QCVD1TNvBPQyDNjGWcHJCnwxhWpplHCPms4fZy6pqhOSCiltNpAYfxdolSdZu71ocxXfGHAaoj3J/s4032/19-20220504_113035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPM3jAZxuh1kOmGD0lKPacXAn8RnprTfYkYyaxO2XwdAqD89H_flF1WJcZ7Fe_gjvs8yXVguN9Kedh_NPwxWILnpJToybRIrdB9Abd1XJ5YZX0QCVD1TNvBPQyDNjGWcHJCnwxhWpplHCPms4fZy6pqhOSCiltNpAYfxdolSdZu71ocxXfGHAaoj3J/w640-h480/19-20220504_113035.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLA5Dbq86s8Lvcv7a5mkfWF9UUAQVMHPMG-275B9YHVv7RD3L9_4WWrKS6yWm4JWSclJj_B3_XGH-vezm01hGD-iBAR7jlB3jtuNs3BNhfxFpNhHvqtcyj01HXvccwAY4eUbCkWnAl2fYBiwoFleDUU7VRQ1wuixvbV0vgljCNEplluYZDotx4CK-/s4032/08-20220504_105552.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLA5Dbq86s8Lvcv7a5mkfWF9UUAQVMHPMG-275B9YHVv7RD3L9_4WWrKS6yWm4JWSclJj_B3_XGH-vezm01hGD-iBAR7jlB3jtuNs3BNhfxFpNhHvqtcyj01HXvccwAY4eUbCkWnAl2fYBiwoFleDUU7VRQ1wuixvbV0vgljCNEplluYZDotx4CK-/w640-h480/08-20220504_105552.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdIu1EvgYH38kY0ZMcm9NOOvjrGGzxCg03e_dzrcEfqNJfQnC4pLdYW2Xh8ZFq0eOGtfFWXnDFPGuuWoHhxcgozhRNbB5UiUC6ZTo1VyD1ObTH4xFyC7vkge_uKOaCAR-iPCHoHCmv88xC5QgbppDAx5sZXQjtrmn9w6jpEFeUD616VTG_nXVkieT/s4032/09-20220504_105715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdIu1EvgYH38kY0ZMcm9NOOvjrGGzxCg03e_dzrcEfqNJfQnC4pLdYW2Xh8ZFq0eOGtfFWXnDFPGuuWoHhxcgozhRNbB5UiUC6ZTo1VyD1ObTH4xFyC7vkge_uKOaCAR-iPCHoHCmv88xC5QgbppDAx5sZXQjtrmn9w6jpEFeUD616VTG_nXVkieT/w480-h640/09-20220504_105715.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJ5cW2N8Qo99gzSZ-tP9fP8WekIzHClXGxdDDfG7PJD_j7Nlo4140eA2DC-WigqZb2BsE6P0giwF8Y_oB-kwWbE77XnulLcvdGiPZSOhGEGKQGTNialtZrFFLNqQe6lkRqW1O2BpYDnuABy1iNJF0hfHbZK7ReDt0Ute9R7vgQHUER1lWYlx-c82O/s4032/10-20220504_105912.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJ5cW2N8Qo99gzSZ-tP9fP8WekIzHClXGxdDDfG7PJD_j7Nlo4140eA2DC-WigqZb2BsE6P0giwF8Y_oB-kwWbE77XnulLcvdGiPZSOhGEGKQGTNialtZrFFLNqQe6lkRqW1O2BpYDnuABy1iNJF0hfHbZK7ReDt0Ute9R7vgQHUER1lWYlx-c82O/w640-h480/10-20220504_105912.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The online FLT mapping shows no road crossings on this hike until my planned turnaround point, so upon approach I assumed the road in the picture below was Beals Pond Road. However, I could see the larger Beals Pond Road through the trees, so I'm not sure what this was. Maybe it is a driveway or access road to nearby private land?<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Nj-DZ9byPPMF9gwgpWRqGw-KkMMX8kGGL8_SIlqsxngr83n-UPUdmto2IuD1tDhCp69jqBbcGHVmEEFTWS1Y30f-FIPnPjnQ44ZIeQfOrSdeWNXVZj3p0P-gRDmzHWNXecu9qdI0w5x3wW0CtJ0NZASbYj-s6uEJ5tJFk4VF7Gn05p4RVHOnZioW/s4032/11-20220504_110651.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Nj-DZ9byPPMF9gwgpWRqGw-KkMMX8kGGL8_SIlqsxngr83n-UPUdmto2IuD1tDhCp69jqBbcGHVmEEFTWS1Y30f-FIPnPjnQ44ZIeQfOrSdeWNXVZj3p0P-gRDmzHWNXecu9qdI0w5x3wW0CtJ0NZASbYj-s6uEJ5tJFk4VF7Gn05p4RVHOnZioW/w640-h480/11-20220504_110651.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUsiT2OrCfPCV3dhQb7amxJhv1anYbOrFhC7KSz7nlOjUqf40IFDuBnAWKFB1L8GPEPUuV4jbPfix1res0QQoXpJqeLyjKzoKRBO2Y3nteUxHDCBgTkkSw5yW6U6ZbVq-LTDqJNgIL-trSB1oa6tveWiY_Vh3D6sXTI30m9L82Nl4XIZwvDqWq5s1/s4032/12-20220504_110900.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUsiT2OrCfPCV3dhQb7amxJhv1anYbOrFhC7KSz7nlOjUqf40IFDuBnAWKFB1L8GPEPUuV4jbPfix1res0QQoXpJqeLyjKzoKRBO2Y3nteUxHDCBgTkkSw5yW6U6ZbVq-LTDqJNgIL-trSB1oa6tveWiY_Vh3D6sXTI30m9L82Nl4XIZwvDqWq5s1/w480-h640/12-20220504_110900.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">approaching Beals Pond Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6tiKBFNnIlsg7ECEiR5KPhqhRLQyyFhn1T17CXk6Gn_b33hpADotJfhQe0SZvhB1EBbYJnWy-CazqU13Twht-2G_M18_0mAnpq9hsBnN6fKhiwfMu80HIlkzOO1G_1LM7VMh4SU8YuOsP94H01oYNrAJYuJGocLqzzCEqcs9UVvsRXFF4p0Fal0M/s4032/13-20220504_110941.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6tiKBFNnIlsg7ECEiR5KPhqhRLQyyFhn1T17CXk6Gn_b33hpADotJfhQe0SZvhB1EBbYJnWy-CazqU13Twht-2G_M18_0mAnpq9hsBnN6fKhiwfMu80HIlkzOO1G_1LM7VMh4SU8YuOsP94H01oYNrAJYuJGocLqzzCEqcs9UVvsRXFF4p0Fal0M/w640-h480/13-20220504_110941.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking southeast along Beals Pond Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNYP1mRm8N3VTuS_KiBbi0gwtNrEhhaBmbcjrkd0tL-QUezr8GFhC2Tx67h-huDqhLseDSVX3M9ftMxj3xhhJLyYQnaCBcUdo6X7oh1woXez5WrN-7UtTo-cDmgXCl6ZrJoiYAMnVZS68wt2dc1iB5h9kMqCk1umy3I4NvAzQUn9fnGuHemkvh2k6/s4032/14-20220504_111001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNYP1mRm8N3VTuS_KiBbi0gwtNrEhhaBmbcjrkd0tL-QUezr8GFhC2Tx67h-huDqhLseDSVX3M9ftMxj3xhhJLyYQnaCBcUdo6X7oh1woXez5WrN-7UtTo-cDmgXCl6ZrJoiYAMnVZS68wt2dc1iB5h9kMqCk1umy3I4NvAzQUn9fnGuHemkvh2k6/w640-h480/14-20220504_111001.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking northwest along Beals Pond Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQe3nKQnpDd0n_HH-jPT04sJcZpcL9trt7Fiu_CsBPnVw5xOoiVLH5kdpyHFk4L1Hh27WWD31NTmIgPE5ACMUEWlj1hRGXnf_ndSfe0yHU7AlNFaPWZxGvaRZ3URqzLubkQzrGdKkiIPd0k6FVql5aG8u1AG-CN5HrBDOY1AUbgbLZJi6UyyKUuRc/s4032/15-20220504_111825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQe3nKQnpDd0n_HH-jPT04sJcZpcL9trt7Fiu_CsBPnVw5xOoiVLH5kdpyHFk4L1Hh27WWD31NTmIgPE5ACMUEWlj1hRGXnf_ndSfe0yHU7AlNFaPWZxGvaRZ3URqzLubkQzrGdKkiIPd0k6FVql5aG8u1AG-CN5HrBDOY1AUbgbLZJi6UyyKUuRc/w480-h640/15-20220504_111825.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>After checking out the parking situation on Beals Pond Road (good) for my return to this area to hike the next section, I turned around and headed back. 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This was my first foray onto Map Sheet M27, and was definitely a stretch
for making it back for school pick up. I went straight to the school
with no time to go home and shower first. I got there, though, so it
worked out just fine in the end. I will have to start selecting shorter hikes soon if I'm to keep driving further and further away. <br /><p></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-74900331695412623822022-04-27T22:17:00.002-04:002022-05-22T16:01:16.719-04:00FLT/NCT: Lakeside Park to Whites Hollow Road<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjBlvrf0bVK6q9wKwHS3NtX9GEcg8AfHw1YiTczB8UxFVtmKh5RdI2UPwdU0dHQ4wxUpSZmJciugzhvLLCQ0dAN5e9SamCXWzCY_5QMw_RRidHSX9uKgHt1iWfllvKB6QuXmKKk_q1zjpmwLh0AYL-dLoC8hKLltG4aLg9N6btD7dxbt5z2lgfZFU/s4032/01-20220427_104051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjBlvrf0bVK6q9wKwHS3NtX9GEcg8AfHw1YiTczB8UxFVtmKh5RdI2UPwdU0dHQ4wxUpSZmJciugzhvLLCQ0dAN5e9SamCXWzCY_5QMw_RRidHSX9uKgHt1iWfllvKB6QuXmKKk_q1zjpmwLh0AYL-dLoC8hKLltG4aLg9N6btD7dxbt5z2lgfZFU/w480-h640/01-20220427_104051.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This hike would take me through Watkins Glen State Park, but not the gorge trail for which the park is famous. The Finger Lakes Trail (FLT) follows the south rim of the gorge, high above the dramatic chutes and cascades. At least in part, this is because the gorge trail is closed for much of the year. It was closed today, in fact, due to "winter conditions." Now, we did get snow last week, but it melted very quickly. I could see down in the gorge and there was no snow or ice evident, but many years the trail doesn't open until well into May. No matter! Today I was here for the FLT. <span></span></p><a name='more'></a>Because the section of trail in the park up to next road crossing was fairly short, I decided to include the roadwalk through the village of Watkins Glen. I started in Lakeside Park, through which I'd hiked last fall after <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2022/01/fltnct-excelsior-glen-and-adjacent.html" target="_blank">Excelsior Glen</a>, and immediately crossed the canal bridge on Route 414. I continued west on the sidewalks until reaching LaFayette Park, a small green space surrounded by houses and festooned with an FLT kiosk complete with trail maps and Trail Town signage. From here the FLT follows North Decatur Street south to Tenth Street, which carries the trail west for two blocks past enormous parking lots to the entrance of the park. The FLT does not use the main park entrance; turn south here and cross Glen Creek over the automobile bridge, then turn right on Old Corning Road. At the bend in the road, the trail finally leaves the pavement behind and ascends a new wooden staircase to start the climb up to the rim.<br /><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeT_ojx0gUTeFaw9NTuiY-oceTzzI8FH7TkgfwVDGL_PwPmMalZOS5I5Hyi6b9aYGqD8tf0Voyeho_g9Sn--ORYe9SOdkH83zQqquGiouq1IO5T6dAdLdgKG3yR9nmQ31V9t-F4LFhgSETYD6Ev6cJYBNlZTM63s_f_igwUwDJtpkDpBk6XA-cqB6/s4400/GaiaGPS-2022-04-27.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3426" data-original-width="4400" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeT_ojx0gUTeFaw9NTuiY-oceTzzI8FH7TkgfwVDGL_PwPmMalZOS5I5Hyi6b9aYGqD8tf0Voyeho_g9Sn--ORYe9SOdkH83zQqquGiouq1IO5T6dAdLdgKG3yR9nmQ31V9t-F4LFhgSETYD6Ev6cJYBNlZTM63s_f_igwUwDJtpkDpBk6XA-cqB6/w640-h498/GaiaGPS-2022-04-27.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyP-vQbLxg3hcE6tiPkmkdgy8MYsXDBEg8COGgbVs72M2BUVA9Hlo3-IbtNE5R3vZQdlsjhKEWkxk9_1sIdyhsCs_1ilCK-y1BCAi0EbLD2903NpSG1aYneDoz4RBu-t9YQ8B_rGSBHsu1xEN5o7xBV_l1qUlfWiifIfjz_f2SKHcg7xA8vu3FodMK/s4032/09-20220427_101213.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyP-vQbLxg3hcE6tiPkmkdgy8MYsXDBEg8COGgbVs72M2BUVA9Hlo3-IbtNE5R3vZQdlsjhKEWkxk9_1sIdyhsCs_1ilCK-y1BCAi0EbLD2903NpSG1aYneDoz4RBu-t9YQ8B_rGSBHsu1xEN5o7xBV_l1qUlfWiifIfjz_f2SKHcg7xA8vu3FodMK/w480-h640/09-20220427_101213.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>I will admit I was a little disappointed at how wide and road-like much of the trail through the park is. The state and county parks seem unable to resist the allure of maintenance via huge motorized tractors and trucks. I suspect this particular park leans on visitor safety as a reason, as well. This park is very popular and many visitors are not experienced hikers or outdoors people. I suspect such casual visitors disregard danger signs and get themselves stuck in precarious situations with regularity, and vehicle access probably makes rescue operations easier. Whatever the reason, narrow footpaths are a nicer hiking experience. Also: the chain link fencing is not attractive. Mercifully it eventually disappears. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbv_3noeyWKwYonRHC5rIsS9ZWAwHctQRtu6SUeTALV9ylaT8Wjs2msDRQeELR8ujICyZ97k80uOTi2hEWtMNcz35Ift97qnr6nhld8aLj9IvLC5-7Fu2cL69mQvgT6m632ituoer7_zWva7ymfakOrowUH-tpGbnVHRKne4aFTp7oQUoAggrTOWs/s4032/10-20220427_101828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbv_3noeyWKwYonRHC5rIsS9ZWAwHctQRtu6SUeTALV9ylaT8Wjs2msDRQeELR8ujICyZ97k80uOTi2hEWtMNcz35Ift97qnr6nhld8aLj9IvLC5-7Fu2cL69mQvgT6m632ituoer7_zWva7ymfakOrowUH-tpGbnVHRKne4aFTp7oQUoAggrTOWs/w640-h480/10-20220427_101828.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBy3Q4O0i8uA2rchEGBt6m0HazS4g6pjaCn-Hlpe0TggVzicGsIVEdgygQGYs46STwQOYboEWr-3XfNRBC_lcUfDA8SXUPC9TTT3YYpVwWEpsGb9vFj35sVAPvS1uTDiP9VnKQ-w_kcfIfuehouOYd3ehCl4cVztVFP59TRVHDGl48p8okWnr_emyS/s4032/11-20220427_102259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The trail continues west from here, with the height of the gorge diminishing. There are many small ups and down as the trail moves through small drainages that feed into Glen Creek. At one point the creek is dammed, making a small pond-like impoundment alongside which the park has constructed a large pavilion for picnicking. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iItvYHC6u6pKgKY7ztHDau9J6ohSOEcT37Vc9gWYC96hn2yPP00u_B2z-5VgqJo6W0R3FTqMxp1aGzsliM7LBaKgNnZfKONAy8MdO7x5ZCEVH4cSsRO4WY2t1ib9iGMMJaWXHLcfD7effOzuU_irKZadhKW7BNVd_6LUYmI0ZkXXQsBc9BML5nRy/s4032/16-20220427_104040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iItvYHC6u6pKgKY7ztHDau9J6ohSOEcT37Vc9gWYC96hn2yPP00u_B2z-5VgqJo6W0R3FTqMxp1aGzsliM7LBaKgNnZfKONAy8MdO7x5ZCEVH4cSsRO4WY2t1ib9iGMMJaWXHLcfD7effOzuU_irKZadhKW7BNVd_6LUYmI0ZkXXQsBc9BML5nRy/w640-h480/16-20220427_104040.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexngwT17CK-EShmxQW7tv34qOT8I0kcwE0XMu8jiT8jQyg95eu_MxsyHTihjxvmGl9lqwF4G3-u-6ZBOI2kLkjMXE2YoFVtbgTfyP2qdTb7G5sDd1OCgCQ5yXV8j0xxsKW-zOSNc_fD_m5u9UBIrPKjyLWx_AsONA5GKuAL-Vmtx_s3avUaidnmHc/s4032/17-20220427_104258.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexngwT17CK-EShmxQW7tv34qOT8I0kcwE0XMu8jiT8jQyg95eu_MxsyHTihjxvmGl9lqwF4G3-u-6ZBOI2kLkjMXE2YoFVtbgTfyP2qdTb7G5sDd1OCgCQ5yXV8j0xxsKW-zOSNc_fD_m5u9UBIrPKjyLWx_AsONA5GKuAL-Vmtx_s3avUaidnmHc/w480-h640/17-20220427_104258.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqNwUs4tSim-A85fr6QiDPkj-d5KFxZQrZa1f2Iol_jTbX2WNN_p4jZi6ID7d5ZwAQpSCnQDSflWe3CIadugA35ZNyD4uWjLdBXlEycSm_RskGD8wLGkzlK7u5RXWCNiEp_SN9hYwOOUn5EpsaJlYETBqcRhEAYwu3vqWcuUy4bPDIBv1uJGKbmC3/s4032/18-20220427_105501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqNwUs4tSim-A85fr6QiDPkj-d5KFxZQrZa1f2Iol_jTbX2WNN_p4jZi6ID7d5ZwAQpSCnQDSflWe3CIadugA35ZNyD4uWjLdBXlEycSm_RskGD8wLGkzlK7u5RXWCNiEp_SN9hYwOOUn5EpsaJlYETBqcRhEAYwu3vqWcuUy4bPDIBv1uJGKbmC3/w640-h480/18-20220427_105501.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBJa_ZKbGMb5oW2fOycgnaxWwei521sOkMxrPTYh-0sp4GVRNcocEX_0b2UmRowRJn1N6-igMQ2xodtcb4wChazOuonXCkD3zZtbvbwEXtcDUZ0ckSXEdop7PPpH_WzJt4OdLLLeRlEYVyced1OXwh4sBAoBsraY69KPNPg4fAn-vbrn5Dk80qkwT/s4032/19-20220427_105621.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBJa_ZKbGMb5oW2fOycgnaxWwei521sOkMxrPTYh-0sp4GVRNcocEX_0b2UmRowRJn1N6-igMQ2xodtcb4wChazOuonXCkD3zZtbvbwEXtcDUZ0ckSXEdop7PPpH_WzJt4OdLLLeRlEYVyced1OXwh4sBAoBsraY69KPNPg4fAn-vbrn5Dk80qkwT/w640-h480/19-20220427_105621.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>After passing through the day use area, the trail continues through the forest along Glen Creek, then passes under a power line and joins Punch Bowl Road, which is mostly closed to traffic, but serves a park maintenance/storage area. The FLT then turn right onto Whites Hollow Road, which was my planned turnaround point. Before heading back, I walked the roughly 500 feet west along Whites Hollow Road to where the trail re-enters the forest so I can just park there and go on my next hike in this area. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7piGmLpONIr4fiCIVSXOk65Pm3BUwFGxXkRRslZ4oSHzxY86JRriC1bb-3MYZoaklOik2kOpv3ZFOgXRArhHtG2HflcD-HUDOtbXdCzsAtKLK9v_-tMJJyfekXkjICYG8uiZspCHreT00yg7yM1XEZd7rm4N5gK6t8RDpOI83_lCl28LGFgjLLjJJ/s4032/20-20220427_105739.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7piGmLpONIr4fiCIVSXOk65Pm3BUwFGxXkRRslZ4oSHzxY86JRriC1bb-3MYZoaklOik2kOpv3ZFOgXRArhHtG2HflcD-HUDOtbXdCzsAtKLK9v_-tMJJyfekXkjICYG8uiZspCHreT00yg7yM1XEZd7rm4N5gK6t8RDpOI83_lCl28LGFgjLLjJJ/w640-h480/20-20220427_105739.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5JZXFd8RAa3B9F4y0j1Se0ozprlBKXADmJA3MXRG4BOwa4teuSC1HhhYDtSWhcaE1L-a2ZhiJLMOBneLJDidu1LRVBFwOgsB-57Wn5THA4hde1M-ssDXIKFJ_k-90cw_OkKO0FaXDzyWde7Vo6r3kKEb4HmpYnq7j3fWxOanUrbVerAPq-tEdSN3/s4032/23-20220427_111236.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5JZXFd8RAa3B9F4y0j1Se0ozprlBKXADmJA3MXRG4BOwa4teuSC1HhhYDtSWhcaE1L-a2ZhiJLMOBneLJDidu1LRVBFwOgsB-57Wn5THA4hde1M-ssDXIKFJ_k-90cw_OkKO0FaXDzyWde7Vo6r3kKEb4HmpYnq7j3fWxOanUrbVerAPq-tEdSN3/w640-h480/23-20220427_111236.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">right turn onto Whites Hollow Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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I was surprised to see the inviting pedestrian section, but the area was well posted against access so I fought temptation and did not go out on the bridge. My time constraints contributed to my good decision making, too. It's quite a long drive to get down here and back by school pick up. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkNQ940mOqYSC62bNAuL-FEdzgUtBoGhSFOW7KV85nV3PJhkDziVUEPDrLptxIg4JwB7A7R2exAqfzQ1t9_S4DkecuBd2QrXxnsvpS_wPhi7sLSiaqf-dgWkULIDhDNFfmNCiGKrLeu0T4NH_C1i7V5CZqrOzI0T9tDjEL_wtoFw9cYZQBLOJEZvF/s4032/30-20220427_114747.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkNQ940mOqYSC62bNAuL-FEdzgUtBoGhSFOW7KV85nV3PJhkDziVUEPDrLptxIg4JwB7A7R2exAqfzQ1t9_S4DkecuBd2QrXxnsvpS_wPhi7sLSiaqf-dgWkULIDhDNFfmNCiGKrLeu0T4NH_C1i7V5CZqrOzI0T9tDjEL_wtoFw9cYZQBLOJEZvF/w640-h480/30-20220427_114747.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking north across the gorge<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Sie0jkVzEOUEJhnkcmUhJ7esbkI5kAVo3AIpV_6m9sdOPjMmNOx_2m2Ip21F_Qy4LtN_0Nz_158g6r8gWPOFaN5er3gjTF05E_7xvDiN4KKqA2ylFF9e-XzwWxDXdLIRluPkalQby1exS1EMY99MGg7zgFBBeA4ioVy04Legl0RzGHG4jfmsHHv/s4032/31-20220427_114814.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Sie0jkVzEOUEJhnkcmUhJ7esbkI5kAVo3AIpV_6m9sdOPjMmNOx_2m2Ip21F_Qy4LtN_0Nz_158g6r8gWPOFaN5er3gjTF05E_7xvDiN4KKqA2ylFF9e-XzwWxDXdLIRluPkalQby1exS1EMY99MGg7zgFBBeA4ioVy04Legl0RzGHG4jfmsHHv/w640-h480/31-20220427_114814.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking south<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qm8EnsOgo1cRpXlinZDtJh2qbXdFRYe9krsXCr3jLCxaC57QpPp9DPPRIZG1qQZAJeooZiVAEI_YlVlyQKwz0RsGPzhVyKFp_UoakcCWDBt0qeh6y3qnOnHmr-lhd5ydWYnKhGwpLjvIWGSPpxQJsmtAxPy8evcz5QMw5CB_4eb87GcYFktva8XL/s4032/32-20220427_121247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qm8EnsOgo1cRpXlinZDtJh2qbXdFRYe9krsXCr3jLCxaC57QpPp9DPPRIZG1qQZAJeooZiVAEI_YlVlyQKwz0RsGPzhVyKFp_UoakcCWDBt0qeh6y3qnOnHmr-lhd5ydWYnKhGwpLjvIWGSPpxQJsmtAxPy8evcz5QMw5CB_4eb87GcYFktva8XL/w640-h480/32-20220427_121247.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-_GexVcay2RCtloVJdtgju6VJujABzvx0Cxef6QFs_5rGeMZiKe0SYBIbP2oJBENGLr_KIHt-QajlPQl-1m-FOzyGhCL55wtnn0j8ny72gQTieyaKyV_QjUpSbRCiVbZDfLYh7oFtE_AFnA7aqmH5t389Lm40QvzEqN8quhfB2s426pKAljEawph/s4032/33-20220427_122024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-_GexVcay2RCtloVJdtgju6VJujABzvx0Cxef6QFs_5rGeMZiKe0SYBIbP2oJBENGLr_KIHt-QajlPQl-1m-FOzyGhCL55wtnn0j8ny72gQTieyaKyV_QjUpSbRCiVbZDfLYh7oFtE_AFnA7aqmH5t389Lm40QvzEqN8quhfB2s426pKAljEawph/w480-h640/33-20220427_122024.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbAT4JKrjg27pRgPcUHEPvGWMKwomKKzLmEaph5m1CGOy6prLo5QRuWK_QC9xkQRSCJZToVGlcfU5BO4bmjEo4Kk-hpeDAz4Gr4hwQV5IPjnmuNUJ5YO_vmhpyHLIWHvNhqZMEluvISyxFErzAilwNuJOao1Wl80YBoogwhr-VEDWlULflLlRoDOS/s4032/34-20220427_122834.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbAT4JKrjg27pRgPcUHEPvGWMKwomKKzLmEaph5m1CGOy6prLo5QRuWK_QC9xkQRSCJZToVGlcfU5BO4bmjEo4Kk-hpeDAz4Gr4hwQV5IPjnmuNUJ5YO_vmhpyHLIWHvNhqZMEluvISyxFErzAilwNuJOao1Wl80YBoogwhr-VEDWlULflLlRoDOS/w640-h480/34-20220427_122834.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p>GaiaGPS tracked this out-and-back at 7.6 miles roundtrip with approximately 800 feet elevation gain. A hike through a town and on wide access road "trails" will never be my favorite, but I still enjoyed exploring new territory and being outside. I've been to Watkins Glen State Park before, but I'd only previously hiked the gorge and north rim trails. The FLT along the south rim was a much quieter experience: I saw only three other hikers, two of whom stayed right near the entrance. Much of the roadwalk through town is on FLT map sheet M15; from the big parking lot and auto bridge over Glen Creek west through the park is on map sheet M14. <br />Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-52994429027272635822022-04-20T10:22:00.002-04:002022-05-21T10:27:02.779-04:00Interloken & No Tan Takto Loop<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNVkcIvNmYzN_gTT6070UAh26qEZ0vWSuUd1O3i4prueA7DqLrsysm14F35dX2Y8y0HvvZXQlMOuUgL4VNrLcEFNX9TGApaVj_YrE5KkZgpmimSTCjuGE2UiQdPSrb6anpudZeRk1tUsFhTp7yg91qPR-S_XqWTmVBu0C7zwXd-k4b5T05pYhoyiN/s4032/01-20220420_095601.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNVkcIvNmYzN_gTT6070UAh26qEZ0vWSuUd1O3i4prueA7DqLrsysm14F35dX2Y8y0HvvZXQlMOuUgL4VNrLcEFNX9TGApaVj_YrE5KkZgpmimSTCjuGE2UiQdPSrb6anpudZeRk1tUsFhTp7yg91qPR-S_XqWTmVBu0C7zwXd-k4b5T05pYhoyiN/w640-h480/01-20220420_095601.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I went into this hike super excited because I would be finishing the Interloken Trail, which corresponds to Finger Lakes Trail (FLT) map sheet I1. The Interloken Trail is the shortest of the FLT branch trails, but well worth exploring. I started today on Searsburg Road, which was my turnaround point on my last Interloken Trail hike. I proceeded north for 3.8 miles until I got to Parameter Road, which is the northern end of the Interloken Trail. There is parking and a trailhead here, from which a non-FLT Forest Service trail, the No Tan Takto Trail, also heads south. The southbound No Tan Takto Trail crosses the Interloken Trail at Seneca Road, about a mile north of my car, so I decided to return that way and make a loop.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p>My route is shown below in orange; the blue track at the bottom is from my <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2022/02/interloken-trail-picnic-area-road-to.html">previous hike</a> here in January. If you notice the straight spur heading east on Seneca Road from the trail crossing, that is not a GPS error. I walked that section of dirt road out-and-back after noticing that the highpoint of Seneca County is there. Highpointing is not a goal I am pursuing, but I was right there -- might as well tag it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAo7HGsjSvtCYYGSZXo88SpS8dADhotMVFFNPNELY5ztuwWn76qJjCF3OuWIOl_RUOEfEDne_1PK-aSn5SyY4mX1KxDt3Wupq2gyxK7M9oms7AbynMG1DoNk0-4OE-tPMqCeGIerXQ4cI1oeb0a6vuxTd0j4Q7hvFb3aUCLUS1LnzVH8DhBDB6tKyX/s4433/GaiaGPS-2022-04-20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4433" data-original-width="3400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAo7HGsjSvtCYYGSZXo88SpS8dADhotMVFFNPNELY5ztuwWn76qJjCF3OuWIOl_RUOEfEDne_1PK-aSn5SyY4mX1KxDt3Wupq2gyxK7M9oms7AbynMG1DoNk0-4OE-tPMqCeGIerXQ4cI1oeb0a6vuxTd0j4Q7hvFb3aUCLUS1LnzVH8DhBDB6tKyX/w490-h640/GaiaGPS-2022-04-20.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><p></p><p>There was no snow at home, but as I drove south, the hills began whitening, and there was plenty of snow when I arrived at the trailhead. I wasn't exactly thrilled to see the snow, because I'm obsessed with spring wildflowers this time of year, but I knew it would melt off fast with the mild temperatures and hot sun. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EHpUPF95n7X7pLcabA-Rn4X3izP84GuF47IAkiSUyzU24IFHVjaB_7wuB65rx1qyC8_fZYpMbmMoqWlepYbK0cybIc1zxhhM7iLGVZq-p4JpCvcpJN9S5un_J1nW0yxDdMshfC8qgOOKKLaMqRdvY415NTbHq20g3MTnUBitDVJbrNr4Ml3m3eaq/s4032/02-20220420_093741.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EHpUPF95n7X7pLcabA-Rn4X3izP84GuF47IAkiSUyzU24IFHVjaB_7wuB65rx1qyC8_fZYpMbmMoqWlepYbK0cybIc1zxhhM7iLGVZq-p4JpCvcpJN9S5un_J1nW0yxDdMshfC8qgOOKKLaMqRdvY415NTbHq20g3MTnUBitDVJbrNr4Ml3m3eaq/w640-h480/02-20220420_093741.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">trailhead on Searsburg Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Finger Lakes National Forest has been very muddy in general, every time I've hiked here. Today was wet, of course, with all the snow melt, but not as bad as I expected. The large parking lot on Seneca Road suggests that this area gets a lot of use. The clay soils here compact easily under heavy use by horses and mountain bikes.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinL4e30fTAFZceYHtvvm2kcANm0DeaHxtNKBzm7ILk5DUN1iYpBYidSVoIi9fCM4puWl7Y-Y5TfwXh8Y92uSAlMbcNSWWi2Q_E1EKKYQaSgKsQiEEAtlbMG4BNSD9TDNhqlJjaCNMn3p2d6-oyZueS4JdwUjQxUhJ3x65afiZMRu_WQNI7Np3D8OrU/s4032/14-20220420_100848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinL4e30fTAFZceYHtvvm2kcANm0DeaHxtNKBzm7ILk5DUN1iYpBYidSVoIi9fCM4puWl7Y-Y5TfwXh8Y92uSAlMbcNSWWi2Q_E1EKKYQaSgKsQiEEAtlbMG4BNSD9TDNhqlJjaCNMn3p2d6-oyZueS4JdwUjQxUhJ3x65afiZMRu_WQNI7Np3D8OrU/w480-h640/14-20220420_100848.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OI2shVYnnriJ5Dk4x4DVJHMp01Awlig6LQtF8XzQkFueJ79PTT6YsEHcnxE5PCtmyh8qjo82qbOVmKwRcS2NLhmLXCut9HYhC1vHQKtyIlPRCswTc3Pgeg-DJPDZHovCDznI9fEdnObTudYMZyJtRkqKjc0yrkFmdhISuyp9U00vkXbBAbaRor7J/s4032/15-20220420_101125.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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However, it makes the wide trail feel more like a road. I was relived to get off the little rocks and back onto soil. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NbY-qPZ48JDlpguonbPRePyCtSoiaSzwYR44_aBZfPognhw3wMP1VBLVPrzBOf0FnvkzDR8h9IbOy2HH3RhjGN1beM7C0tOBSTMAEuSCsHm6F7v8iCCs87Hnl4h0iOLCgvxrWRUe534DedawK956tC2CYik3sFxLZhhmGCOoCS2dh-Rx_-QspCPb/s4032/25-20220420_105524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NbY-qPZ48JDlpguonbPRePyCtSoiaSzwYR44_aBZfPognhw3wMP1VBLVPrzBOf0FnvkzDR8h9IbOy2HH3RhjGN1beM7C0tOBSTMAEuSCsHm6F7v8iCCs87Hnl4h0iOLCgvxrWRUe534DedawK956tC2CYik3sFxLZhhmGCOoCS2dh-Rx_-QspCPb/w480-h640/25-20220420_105524.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCN6j_e8n1uzDlFjb_SWxWtjHsHdZKZqucxYmQwQER8hk7KmdqOpebxqj73YodZ9o5mOyuuhemcfikN0VwMA7EYNWSppE0v6gQRk-_SFjSJ26xSYSXZscdrIjDXxMBCDuIBUxu3aKHgvTHwzGplOO2QRNXaQ-rdQ4FLN9lHfIvRXjzs5mNYXybeZLi/s4032/26-20220420_110617.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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However, I didn't do that because I was in an active pasture, and wanted to exit via the gates provided for hikers. I've crossed many a fence in my day and these multi-strand barbed wire fences are more challenging than some. It was also not a good day to contemplate rolling under; much too wet. No matter, it was a quick stroll down a completely undeveloped dirt road. The highpoint is wholly unremarkable. Then back to the trail crossing, through the mud to get to Teeter Pond, and the short return hike to the car. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCOAUxli8nNwOeyNO9MBN9GCrFoIRMdpM8ko8qQ1Ehs-De7c4u9usAyPfnmtGCVu_T_EwDLzJ7iTt4uaaDwDpPaaRI80PCg-BAYsk2Ze8viyAXi15Luq9MK2uJYMtIArvatKYsbqQNRkPprpY-a_WLvW5KPYiuE3Z_3BxD_inpskPeGsHmYl7JRTJ/s4032/37-20220420_122539.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCOAUxli8nNwOeyNO9MBN9GCrFoIRMdpM8ko8qQ1Ehs-De7c4u9usAyPfnmtGCVu_T_EwDLzJ7iTt4uaaDwDpPaaRI80PCg-BAYsk2Ze8viyAXi15Luq9MK2uJYMtIArvatKYsbqQNRkPprpY-a_WLvW5KPYiuE3Z_3BxD_inpskPeGsHmYl7JRTJ/w640-h480/37-20220420_122539.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking west along Seneca Road from the county highpoint<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7siXRlo0wjPUlnHK4FSJB3AWDCLCCAz6-HGenIFJc_Gx85jM9h60T21D4yqGsbS5P3fudUd2bOtB5sWsHj5TdwtXu6hcZePnQKFPIbc6kunb9_O6ZW1ZnD7imFEFDxVOaX_SaQVKsRIvDJghyESNvTpSJinlnbjB-0myh6Tpf_gXgYIpJYuOihh6/s3861/38-20220420_124004.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3861" data-original-width="2896" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7siXRlo0wjPUlnHK4FSJB3AWDCLCCAz6-HGenIFJc_Gx85jM9h60T21D4yqGsbS5P3fudUd2bOtB5sWsHj5TdwtXu6hcZePnQKFPIbc6kunb9_O6ZW1ZnD7imFEFDxVOaX_SaQVKsRIvDJghyESNvTpSJinlnbjB-0myh6Tpf_gXgYIpJYuOihh6/w480-h640/38-20220420_124004.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teeter Pond<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RytXf4M0NGASyvULUrRanJlgJVrd2dchAJYTQ-8ajN-6HBlaiLbJP4b0dwQCt9pWa7lOrTiQiigidRVfLEMUOILmY1ufx7ai1gmO_JhV7OS94492ANw7BldPUsdLo3r0LHCUkQG0B_i1MVJhap5G5nn8dkV19F-ByeMz-n4InxFX7Xge4sQTrrkp/s4032/39-20220420_125133.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RytXf4M0NGASyvULUrRanJlgJVrd2dchAJYTQ-8ajN-6HBlaiLbJP4b0dwQCt9pWa7lOrTiQiigidRVfLEMUOILmY1ufx7ai1gmO_JhV7OS94492ANw7BldPUsdLo3r0LHCUkQG0B_i1MVJhap5G5nn8dkV19F-ByeMz-n4InxFX7Xge4sQTrrkp/w640-h480/39-20220420_125133.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1rnThiLOPdDw0RYKj1Gujh_lZnwJkETBTyW-jRD7uNVdPhIMV3kJrYy3-6Y-9bAt5FBM4Dtb9DspIF-lQJWwV5_04MQEyoJNibhi8mSxGUxlTADsOdenqxs9_qvMwbkNYbPDh_nPltIYtnOea3p87UHhTeNDmDUCK2aP_LvQYQdcSZNI5eI6Foxv/s4032/40-20220420_131619.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1rnThiLOPdDw0RYKj1Gujh_lZnwJkETBTyW-jRD7uNVdPhIMV3kJrYy3-6Y-9bAt5FBM4Dtb9DspIF-lQJWwV5_04MQEyoJNibhi8mSxGUxlTADsOdenqxs9_qvMwbkNYbPDh_nPltIYtnOea3p87UHhTeNDmDUCK2aP_LvQYQdcSZNI5eI6Foxv/w640-h480/40-20220420_131619.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">back where I started -- hardly any snow left!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZbfwKM-MMdjZZyLx7u9GwpjCGbhUAoOJqT-prT3Ba8JYXbb9h1u-7K76S9mrhEZiFAlO94eZsCn8VogVNL9DSz5GSl-6BC8dWCzN39A4NKjw_8Arld2_hB0-ZDlPimneoo5hsw7QwGtQxBL_upfGHqNZl5M5vAAc4-J0ZKMPnZIYawxOJTc5MPiQ/s1440/VideoCapture_20220420-170750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZbfwKM-MMdjZZyLx7u9GwpjCGbhUAoOJqT-prT3Ba8JYXbb9h1u-7K76S9mrhEZiFAlO94eZsCn8VogVNL9DSz5GSl-6BC8dWCzN39A4NKjw_8Arld2_hB0-ZDlPimneoo5hsw7QwGtQxBL_upfGHqNZl5M5vAAc4-J0ZKMPnZIYawxOJTc5MPiQ/w640-h480/VideoCapture_20220420-170750.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>GaiaGPS tracked this hike at 8.7 miles with almost 500 feet elevation gain. Of this, 5.1 miles were on the FLT branch trail and 3.6 miles on Forest Service trails and seasonal dirt roads. Another great day out exploring!<br /></p><p></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-16043114306652533112022-04-13T22:01:00.004-04:002022-05-22T16:04:28.192-04:00The Kopac Trail<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLHpU4nu-DUvsgguR5MK2ph7jlgD1wYg0Watr8AAXWy6yb4RYeZGrEMXrFNApknxHlmdMdyxKHiUFy6ktJSQgjZIxFt6lfET4q0DIBKIZAeEK9kNEcJyEwab3Kef1H4GXM8ODxjY4m_ot2wINyvIUTRgBKl83k7B1WWQJc8jQXG_8nF9Xc_ThoUgZ/s4032/01-20220413_102919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLHpU4nu-DUvsgguR5MK2ph7jlgD1wYg0Watr8AAXWy6yb4RYeZGrEMXrFNApknxHlmdMdyxKHiUFy6ktJSQgjZIxFt6lfET4q0DIBKIZAeEK9kNEcJyEwab3Kef1H4GXM8ODxjY4m_ot2wINyvIUTRgBKl83k7B1WWQJc8jQXG_8nF9Xc_ThoUgZ/w640-h480/01-20220413_102919.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Frankie is on spring break this week, and I had today off, so we planned an adventure and lucked out with absolutely beautiful weather. We decided to go down to Bowman Lakes State Park and check out the Kopac Trail, a Finger Lakes Trail (FLT) passport hike that passes by three different lakes. I picked up passport books from a trail register last summer and Frankie has really been enjoying them: find the post and take a rubbing. It adds a fun element because the maps don't disclose where exactly the post is, just that it is somewhere along the designated route. I hiked the very short section of the passport loop that overlaps the main FLT <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2022/01/flt-north-tower-road-to-bliven-sherman.html" target="_blank">last fall</a>. That small section included a playground by Bowman Lake, making this hike chock full of attractions for kids. I was happy to be exploring (mostly) new trails.</p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>We started at the trailhead on Bliven Sherman Road, where there is a convenient parking area, a kiosk, and a short accessible loop down to Kopac Pond, where there is a viewing deck. The map on the kiosk is outdated; there have been some re-routes that aren't reflected (at least partially in response to beaver activity). Always check the online <a href="https://fingerlakestrail.org/FLTC/Interactive/SystemMap.php" target="_blank">FLT maps</a> for the most recent information; this hike is on map sheet M24. Having said that, the Kopac Trail is very well marked and we were never confused about where to go. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5662VKOjCTXbP4pSGBC3w8_atT_ILUBFXk6LQ0Ew34_87t71iOm26A6vF52_6ld8Qab2-N7YucJWjas5O6ZDz1_5S9lbDILsvZ1jgdnnJNAJYBaQBZUdSQLx6S8HhagHZgRNS-SoraPluDPzBwYO2a8mn34gmlgzjgW1WHK5zVWXatDN1mVu2BvcW/s4032/02-20220413_102037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5662VKOjCTXbP4pSGBC3w8_atT_ILUBFXk6LQ0Ew34_87t71iOm26A6vF52_6ld8Qab2-N7YucJWjas5O6ZDz1_5S9lbDILsvZ1jgdnnJNAJYBaQBZUdSQLx6S8HhagHZgRNS-SoraPluDPzBwYO2a8mn34gmlgzjgW1WHK5zVWXatDN1mVu2BvcW/w640-h480/02-20220413_102037.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvw03TdqLj__k2A4K6C4YPHXcmmYM9UbrMcDr1vp9N4dyuIjBUyGyY8Yv1eMP8EafdNGBpWjdOh5jfNKIDGmkndMxneHuc-f_As1qWJoEG2-sRQb043AYkJh3yYHiH-ZYNf3zgbnuy8vdlf6AMngvg5aRMBDt0OyBviJVHeKACXWJiQa5b4BaZTMC/s4032/03-20220413_102400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Frankie took his rubbing and we set off for the rest of the loop, blazed with blue paint. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTSR1pi7XlgLqKL1Vs6Yav8Qcgrm7u00nIG9Wa5t3UkA2ydkBRM6_gFTMWBQo5m9H6pgBsTZP5894rOR_CmRiz2cN82ik5NtxvdhCpVpoxnpZ5jqYIc3Hc-bvxxwDg27v8PAY1Lb-vbKUChYonbgxZnc7A1bOAqhw4bQnxQVd3YjkJt7kAWH0rzdy/s4032/31-20220413_132512.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTSR1pi7XlgLqKL1Vs6Yav8Qcgrm7u00nIG9Wa5t3UkA2ydkBRM6_gFTMWBQo5m9H6pgBsTZP5894rOR_CmRiz2cN82ik5NtxvdhCpVpoxnpZ5jqYIc3Hc-bvxxwDg27v8PAY1Lb-vbKUChYonbgxZnc7A1bOAqhw4bQnxQVd3YjkJt7kAWH0rzdy/w480-h640/31-20220413_132512.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYfCkJfCGjkKLpsb87ilzoImYifrgY3ufaaK5we_QVsMFG-E1jm8HmBPz3DCILOV7fT0JDgwQ0ZNIBmcAlqc2hW7s9_GciEccDGsmOboK5qAQ-3AynLKlbPF5YKe7e-Ku4I-DRyn7QtjRdd7fyDqEg_hxPikzLdlO1anKGTBNWLMv9Qr-wKSfsZGq/s4032/08-20220413_105523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYfCkJfCGjkKLpsb87ilzoImYifrgY3ufaaK5we_QVsMFG-E1jm8HmBPz3DCILOV7fT0JDgwQ0ZNIBmcAlqc2hW7s9_GciEccDGsmOboK5qAQ-3AynLKlbPF5YKe7e-Ku4I-DRyn7QtjRdd7fyDqEg_hxPikzLdlO1anKGTBNWLMv9Qr-wKSfsZGq/w640-h480/08-20220413_105523.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCuHnAlpNmdGWr8b7Oe2kRxWF_znIY-IpIA4k63cBSz5W4SvjK7YX5IpRwROMySmJerEXXq7Pez-TR0k1ACwlxxOv4ZXGrxGd1L0zK6UkhEFvn3I9PNQWaRmu51kHO2d9rvGZ3DNkiDy8p8hInJAfp4e390trPeHVIksyam4uCqcvfYyJLej6-UtQ/s4032/09-20220413_105720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCuHnAlpNmdGWr8b7Oe2kRxWF_znIY-IpIA4k63cBSz5W4SvjK7YX5IpRwROMySmJerEXXq7Pez-TR0k1ACwlxxOv4ZXGrxGd1L0zK6UkhEFvn3I9PNQWaRmu51kHO2d9rvGZ3DNkiDy8p8hInJAfp4e390trPeHVIksyam4uCqcvfYyJLej6-UtQ/w640-h480/09-20220413_105720.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The trail is mostly level in this section, pass through pines before winding down to the berm that dams Bowman Creek to create Bowman Lake. We paused here to shed layers, then continued north along the lake shore. The playground beckoned at the far end. Frankie is funny about playgrounds: he has more or less outgrown them, but is unwilling to admit that and still gets excited. He doesn't need long, but seems to view them as a checklist: he must circuit through and try all the equipment. Once all the boxes are checked, we're free to move on. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMKF5ipxM0eKOgJWUJ94YTqpLTl2CAyiEj0Ejh2ft-sv0Fq1pMfTPSmUbzcAiECDdE-KJURMc10Kw_kJ8bbeSKX0HlBRlQgLjAw1OXsKt9YD5PueWzOV-hgyKilYzqTUzfPT6TtYlT8eZCnhrlbwQqKdplpAlX1ygCnhZ0NCLteecDl4rN-K2m77O/s4032/10-20220413_110411.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMKF5ipxM0eKOgJWUJ94YTqpLTl2CAyiEj0Ejh2ft-sv0Fq1pMfTPSmUbzcAiECDdE-KJURMc10Kw_kJ8bbeSKX0HlBRlQgLjAw1OXsKt9YD5PueWzOV-hgyKilYzqTUzfPT6TtYlT8eZCnhrlbwQqKdplpAlX1ygCnhZ0NCLteecDl4rN-K2m77O/w640-h480/10-20220413_110411.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQf_t2VOv-pkRhptxtB3irglEXPK81l9FSQsopeX0vjXyaKiaPKwsax8Poilge5SAPI6v14gxvW6Y0Eaqa6svcZO94QrKMbyrKSMrvipEfEkqeKYJhcaJ9iyUCJiANUlNfBet33RWmxhiB2Kocj_rV4jGEw2Jkcwp_f26ldwvlyU4DzaF9y9-48HCq/s4032/11-20220413_111003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The trail turns west here and continues into the state forest, soon reaching the intersection with the yellow blazed spur trail out to Whaley Pond. We continued straight to take the short out-and-back to the pond. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5TFuVuw0zmHr8VHBODCtGdzpwTCaTz7TeLEbt357mu9p0x6p7TCIgU8cD4ITwMvepW7jvzjVGUzG2hrB2tdMjdCa-zQCiiD0WPrR0_iYPsv0Sb2eU6sMy7v4BGBLSP5zXXYRANxQtNp4Flmt2EGtXbpwBSsCeq8sMyqdRlJphMtaELMc8JdBU-Us/s4032/16-20220413_115134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5TFuVuw0zmHr8VHBODCtGdzpwTCaTz7TeLEbt357mu9p0x6p7TCIgU8cD4ITwMvepW7jvzjVGUzG2hrB2tdMjdCa-zQCiiD0WPrR0_iYPsv0Sb2eU6sMy7v4BGBLSP5zXXYRANxQtNp4Flmt2EGtXbpwBSsCeq8sMyqdRlJphMtaELMc8JdBU-Us/w640-h480/16-20220413_115134.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGq6SkXCPNOk7u4QToJPbbvlyD9ZmZqRChdIMmrqWEUWJqbYm7hNkjjOVZT7mjvTu2M8mlRrvSP7b5kyngUWMvYWpNms5WTdk8iVckr_b-4fkdU2XmJJxg-3IJrlXXP6Q3c5zM1lOJ7O4OloaBdZmt0NGLyZg9E6BnvOS080AxHfOBh51kFKp3Wzdk/s4032/17-20220413_115740.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGq6SkXCPNOk7u4QToJPbbvlyD9ZmZqRChdIMmrqWEUWJqbYm7hNkjjOVZT7mjvTu2M8mlRrvSP7b5kyngUWMvYWpNms5WTdk8iVckr_b-4fkdU2XmJJxg-3IJrlXXP6Q3c5zM1lOJ7O4OloaBdZmt0NGLyZg9E6BnvOS080AxHfOBh51kFKp3Wzdk/w480-h640/17-20220413_115740.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDB3qYc4qKh532uVCF9j3IPwCxFjxBQABJm-kde9_aXj-mN81Y-Bt6Ce3hS5cuG5w8l0FSWba9fv0382zDiNISgAaPmrB8MYUoAIlpKLfvNvn5XxTWndOKp6SFOfmxuYllVGdQIgVSVdq7OMydFT4BvOJz9mVJTtYbQ2DAB-WxBo967XMOs20p_fG/s4032/18-20220413_115928.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDB3qYc4qKh532uVCF9j3IPwCxFjxBQABJm-kde9_aXj-mN81Y-Bt6Ce3hS5cuG5w8l0FSWba9fv0382zDiNISgAaPmrB8MYUoAIlpKLfvNvn5XxTWndOKp6SFOfmxuYllVGdQIgVSVdq7OMydFT4BvOJz9mVJTtYbQ2DAB-WxBo967XMOs20p_fG/w640-h480/18-20220413_115928.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>This section of trail was quite wet, with many board bridges and many places where additional bridges would have been helpful. After crossing an especially wide flooded area, the trail climbs gently toward the pond and dries out again. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6pHNTHQ33FSDBCHdqW_GgxV_nsvWuvAzXGzlaznz8nfaB2NlhvUpKDE2VCtxx33BnfoBuMKE1VxaHWfyqTFbAVR_EAjBsMFTKKjASXVfUAcao9AKPHOXqU5xdpHTs6FDy-3912YeQ3dczKnkXaMjNxSPqW56JQzQFSDBA566KGyLi-NT6-gedm7E/s4032/19-20220413_120705.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6pHNTHQ33FSDBCHdqW_GgxV_nsvWuvAzXGzlaznz8nfaB2NlhvUpKDE2VCtxx33BnfoBuMKE1VxaHWfyqTFbAVR_EAjBsMFTKKjASXVfUAcao9AKPHOXqU5xdpHTs6FDy-3912YeQ3dczKnkXaMjNxSPqW56JQzQFSDBA566KGyLi-NT6-gedm7E/w480-h640/19-20220413_120705.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho0vEX1B-8lh0dRJ39O8i-ccHohMDSPOwNDWyY-lxabMZu0VWmsR2KaYnmZxzEXwO3VM0WvGV6g8McAn0JxDavHfycShmdPoJbZ0zaIqQCvlDPM2gNxPIZrf-50MM_q7_UiThpkJmYiiXAZyavFxN75ArQH7ju_kjPDS7UitrRVUdOMxXx_5NPlL8B/s4032/20-20220413_121242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho0vEX1B-8lh0dRJ39O8i-ccHohMDSPOwNDWyY-lxabMZu0VWmsR2KaYnmZxzEXwO3VM0WvGV6g8McAn0JxDavHfycShmdPoJbZ0zaIqQCvlDPM2gNxPIZrf-50MM_q7_UiThpkJmYiiXAZyavFxN75ArQH7ju_kjPDS7UitrRVUdOMxXx_5NPlL8B/w480-h640/20-20220413_121242.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrtFei9Dei4SUUlh2BJzhSr8i8GfkO-_qPEMZGFgS6UDurOKiOiJMuW-Tm3fX0ft0EKn7CETb6g8Be333raDzYHxfFdt459WrT4iwGbxN1iXmq6kmf7FV6TZ6V0rsa0s1kHLckTr1Mjgv6T8xZ8wTMsiV32f6jehy5MJM0RonAPndGJSKvIlwITkS/s4032/21-20220413_121937.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrtFei9Dei4SUUlh2BJzhSr8i8GfkO-_qPEMZGFgS6UDurOKiOiJMuW-Tm3fX0ft0EKn7CETb6g8Be333raDzYHxfFdt459WrT4iwGbxN1iXmq6kmf7FV6TZ6V0rsa0s1kHLckTr1Mjgv6T8xZ8wTMsiV32f6jehy5MJM0RonAPndGJSKvIlwITkS/w640-h480/21-20220413_121937.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Whaley Pond is another pond created by damming a creek, and the trail emerges onto a large grassy berm that appeared to have parking at the other end. We didn't cross the berm, as Whaley Pond was our planned turn around point, but we hung out for a while at the marshy outlet enjoying the spring peepers and newts. The peepers were calling so loudly! I explained to Frankie that they are very hard to spot because of their cryptic coloring, but he spied a pair and then I found another... it turns out they are a bit distracted during amplexus and forget to hide. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8Di1hSaP2Ip00xDAys1o6fBeu9UiXJocyQ9pEsohXy9k-c-qghZHiFz-wUXnbWRi_d0RURI2-p_gQS7k43rMgi4_r49DZyx7IBkzeLVG-iqTpR_RuwG4Q8fru8MNIS6Q1fRf70nVRP9hL30y8yb0cP4QpbIFeV3H4zvEf7AwImqAC9VUCiqHe6BU/s4032/22-20220413_122259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8Di1hSaP2Ip00xDAys1o6fBeu9UiXJocyQ9pEsohXy9k-c-qghZHiFz-wUXnbWRi_d0RURI2-p_gQS7k43rMgi4_r49DZyx7IBkzeLVG-iqTpR_RuwG4Q8fru8MNIS6Q1fRf70nVRP9hL30y8yb0cP4QpbIFeV3H4zvEf7AwImqAC9VUCiqHe6BU/w640-h480/22-20220413_122259.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCbHapLELy8S1---Di2IcQTEzgrPCMCyLhoULu63fkAkR7-K_1b-VZ3WCzn0ZKNA8gulShjOSzBZWEZn3OBFXOh7t_QenPsi_NsXscaBJJd_5gQhD7ILX1XlZNcGiaO7OCqY4FH4CCSidX7EXyAxRvkQ5s3__qKxffZhmtWux_KzrGNQtiGxxE8AM/w640-h480/32-20220413_132743.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">unnamed tributary of Bowman Creek that drains Kopac Pond (Kopac Creek?)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>GaiaGPS tracked this loop at 4.3 miles roundtrip with 330 feet elevation gain. We could see the old painted-over blazes where the trail back to Kopac Pond had been re-routed, but didn't follow them because we suspected that the old trail was flooded. This was a really nice little loop, with lots to see along the way -- such a fun one to share with my adventure buddy. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpm6JtQRukCROVMHCQIImZI9TPuY3dLzXqNnsceCoWjNX2PXKhA7UGzikk8Hq39cFfJQc6S8HrRwAXjkufs4q-8hQqvziUzVlf00mg1SxsJGkW0gV5MiZemaWSiJRWOMc648PuSQKncIzObCFfilOMgVNt8WftWw5sz2X1dlCajPJ2iFQ14KQWZPrn/s4433/GaiaGPS-2022-04-13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4433" data-original-width="3400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpm6JtQRukCROVMHCQIImZI9TPuY3dLzXqNnsceCoWjNX2PXKhA7UGzikk8Hq39cFfJQc6S8HrRwAXjkufs4q-8hQqvziUzVlf00mg1SxsJGkW0gV5MiZemaWSiJRWOMc648PuSQKncIzObCFfilOMgVNt8WftWw5sz2X1dlCajPJ2iFQ14KQWZPrn/w490-h640/GaiaGPS-2022-04-13.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><p></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-91378378753222341452022-01-05T21:55:00.000-05:002022-02-26T18:56:18.992-05:00Interloken Trail: Picnic Area Road to Searsburg Road<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4C2AK7mGZBOJSxWSu1Uxt-zA57Dvu5KW1Dgq1nHVRa0oyMsWz45F6LUrJELXFOE3FG--U1n5Exh2As-MjrJ06yR8UeFiKMFZMlclDux3GmkYmOGWcnmERzsyYkWSIeNf4j9dPnzy9F--43Cgx0_T_h5uohtnsxJ8CC5Yeu2_QUyAjhsfzjxxSqXuL=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4C2AK7mGZBOJSxWSu1Uxt-zA57Dvu5KW1Dgq1nHVRa0oyMsWz45F6LUrJELXFOE3FG--U1n5Exh2As-MjrJ06yR8UeFiKMFZMlclDux3GmkYmOGWcnmERzsyYkWSIeNf4j9dPnzy9F--43Cgx0_T_h5uohtnsxJ8CC5Yeu2_QUyAjhsfzjxxSqXuL=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br />For this hike, I returned to the same trailhead along Picnic Area Road that I used when hiking the <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2022/02/interloken-burnt-hill-loop.html">Interloken - Burnt Hill Loop</a> back in November. Today I set out in the opposite direction along the Interloken Trail, planning to use Searsburg Road as a turnaround point 3.9 miles to the north. I was considering exploring some of the Forest Service trails on the way back to make small loops, but conditions proved more challenging than they appeared, so I mostly stuck to the Interloken Trail on the return, as well, except a slight deviation to walk around the other side of tiny Foster Pond.<br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>With the ground covered by a thin layer of snow, I was hoping the mud would be frozen solid, allowing me to just clomp across it. This did not turn out to be the case. Some of the mud was frozen, but some was not. There was ice covering the standing water within the trail, but some of it was thin enough to break through when crossed. There was also abundant needle ice, which collapsed under my feet, sinking me up to two inches with each step. And all these obstacles were fully obscured by fallen leaves covered with snow. Every step was a fun surprise; only the scattered boardwalks provided relief.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsNTLOgIh3bcm_Llhk1uTcLvXT-zePW_fVsmk5_M-MlG2fwAz5E47JUNOlC_uo7SsF9CCKlqQ80IneUqYM2hzCC3w3MxNHvuNM2RbkhFtKzbD70d3OU398dKUI8QRGSnbTyfeEElVe7alL_qTWKXEO2BcMFBhF97uWqZq7dxj9bH23AU8_qx4-2cFT=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsNTLOgIh3bcm_Llhk1uTcLvXT-zePW_fVsmk5_M-MlG2fwAz5E47JUNOlC_uo7SsF9CCKlqQ80IneUqYM2hzCC3w3MxNHvuNM2RbkhFtKzbD70d3OU398dKUI8QRGSnbTyfeEElVe7alL_qTWKXEO2BcMFBhF97uWqZq7dxj9bH23AU8_qx4-2cFT=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm eager to ski, too, but this seems overly optimistic<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I was on the Backbone Trail for perhaps 0.2 mile before turning south again on the Potomac Foster Pond Trail, which leads back to the Interloken Trail. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUZtnbWObgLf-_TYlFEGVurwQraY6jDGRJ5GM7OG5Kv2BNoqTzEmFwPBMP9OjtGkjyAvCuww0fxxbVNUAqEYGPLINa_sbHOqCDU91mk3yX_FTuuNlNJBTC9zuQAnvrAbfhJTLHjpevGF9cA4dSVwZ3rNz7u0N6GP0gK6gP9DBhnrGqqcXf1ISBt-lQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUZtnbWObgLf-_TYlFEGVurwQraY6jDGRJ5GM7OG5Kv2BNoqTzEmFwPBMP9OjtGkjyAvCuww0fxxbVNUAqEYGPLINa_sbHOqCDU91mk3yX_FTuuNlNJBTC9zuQAnvrAbfhJTLHjpevGF9cA4dSVwZ3rNz7u0N6GP0gK6gP9DBhnrGqqcXf1ISBt-lQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO_-BvZ-Y_7DA6U75mUT3jZiqiLgEP1422lTQFXzrEkK48C7jxfBxJIr_872H4O_tXa0huIFqwwcqaR6aUMC0hqxMOndU6tuN3tcnH47g0a_qej-6QixPcI2HW29-TuCIQCiNb2UY5-QyTFseoHUpzN24yVwTj408lIzISAciwu5sG3ACNx9KgR-yf=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The portion of the route tracked in error is crossed off in the map below. The error was with the phone and not the app, because I was also running MapMyRide and it showed the exact same false route. I noticed this oddity in real time and was *definitely* still on the trail at the time, not crashing through the forest -- as illustrated in these photos, the trail is very well defined here. The mileage of 3.9 miles each way came from the FLT Branch Trails Tracking Spreadsheet so should be accurate. Only one more hike to finish the Interloken Trail and FLT Map Sheet I1!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin830l241srl4DnWibonEJzbpkpmeP4fdUwwPUhNoh55xw88LVafAcQTWgQpl7zPOWfeHa8JeY82ChG_vjUmV9ZyQtsBdeUtcBPJE-EoTpRJdiOFp8L9hTQAGk-RXnXn9rPACWqMY16pFEniaopdg7RkjRCpx9i7dzfFQvm_OmwAey3v8BYB79hGxq=s4433" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4433" data-original-width="3400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin830l241srl4DnWibonEJzbpkpmeP4fdUwwPUhNoh55xw88LVafAcQTWgQpl7zPOWfeHa8JeY82ChG_vjUmV9ZyQtsBdeUtcBPJE-EoTpRJdiOFp8L9hTQAGk-RXnXn9rPACWqMY16pFEniaopdg7RkjRCpx9i7dzfFQvm_OmwAey3v8BYB79hGxq=w490-h640" width="490" /></a></div><p></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-34195324092443880252021-12-15T21:12:00.000-05:002022-02-20T09:13:22.095-05:00FLT/NCT Roadwalk, M16: Trumbulls Corner Road to Griffin Road<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjX6gPi40sN-gnCP4kE8OzAq1mSHblD3dtDqROXdHTVOsHLSZiLrHLIAIxFfg9oyEQE2o25OhiWwUf7ZL5H0WPSSPhm0ZI_531h2mJdWnwOFvuHLE91BcE08RU8sVeE4LhwCUwH4PttfA1cZqm7F2ZaYED4ScNgQlv5fcb_Qexd2kq3bILJoOnZ4dzl=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjX6gPi40sN-gnCP4kE8OzAq1mSHblD3dtDqROXdHTVOsHLSZiLrHLIAIxFfg9oyEQE2o25OhiWwUf7ZL5H0WPSSPhm0ZI_531h2mJdWnwOFvuHLE91BcE08RU8sVeE4LhwCUwH4PttfA1cZqm7F2ZaYED4ScNgQlv5fcb_Qexd2kq3bILJoOnZ4dzl=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br />For part two of this rifle season outing on the Finger Lakes Trail (FLT), I finally made it back to M16. I parked at the trailhead at the Stevenson Forest Preserve, which I had used as a turnaround point for a hike that started in Robert Treman State Park back in <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2020/02/fltnct-robert-treman-state-park-to.html" target="_blank">January 2020</a>. From here I followed the white blazes southwest on Trumbull Corners Road, then turned right and hiked up Rumsey Hill Road. Just after cresting the hill, the FLT turns south onto Connecticut Hill Road; when Connecticut Hill Road veers off to the southeast, the FLT splits to the right and continues south on Griffin Road. I followed the twists and turns of Griffin Road until I got to the trailhead where I started a hike into Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Area back in <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2020/02/fltnct-griffin-road-to-cabin-road.html" target="_blank">February 2020</a>. Having completed the orphaned roadwalk section, I turned back and re-traced my route back to the car. <br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPLqJ3lP6bqSaLf4rX0UsaotiftIhX8vXU7e8Fml5ykCyAy0ilhDjEFLKuPvVXt6ABTuqA_e_sPw26gFpevKGhAxaLbefb4llqCjr1zLlAvJccxz1AWwWnX69eVeaEpR4uBtB_OyjVDZr26sPLZg_Rg1-nbLDKlbUFHXwxoujiUv7hnn0HlBQtB5yP=s4400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3426" data-original-width="4400" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPLqJ3lP6bqSaLf4rX0UsaotiftIhX8vXU7e8Fml5ykCyAy0ilhDjEFLKuPvVXt6ABTuqA_e_sPw26gFpevKGhAxaLbefb4llqCjr1zLlAvJccxz1AWwWnX69eVeaEpR4uBtB_OyjVDZr26sPLZg_Rg1-nbLDKlbUFHXwxoujiUv7hnn0HlBQtB5yP=w640-h498" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj17Xty253fZg_v1lHBZnHsr36nvatYEK1IeoI_vX5ZXwRRcwO308BCaAm1GkxFbWi3rvdnL5vsEvIXyt4i5gd8XOj_PJhQhvvbTai2rc4unlteqZPHp-sfp2u2oRfpY6kYxzqDMOOsIInUSDXnFDfu8gV-qRNDuigcKl5FxDSZ00BMeJKrIX0gPSlV=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj17Xty253fZg_v1lHBZnHsr36nvatYEK1IeoI_vX5ZXwRRcwO308BCaAm1GkxFbWi3rvdnL5vsEvIXyt4i5gd8XOj_PJhQhvvbTai2rc4unlteqZPHp-sfp2u2oRfpY6kYxzqDMOOsIInUSDXnFDfu8gV-qRNDuigcKl5FxDSZ00BMeJKrIX0gPSlV=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking southwest from the Trumbulls Road trailhead<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8czJQW8Vd_f46SOfAaTwF1ycs9JZV_MXApwefZAauJNas15JUU3_S6B16AI7ephfga464KRAlenkcPkUtNH2vDpwKEv8JAWBadxw83XMlPZuMYLDnua6TRiuC-E6RhUPi5yNNaU_nCRfJZ_RE45_ryFW5u1LoDNuXfE5O37AGEU7gmhOpCE9WhGeo=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8czJQW8Vd_f46SOfAaTwF1ycs9JZV_MXApwefZAauJNas15JUU3_S6B16AI7ephfga464KRAlenkcPkUtNH2vDpwKEv8JAWBadxw83XMlPZuMYLDnua6TRiuC-E6RhUPi5yNNaU_nCRfJZ_RE45_ryFW5u1LoDNuXfE5O37AGEU7gmhOpCE9WhGeo=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">approaching the turn onto Rumsey Hill Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCnewf3VcZKllvOAcVXDGbDx5QzwFepfwiL2aOz8NKynBgsXns7Mrt4i0FQlAg9P8MqqOifvTRyGJuVQ-tkZ96zOy1OnJeyfKUksxHnMuaOXdMIPw9qeJkLepGY1KTxUBMfBvkjjPj0rKjUF70mlb8iZmULEmbxLFSBCljbtqQX1TVcpgezm-3gnBP=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCnewf3VcZKllvOAcVXDGbDx5QzwFepfwiL2aOz8NKynBgsXns7Mrt4i0FQlAg9P8MqqOifvTRyGJuVQ-tkZ96zOy1OnJeyfKUksxHnMuaOXdMIPw9qeJkLepGY1KTxUBMfBvkjjPj0rKjUF70mlb8iZmULEmbxLFSBCljbtqQX1TVcpgezm-3gnBP=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">heading west on Rumsey Hill Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOaZ-cTeJ-QQVKN1zQT1oNhlc4JF3Nf8iH-vYxKigMvQv_M7Z1ye4SL08F9qDLi0GMqk1MOvl_0Bzt8jmugXkaUK6b8RKm655qGQEnM7z6MN0bBY-Sy2Fa4afXiKefKwXsODTk4hirOBbmwSrCXyoClC2ADhpLFThojbx7EbKcdB_JVFyhfFuUNQph=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">approaching the Griffin Road trailhead<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCocW2v0DT_XHxzWqikG9VI-SYf503P_1sTe0MI45TqNw_88JS7zKo2gtOGqb6MM0nHjx4d2oFLcWYdZIc3K-x81fXQBDbS-rUM-rXqbdPbXd1kn7WVEv-dJiAIeFWTzQXze4CZay7tmhlG4I-ARVJyn8qvLMr23h5ROwu0RLqZLos_01s1QCbVG4Q=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCocW2v0DT_XHxzWqikG9VI-SYf503P_1sTe0MI45TqNw_88JS7zKo2gtOGqb6MM0nHjx4d2oFLcWYdZIc3K-x81fXQBDbS-rUM-rXqbdPbXd1kn7WVEv-dJiAIeFWTzQXze4CZay7tmhlG4I-ARVJyn8qvLMr23h5ROwu0RLqZLos_01s1QCbVG4Q=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking south along the FLT section I hiked in February 2020<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSqTGMppLe2uJKF_1mc2sl3PfsSbTIsScPdDo1JvfgctovxNWH7e2D1GkjsbiAhIIPadpebrpLm4tJMii6AH1U6pQOh3yonKdCqzHh6O6w9-HP3gLSVPsJQBVlvsR0jp3h8Wa7KrqEM6yxWTCJsawP0ceoi85mGmjITaWfGGWFzxUe5f66wRFl3Ffv=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSqTGMppLe2uJKF_1mc2sl3PfsSbTIsScPdDo1JvfgctovxNWH7e2D1GkjsbiAhIIPadpebrpLm4tJMii6AH1U6pQOh3yonKdCqzHh6O6w9-HP3gLSVPsJQBVlvsR0jp3h8Wa7KrqEM6yxWTCJsawP0ceoi85mGmjITaWfGGWFzxUe5f66wRFl3Ffv=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">heading east on Griffin Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />As I walked back along Griffin Road, a rain squall moved in, and when I got to the sections of Connecticut Hill and Rumsey Hill Roads adjacent to farm fields, the wind was whipping. Therefore, I didn't take any more pictures, but that wasn't much of a loss, since this was an out-and-back "hike" and a roadwalk at that. GaiaGPS mapped this out-and-back at 3.9 miles roundtrip with 500 feet of elevation gain. Even though roadwalks are never my favorite, I was excited about this hike because it was the last section I needed to complete M16. This means I have now finished map sheets M16 through M24, inclusive, plus O1 and O2. <br /><p></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-27420236570553879832021-12-15T20:49:00.003-05:002022-08-08T10:27:20.422-04:00FLT/NCT Roadwalk, M15: Burnt Hill Road to South Hill Road<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0wX9IDwY9cnNUeLMB4JxUP_2diedlz2iuOLE1sgBULW9GiOFz3dxjgQC7Enkv1qiRn1nuCMsnh3JzbG0klrLVgDlydDen-ZbaiRibiU0KhgDpP4V-NlYAo-zobSmEVllBywrHa0XJn0j58XoKI2xUpC1RLe7DF2wg5EW1mxgXXAwA8UgdDUPX3GLB=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0wX9IDwY9cnNUeLMB4JxUP_2diedlz2iuOLE1sgBULW9GiOFz3dxjgQC7Enkv1qiRn1nuCMsnh3JzbG0klrLVgDlydDen-ZbaiRibiU0KhgDpP4V-NlYAo-zobSmEVllBywrHa0XJn0j58XoKI2xUpC1RLe7DF2wg5EW1mxgXXAwA8UgdDUPX3GLB=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>
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<p>With rifle season still going strong, my main goal for today was to complete a roadwalk on M16: the last section I needed to finish the map sheet. Hurray! But since the orphaned bit of M16 was not long enough to make the long drive down worth it, I decided to also knock out another short roadwalk on M15. And since M15 is further from home, it made sense to go there first and work my way home. I started part one of my outing at the southern-most Finger Lakes Trail (FLT) trailhead on Burnt Hill Road, where I'd turned around on a <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2021/11/flt-interloken-southslope-loop-wspurs.html">loop hike</a> back in October. </p><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1nic4dXvEBM8Mbt-8ef_FrfInwb6qhkCKwlORuJbPTzXiVK_n9-4Dapc3BrBda_ggZlXGdjTvnrGHVG95hZFb7fXff6VtWl5HpVSeGXniUtbN_-GpuLpYwEluK79SLZrrD6XwzQpilS-z2mSAl-U9RtDw5vCBaIC4jerNZVi3S0-cglHPBV-gKdQP=s4433" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4433" data-original-width="3400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1nic4dXvEBM8Mbt-8ef_FrfInwb6qhkCKwlORuJbPTzXiVK_n9-4Dapc3BrBda_ggZlXGdjTvnrGHVG95hZFb7fXff6VtWl5HpVSeGXniUtbN_-GpuLpYwEluK79SLZrrD6XwzQpilS-z2mSAl-U9RtDw5vCBaIC4jerNZVi3S0-cglHPBV-gKdQP=w490-h640" width="490" /></a></div><p>I hiked south on Burnt Hill Road down a steep hill through the woods,
which are part of Finger Lakes National
Forest. The road flattens out and crosses over Hector Falls Creek, then turns to the west and passes through a very small residential neighborhood. There was a loose dog in the yard at the house on the bend that barked and ran toward me, but to my relief, it stayed in the lawn and did not enter the roadway. The FLT then turns east on State Route 79 and follows that briefly before turning south again onto South Hill Road. <br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoat4fbYJGpnMD--L2C1DRnYjhFsDpsU2SYrMVtmiV2namFSiNRaytzUKbSmNf2f_IDFuU_lE0956C_gRlZUPHurNQtG4s7raeThMj8QHh427WfqG9QWz93A-kKSoDIhaLreF7xTagahYNQanIU87SiAKt6Teef-m7iZogw3zz2mkx13ZuFZ64fsd8=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoat4fbYJGpnMD--L2C1DRnYjhFsDpsU2SYrMVtmiV2namFSiNRaytzUKbSmNf2f_IDFuU_lE0956C_gRlZUPHurNQtG4s7raeThMj8QHh427WfqG9QWz93A-kKSoDIhaLreF7xTagahYNQanIU87SiAKt6Teef-m7iZogw3zz2mkx13ZuFZ64fsd8=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">heading south on Burnt Hill Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjz7BjHggs2xMMZ6X1z5XhPu_Bb6g64s3WPOEgN44S5b8RBmv3lUp_1KWU0hzn2BmWLma2EbiHhu8vJVEIseEtQC81rMj_xxvHK6cbUUhuPfYYCC33rVsDKdA0QqSw-KeOKmH-_AhHT25GfNUGVOFe3IGvBTVBnRvjk9FP6MDq_9DpI_l4melQy5BJO=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjz7BjHggs2xMMZ6X1z5XhPu_Bb6g64s3WPOEgN44S5b8RBmv3lUp_1KWU0hzn2BmWLma2EbiHhu8vJVEIseEtQC81rMj_xxvHK6cbUUhuPfYYCC33rVsDKdA0QqSw-KeOKmH-_AhHT25GfNUGVOFe3IGvBTVBnRvjk9FP6MDq_9DpI_l4melQy5BJO=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">heading east on Route 79, approaching the turn onto South Hill Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiztYUvtLdRVVmumgpGJ7D0lfl6xLEI24FobkZRkdUAU2O7TvisWUTa9qWsNf5yDvsaAlPCfy_wDVupklVuYKfxzdBNteUR_RGWuNsO8gtjHilybZsyFLpn4NIh6JXL6h0BDqoPjHcdXSi5Ln1i5_GyuDaaVRzDwqoluFwtx_hCDjIQfn6ht-MUxMQX=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiztYUvtLdRVVmumgpGJ7D0lfl6xLEI24FobkZRkdUAU2O7TvisWUTa9qWsNf5yDvsaAlPCfy_wDVupklVuYKfxzdBNteUR_RGWuNsO8gtjHilybZsyFLpn4NIh6JXL6h0BDqoPjHcdXSi5Ln1i5_GyuDaaVRzDwqoluFwtx_hCDjIQfn6ht-MUxMQX=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I continued on South Hill Road, ascending part way up the hill before reaching the trailhead where I had turned around on a <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2021/10/fltnct-south-hill-road-east-to-texas.html" target="_blank">hike</a> back in September. Note the small sign indicating that parking is permitted on the shoulder (but don't block the field entrance). Having completed my gap, I turned around here and retraced my route back north to my car.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheLtrA0n0gGh0AEIOh1G4Vfc8od8OK9jHj_i5YWffXLGR-eIsVjubQ87CVjjnmm8G63PRICgGlWfHXYYVaEdx_1kcj_rYc2VH4D3ZKaT_opnnIafR7r5Z3ny8Ji9le0Apxz92ivRx2Xz4Cp0yDz2Eq0_7mxDqvBEMCnkIdaE94nf61xw17dzDmQ1r1=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheLtrA0n0gGh0AEIOh1G4Vfc8od8OK9jHj_i5YWffXLGR-eIsVjubQ87CVjjnmm8G63PRICgGlWfHXYYVaEdx_1kcj_rYc2VH4D3ZKaT_opnnIafR7r5Z3ny8Ji9le0Apxz92ivRx2Xz4Cp0yDz2Eq0_7mxDqvBEMCnkIdaE94nf61xw17dzDmQ1r1=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQB_ur6b9dlW8NIn655xEH4WwdGx-5b6qxlXRWABvL7LNcTAHWOorUplBDxxE9VblVhfOycY_fzUZmtQPXJcFsP-0QN33Q17jWmL5A3-Brrx_w3IOPTZWJWUFMTFOIOakMMnSiJ0uzdXjEHGK4xkO6zcNC-dl1GkIfoJy4wur7brPXpYtsfiWk5nD-=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQB_ur6b9dlW8NIn655xEH4WwdGx-5b6qxlXRWABvL7LNcTAHWOorUplBDxxE9VblVhfOycY_fzUZmtQPXJcFsP-0QN33Q17jWmL5A3-Brrx_w3IOPTZWJWUFMTFOIOakMMnSiJ0uzdXjEHGK4xkO6zcNC-dl1GkIfoJy4wur7brPXpYtsfiWk5nD-=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking east on the FLT section I hiked in September<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsqTKxntvQy71dYpEHVkcvZ3oEUnZMKLAzsVOCu_O7KCTbQv2c6vd8-vHFWhXHK1M9NR7LKHshckNfX7MRW5Vf8p4A9msMeW3VScI997LIdtbivCW5uKC-4mQcgg9dhAO9h9edTT1CJt6w_1PEJ66ZxRKpINEA76w6OLa4cnFTb4X2rBiI1gfwu8em=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsqTKxntvQy71dYpEHVkcvZ3oEUnZMKLAzsVOCu_O7KCTbQv2c6vd8-vHFWhXHK1M9NR7LKHshckNfX7MRW5Vf8p4A9msMeW3VScI997LIdtbivCW5uKC-4mQcgg9dhAO9h9edTT1CJt6w_1PEJ66ZxRKpINEA76w6OLa4cnFTb4X2rBiI1gfwu8em=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">heading north on South Hill Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNYV65eU9bt3vvraCZG6tMXwxe6RAaiOG9imRhiqzPszE-GgAOEKzBTk3rfs0a5bpRFmRz0_lEqof-P9pjFCoh2AR3NCByGEwsF-Dx3eZnPfyLXlrpxZEWC1O1CfWBt10C5_x0yqyiKxvVLDpYEmBUO5gHTwPTESc50z88fAAlsv7CxdrLo62yYQQ4=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNYV65eU9bt3vvraCZG6tMXwxe6RAaiOG9imRhiqzPszE-GgAOEKzBTk3rfs0a5bpRFmRz0_lEqof-P9pjFCoh2AR3NCByGEwsF-Dx3eZnPfyLXlrpxZEWC1O1CfWBt10C5_x0yqyiKxvVLDpYEmBUO5gHTwPTESc50z88fAAlsv7CxdrLo62yYQQ4=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">heading west on Route 79<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikqE624EFSDkcU59Ckxi0xwItrcz6ojUq6nt3GdPLuMyxyn_BN9XvvgEPIBs_pVTYqlxVp0iRR0nO4OsiCBV91HPkmj9Xw1WO2jhtXR2eH-cvahQuEYqOG5ByF_CDmNpzDC7tNVOWoLj0GnaF0BJccDA66B9Z65SfpfLt7de2Ai7ciQSgm3dsKYZ81=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikqE624EFSDkcU59Ckxi0xwItrcz6ojUq6nt3GdPLuMyxyn_BN9XvvgEPIBs_pVTYqlxVp0iRR0nO4OsiCBV91HPkmj9Xw1WO2jhtXR2eH-cvahQuEYqOG5ByF_CDmNpzDC7tNVOWoLj0GnaF0BJccDA66B9Z65SfpfLt7de2Ai7ciQSgm3dsKYZ81=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">approaching the turn onto Burnt Hill Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih82Ci53zELkTosU6C_os6HVtYvK-YYV7ttlWENHPXj5M-wvIxZfik9KUbLlCYc04QfiFD3aC95evyXGAsTKyPvqFBfoeIAv-n061w1VXcFsxRuFycU-bMLTLsZiFYGbzofdsXBM43oa5n0K6I9t9U3K1UxUocoG0Uag117cR5LVWA55A_EinP-O1Y=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih82Ci53zELkTosU6C_os6HVtYvK-YYV7ttlWENHPXj5M-wvIxZfik9KUbLlCYc04QfiFD3aC95evyXGAsTKyPvqFBfoeIAv-n061w1VXcFsxRuFycU-bMLTLsZiFYGbzofdsXBM43oa5n0K6I9t9U3K1UxUocoG0Uag117cR5LVWA55A_EinP-O1Y=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">approaching the bridge over Hector Falls Creek on Burnt Hill Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhERbx6I-WSUuTUUcID8XeQJsgmXOLHEhdd8HwGCxBMExXhVFke0UNxgzV7st_y-RsmGrQ9PPVUE5bnePBr6bq3ipu-Q4QZ21q6pXH0HpP2T4sdr4rwjCABQPkRuXT5hTPTV38awO_kJlLOMf0dqrCpOq_BPMsV-V5uK3PP41SOK6l0iqAEU_5DeF6m=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhERbx6I-WSUuTUUcID8XeQJsgmXOLHEhdd8HwGCxBMExXhVFke0UNxgzV7st_y-RsmGrQ9PPVUE5bnePBr6bq3ipu-Q4QZ21q6pXH0HpP2T4sdr4rwjCABQPkRuXT5hTPTV38awO_kJlLOMf0dqrCpOq_BPMsV-V5uK3PP41SOK6l0iqAEU_5DeF6m=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">back in Finger Lakes National Forest<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaovCfbvK5uxTCqw7dsw576gO7Zaf7xJ8SzyWNfiHB9WDK3cnlQH9cBTpLmR4NK1oPp2OECfTurqBsfFqZUY4W4ud8uGaPwQbS0ib17niwtXDykJ_4Zf0LY_JY2WGfHKdapBlOL6GGvzh1oWMVxZekPkTRmf7ZgQvUa10KRkDYlX1bthilUbvHQbAe=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaovCfbvK5uxTCqw7dsw576gO7Zaf7xJ8SzyWNfiHB9WDK3cnlQH9cBTpLmR4NK1oPp2OECfTurqBsfFqZUY4W4ud8uGaPwQbS0ib17niwtXDykJ_4Zf0LY_JY2WGfHKdapBlOL6GGvzh1oWMVxZekPkTRmf7ZgQvUa10KRkDYlX1bthilUbvHQbAe=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the trailhead that was my turnaround point on one of the spurs of my October loop hike<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />GaiaGPS tracked this out-and-back at 2.7 miles roundtrip with 306 feet elevation gain. On to <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2022/02/fltnct-roadwalk-m16-trumbulls-corner.html">part two</a> of my adventure: completing M16.<br /><p></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-37423999683243533322021-12-08T22:09:00.001-05:002022-02-13T20:48:24.943-05:00FLT Roadwalk: M23, M24<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_Xn-qzmBP8kDENca_tUbPHLFnsKd8J87uN4ko2nJtpAyce6Uaqz39LWf1Qg9lG13rCHdUKIDc51QM-ZS3zl9tqdDBsGDBlUAOQzhtzo9FRegOAkKLhnLkMdWJb5YJceAXjY_L-fUijdG2urdIWW-YrnHTtg3368VfsxrMAoTEP08Tk7SWtkvk5RiI=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_Xn-qzmBP8kDENca_tUbPHLFnsKd8J87uN4ko2nJtpAyce6Uaqz39LWf1Qg9lG13rCHdUKIDc51QM-ZS3zl9tqdDBsGDBlUAOQzhtzo9FRegOAkKLhnLkMdWJb5YJceAXjY_L-fUijdG2urdIWW-YrnHTtg3368VfsxrMAoTEP08Tk7SWtkvk5RiI=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>For the second stop in my two-part adventure, I parked at the corner of Fred Stewart and Hoag-Childes Roads, at the trailhead I used last <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2021/04/flt-hoag-childes-road-to-nine-mile-dec.html" target="_blank">March</a> when I explored the Finger Lakes Trail (FLT) to the north in deep snow conditions. Today I walked south along Fred Stewart Road to complete the roadwalk I'd skipped, turning left (east) onto County Route 10, and then right (south again) onto North Tower Road. I continued south on North Tower Road until I reached the trailhead where I'd parked <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2022/01/flt-north-tower-road-to-bliven-sherman.html" target="_blank">last month</a> when hiking the FLT through Bowman Lake State Park. With the gap filled, I turned around and retraced my steps back to the car.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwiWc05vpahdDVuzDh75nUmOSie5oUUobraATsHChD44yAv1HTZSWtdYdUWOzOmx6AiG5dfnl9k0xSE4npGZgXub1pVrI2J5OI5MsMDIfAsuXlZIgyEIo2AZhK-ADmLNpjPRGeXwBiUenxYW8-x6X46GZzt6mRic7WW8K8im5Pmwdml8JztfVE7mx-=s4433" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4433" data-original-width="3400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwiWc05vpahdDVuzDh75nUmOSie5oUUobraATsHChD44yAv1HTZSWtdYdUWOzOmx6AiG5dfnl9k0xSE4npGZgXub1pVrI2J5OI5MsMDIfAsuXlZIgyEIo2AZhK-ADmLNpjPRGeXwBiUenxYW8-x6X46GZzt6mRic7WW8K8im5Pmwdml8JztfVE7mx-=w490-h640" width="490" /></a></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2HWzYmMbkZFHMHFN4AKmQUoPLHFhqNmITx_rwGWhXzD3HHnkqMLUPpA9zYGLDclIs4yw_vmFBndKflwHU83IpcgLwnV79byJh-lEpZY1V7FMzg-ROgulZKfHi0u03fEUwhGxSdTCIeNofKCvcuYUh4HksPNm6st4HwJ4vayzTPVCwAUTft9EUhPfH=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2HWzYmMbkZFHMHFN4AKmQUoPLHFhqNmITx_rwGWhXzD3HHnkqMLUPpA9zYGLDclIs4yw_vmFBndKflwHU83IpcgLwnV79byJh-lEpZY1V7FMzg-ROgulZKfHi0u03fEUwhGxSdTCIeNofKCvcuYUh4HksPNm6st4HwJ4vayzTPVCwAUTft9EUhPfH=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">intersection of Fred Stewart Road and Hoag-Childes Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6Vzb38bxMHUzLju2R55QKz8G2TvSk6uz0GAgl9KtABG12B38jTULE8DJX-cp4N9i5blnScoDa37bHPOUpjsQxb86anCOZK2pbxeJ3UWFRrSU0ig8bguRXY6V_XGUBPRSnh8kfvCkbtygYBWL5XYON4tQW23cNiszoYGzHpAD-NdoSDbr2lj63qxzE=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6Vzb38bxMHUzLju2R55QKz8G2TvSk6uz0GAgl9KtABG12B38jTULE8DJX-cp4N9i5blnScoDa37bHPOUpjsQxb86anCOZK2pbxeJ3UWFRrSU0ig8bguRXY6V_XGUBPRSnh8kfvCkbtygYBWL5XYON4tQW23cNiszoYGzHpAD-NdoSDbr2lj63qxzE=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">heading south on Fred Stewart Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqCJUdyyTypNpcPsE1XmvcFDJwdZMrdtL40ZnV6LgbCmDhYhEfrFQVv7Vwnrl6zDgkRB_QIeen74dGHSsfit99V4Gszzg1NES1C--gaLmhmVRd9ug5rOjLVm7daOhDcRHWOOwXeDTpDWR66sixGDgd_99rO4FIUB10tss5QELBtV0ywzP3FtUZf9A0=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">approaching the right turn onto North Tower Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiByDMo4kqkWHZ6Kmggr7-Vcneln5dcieaIYlxW9FmijFI5GVd1DNhbfRYDUxG5jQ2gjh2UomZoT6tSXGyLHDRbv6bGObp7k04t2MD3CR7S1cil2Ithgkr29voFwvMGD2BCy5YG4J0x7uc4rCnL1gLaeToEilLd-0ju662d3ky2QHRQSMs4RyXfg-c=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiByDMo4kqkWHZ6Kmggr7-Vcneln5dcieaIYlxW9FmijFI5GVd1DNhbfRYDUxG5jQ2gjh2UomZoT6tSXGyLHDRbv6bGObp7k04t2MD3CR7S1cil2Ithgkr29voFwvMGD2BCy5YG4J0x7uc4rCnL1gLaeToEilLd-0ju662d3ky2QHRQSMs4RyXfg-c=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking west at the Berry Hill fire tower<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgM1JnVOsw7vNA3_xmHdI9tjFm04TQyQ9uPrWF0uaeKOwcSbhni32whrH6p4MokLvdDkagZ-eM7MmQkKZ5JVrIxJgklGImOKRpj__D6D_YbZOXruXM0aJuqdkrwebgMmWJBJO1zwLF3-WS3kenAXMCJXGCmRNckNaBVd2kTaO3Esdxzdx5t9sLnZpbk=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">heading south on North Tower Road</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUQ6rAz7GHGs2uX1_X_Tv_DXO4Fiwdex2TTaBpRaWac3lv6eaolqxgzGgt3zPx8i-0BnrKfWfcURKJ6HDiDD25gDIBwRFy9VPPyw3oIIAITctjlrCm07SuD6gDtnAhkoussrQpPEefB_T08eIccCLCWv58Sk7OQTLwHlVqT-DUXHiUc3ruPqDpYMbA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUQ6rAz7GHGs2uX1_X_Tv_DXO4Fiwdex2TTaBpRaWac3lv6eaolqxgzGgt3zPx8i-0BnrKfWfcURKJ6HDiDD25gDIBwRFy9VPPyw3oIIAITctjlrCm07SuD6gDtnAhkoussrQpPEefB_T08eIccCLCWv58Sk7OQTLwHlVqT-DUXHiUc3ruPqDpYMbA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my turnaround point<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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The portions on Fred Stewart Road and County Route 10
are part of M23, while the North Tower Road portion is part of M24. This roadwalk was significant for me because it completed the last sections I needed on both M23 and M24, meaning I have now hiked all of M17 through M24 (and O1 and O2). Very exciting! Also, I need just one more outing to complete M16, so I hope to hit that up next week. </p><p></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-58261108987659318212021-12-08T19:55:00.000-05:002022-02-05T19:56:07.888-05:00FLT Roadwalk: M24, M25<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjID1nonyovmBXPZWGFAQEHWd82htsF2O8mcb1IBuE2Ly8S0btiItM352VDWZVjPuW9f7BE0iWfN0pCM_GrQABGg0fdUVt_sULFNnyewb1H25Hjcut_CzIyjaiMo1JMIt-_EvVsJ35xgQ7DkzJjPLZTglFweaPOBS5rKUxtE73s_fLBbH6WqEfMpEsV=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjID1nonyovmBXPZWGFAQEHWd82htsF2O8mcb1IBuE2Ly8S0btiItM352VDWZVjPuW9f7BE0iWfN0pCM_GrQABGg0fdUVt_sULFNnyewb1H25Hjcut_CzIyjaiMo1JMIt-_EvVsJ35xgQ7DkzJjPLZTglFweaPOBS5rKUxtE73s_fLBbH6WqEfMpEsV=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Today was another two-part adventure, designed to mop up some Finger Lakes Trail roadwalks I'd orphaned while hiking the adjacent off-road sections. For this first stop, I drove to the trailhead on French Road on map sheet M25. This had been my turnaround on a hike in May that started on State Route 12 to the east. I hiked west along French Road for a short distance, then turned north and followed the blazes along Fred Wilcox Road. When that teed onto County Route 3, I turned east, then took the first left onto Stone Quarry Hill Road. This intersection is the border between two maps sheets; as I hiked up the hill, I was on M24 -- but just briefly. The trailhead for the off-road section going north from Stone Quarry Hill Road was my turnaround point on another hike in May that started further north on Hoben (Hogan?) Road. Having connected the dots, I turned around and retraced my steps back to the car.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTdmEH0wzYuCdYxcBl0yi8NVyd_zKEjdDMwPkYnKq3aqRCMbIJluupo9z2zno2c4jpafL6UykZmyQ37fHrYliZQ761t4UpHmjaOpCOXJDvuT7OIYTaU4657h3cmqB_cpU461Kwm0ZXlxJh02TiQ8e8oBvnxH6K-D0y1s8ABXPYiFiKNZ-D3m7g-ljs=s4433" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4433" data-original-width="3400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTdmEH0wzYuCdYxcBl0yi8NVyd_zKEjdDMwPkYnKq3aqRCMbIJluupo9z2zno2c4jpafL6UykZmyQ37fHrYliZQ761t4UpHmjaOpCOXJDvuT7OIYTaU4657h3cmqB_cpU461Kwm0ZXlxJh02TiQ8e8oBvnxH6K-D0y1s8ABXPYiFiKNZ-D3m7g-ljs=w490-h640" width="490" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikzgeAA25FRbzOEtRjwFp7OuekQR2yGmSifGap9YwekO6--UaCBAqftIJv1cjM05KD5aJjst2Ss4r17Tt-4-dXc_NdJRWRnrDHok_dL62tRIYVKLscvTXpXw6rUQyT_Ox3b6FlmcB3qOxFnri-5kLIme9_2pWDDxjwQc8B7yW9YqOTQeOEGIWaXKXt=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; 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These are rural roads that see little traffic, making for pleasant enough walking. However, I had a bit of a scare when my tires spun out as I was trying to leave. Luckily I was able to get out by cramming enough debris under the tires to gain traction. <br /></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-89962202240877623092021-11-17T21:47:00.001-05:002022-02-05T15:49:36.911-05:00Interloken-Burnt Hill Loop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFhLV9eSMU3b8KVlimPqX6w-RVTGz2yu68Co9-FE8SZYr2carHNYst61lESHPEoF2X47l36FzNgxERDPnP2Ls_jNYAut9rKXAKyutXEywqZwYeIdbDwHjmh60j_ti098BGSzzpJa8J1dkdTDrrCx-3wEEKja2ejAsgYD-N_EjQ3K94XZ_DhBgKsqQ-=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFhLV9eSMU3b8KVlimPqX6w-RVTGz2yu68Co9-FE8SZYr2carHNYst61lESHPEoF2X47l36FzNgxERDPnP2Ls_jNYAut9rKXAKyutXEywqZwYeIdbDwHjmh60j_ti098BGSzzpJa8J1dkdTDrrCx-3wEEKja2ejAsgYD-N_EjQ3K94XZ_DhBgKsqQ-=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>I had planned to start this hike at the parking area on Burnt Hill Road where I turned around on my first Interloken Trail <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2021/11/flt-interloken-southslope-loop-wspurs.html" target="_blank">outing</a>. I intended to hike north on the Interlaken Trail to Picnic Area Road, walk east on the road perhaps a quarter mile past Blueberry Campground, then return south via the Burnt Hill Trail to make a lollipop loop. However, as I was driving to the trailhead, following the Google map directions, I passed a sign for Blueberry Campground. I pulled over and confirmed: it was one and the same. There is day use parking there, and since Google said it was another 7 minute drive to reach the Burnt Hill Road trailhead, I changed my plans. I could save almost 15 minutes of driving by starting here. Brilliant!</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOQ3ZPLaMshb9NZkOLVMkomG2fUGT_zJWNIYujqqr8vR6XcpAENiIM9--7g2bF8XFzoh4oVvYT7oSETdXazsSRIvcrXLwcbIDRSvojD4AzVS-p7aC7sf8_iSIGU5rOrttjjHZCCMTlC8fw_BFrtgeGjTUgAB1R1jNfN8TAp9teiKegzfn_O3b8NQla=s4433" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4433" data-original-width="3400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOQ3ZPLaMshb9NZkOLVMkomG2fUGT_zJWNIYujqqr8vR6XcpAENiIM9--7g2bF8XFzoh4oVvYT7oSETdXazsSRIvcrXLwcbIDRSvojD4AzVS-p7aC7sf8_iSIGU5rOrttjjHZCCMTlC8fw_BFrtgeGjTUgAB1R1jNfN8TAp9teiKegzfn_O3b8NQla=w490-h640" width="490" /></a></p><p>Pleased with the on-the-fly adjustment, I set off southward on the Burnt Hill Trail. It was chilly and overcast. The sun made a valiant attempt to come out as I hiked along the edge of a pasture, but it never quite succeeded. I warmed up quickly, especially after the trail entered the shelter of the forest, and had to stop and adjust layers, keeping orange on top to make myself visible to bow hunters. I am never bold enough to start cold enough. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvz8BiGFFe7rRFIv1a_80_BAL2NvA7ubB0yr_WdTLwifl5RJ89uC3pp8EAMJhRUgmZZdtw4O12Psr5UJexodq7TfbRIkZsll1NrwNXoKvhOfcjddGdczCg_2pSC0gh2L10CcBn9U7pBatKqeFawk-MVoyVS30In97wDw9b76afHVCWBv6wyBqonDOq=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvz8BiGFFe7rRFIv1a_80_BAL2NvA7ubB0yr_WdTLwifl5RJ89uC3pp8EAMJhRUgmZZdtw4O12Psr5UJexodq7TfbRIkZsll1NrwNXoKvhOfcjddGdczCg_2pSC0gh2L10CcBn9U7pBatKqeFawk-MVoyVS30In97wDw9b76afHVCWBv6wyBqonDOq=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipovgOLr4fUqzcPEOePNSvUMZHFLQ_F3lWaK-gsDV9wxKFZzrdrFCLSOYopaXgs0bvLh_hZqApjdXo6Y3MwjHxfunnVQwwi5-8mmiopfgiKAhnyxxzJwEr-6wgulPe5rtLfFTQUJu4fcz8kIkfm20CbJ1UwlsNQTgxAXMVpIWDbN2kUEgylbQbZYfC=s3648" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipovgOLr4fUqzcPEOePNSvUMZHFLQ_F3lWaK-gsDV9wxKFZzrdrFCLSOYopaXgs0bvLh_hZqApjdXo6Y3MwjHxfunnVQwwi5-8mmiopfgiKAhnyxxzJwEr-6wgulPe5rtLfFTQUJu4fcz8kIkfm20CbJ1UwlsNQTgxAXMVpIWDbN2kUEgylbQbZYfC=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTg3AF2c470YnH8xA1gQt8AwYZvHTqnCjd-egKxRrEy4iNNOACxn3ll5uEL4ZigP5zSlQM59RQNKMorqgQJT6gApgu3wtWI8qW-56Ra2te_9V5b_iwLdBBgMWESjqCTtfCYdQYGb9nAqMYCTwW-lyJoqHQZbDMWXnR-LvatqcriBbmGUcU60HVjsuR=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTg3AF2c470YnH8xA1gQt8AwYZvHTqnCjd-egKxRrEy4iNNOACxn3ll5uEL4ZigP5zSlQM59RQNKMorqgQJT6gApgu3wtWI8qW-56Ra2te_9V5b_iwLdBBgMWESjqCTtfCYdQYGb9nAqMYCTwW-lyJoqHQZbDMWXnR-LvatqcriBbmGUcU60HVjsuR=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1rbE5V11uWpizcg06ZFva-HdMSnC7K6CEa2UadU8Mu1-HqvYm9kdIqMBE-H3eKstn4ykEFamf-6ANGZ1NsgFVPhozeq3RBbiuqZHAvZ6EXfWUp14dDC3MK36YNnAQ5qHfv0jEgEgOBEG8SzG6p9cgyYpWFpVpp80Jiz7CkGPpVOGAV5oqYCtURAZJ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1rbE5V11uWpizcg06ZFva-HdMSnC7K6CEa2UadU8Mu1-HqvYm9kdIqMBE-H3eKstn4ykEFamf-6ANGZ1NsgFVPhozeq3RBbiuqZHAvZ6EXfWUp14dDC3MK36YNnAQ5qHfv0jEgEgOBEG8SzG6p9cgyYpWFpVpp80Jiz7CkGPpVOGAV5oqYCtURAZJ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p>I kept the fleece ear band handy though, as the wind was howling and there are several wide open pastures along this route. Gates, like the one pictured above, keep the livestock secure, so it is very important for hikers to close each gate behind them. I think the grazing leases are seasonal, and didn't see any animals today, but I was careful nevertheless. Livestock can really tear up a nice forest. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDwNMPz4N6XtInXSgw42SYcZ-Of6zp3a5ywH6K1pkb3NOWLgX7nCu4v-DyjqjKO7g7knItrhLES3LG_g5ccKrY3zJE400lWcKjN9NC9JauZ1xAig_uneYQkNXBL2rpSDGvwwvdo_AUVxIjdZ8FF4BxrrsR-AXkq7iVEcjomCxD8NjbAXM0iJTw7KvM=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDwNMPz4N6XtInXSgw42SYcZ-Of6zp3a5ywH6K1pkb3NOWLgX7nCu4v-DyjqjKO7g7knItrhLES3LG_g5ccKrY3zJE400lWcKjN9NC9JauZ1xAig_uneYQkNXBL2rpSDGvwwvdo_AUVxIjdZ8FF4BxrrsR-AXkq7iVEcjomCxD8NjbAXM0iJTw7KvM=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSNxpAx62gTIV_SZWGeNgukgjldioIaI8U2HGfo-cSUHc8Q2duXLRZK9pxoNt3K0NSTVx-MJWTPwiiM8NRhlrxtis-FldsBQs0GvwdosnVEGFMbgd905s6CwPN1IjkocyPoJT2qkDETwaUexZAVrmw9UzZn-lTnjIpqnX-FwMxbJLh-VCqLwPWlqTA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSNxpAx62gTIV_SZWGeNgukgjldioIaI8U2HGfo-cSUHc8Q2duXLRZK9pxoNt3K0NSTVx-MJWTPwiiM8NRhlrxtis-FldsBQs0GvwdosnVEGFMbgd905s6CwPN1IjkocyPoJT2qkDETwaUexZAVrmw9UzZn-lTnjIpqnX-FwMxbJLh-VCqLwPWlqTA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I detoured from the footpath to wander over to the top of Burnt Hill. Peakbagger and GaiaGPS disagreed about the location of the true summit, and with the relatively large flattish top, it was hard to distinguish by eye. I walked over all possible contenders before returning to the marked trail through an oak grove with an open understory (due to the grazing). <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2onhoWWuIe2IJBK6PbRlFnEdo-ATSXk2SyDguHFTaEK5YHBorejZxD-1_cFcn-925vuvo5-OhlMolwYG4krMeVS3aIPxY9yuKQ9WgmQ84y19F-mstNgk1a8LwyKlVkmmlhZVfS3yac_hnEa_P_RaYzaG4rXjs7zKSMid31LOsUuq1l8yc-fMrhYKs=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2onhoWWuIe2IJBK6PbRlFnEdo-ATSXk2SyDguHFTaEK5YHBorejZxD-1_cFcn-925vuvo5-OhlMolwYG4krMeVS3aIPxY9yuKQ9WgmQ84y19F-mstNgk1a8LwyKlVkmmlhZVfS3yac_hnEa_P_RaYzaG4rXjs7zKSMid31LOsUuq1l8yc-fMrhYKs=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF4Do3k2oyqUH0EHuhPJq74NV96VJrYdxxazqYiUK9kZMlkZThgLfsc8rqXwRjbJlpodadRg7eq7R73v9HbfKOJ2cnz1A_pXk9PQvwuBLT3LagmD3PyNnmt_OJwcXUENbyYQs9KB31Fd8qtMv-J9heumoiIrwjA_-mA4COTpcRNmQibWYI8tLAIV1_=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF4Do3k2oyqUH0EHuhPJq74NV96VJrYdxxazqYiUK9kZMlkZThgLfsc8rqXwRjbJlpodadRg7eq7R73v9HbfKOJ2cnz1A_pXk9PQvwuBLT3LagmD3PyNnmt_OJwcXUENbyYQs9KB31Fd8qtMv-J9heumoiIrwjA_-mA4COTpcRNmQibWYI8tLAIV1_=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpEMGDlgI4WbN8smFhoXFrxATXkJCS5qCkkIpEkhR9XoCzr2MVbR8Hb7oE6GMSzj0XJFrn7j2NTsd9nQQ54YiIsIdVPFyZgTs7H4xOQanpUkbDCVvSv4tRPUR2jZH2gUm1dXA5E_xX7DVqx9fviRorq9ds6czHRf_vW8hk77n02EanWR7_rxEioKfr=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpEMGDlgI4WbN8smFhoXFrxATXkJCS5qCkkIpEkhR9XoCzr2MVbR8Hb7oE6GMSzj0XJFrn7j2NTsd9nQQ54YiIsIdVPFyZgTs7H4xOQanpUkbDCVvSv4tRPUR2jZH2gUm1dXA5E_xX7DVqx9fviRorq9ds6czHRf_vW8hk77n02EanWR7_rxEioKfr=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking west at the Matthews Road crossing<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK0gDm8sPlQBv80KOmfkp2_bS84lw-FySHQNjO5FHUoTtcuHaxeTAp3f9Q2bhZCLao85uCg_WI-5CpglwDybnIQP3NpJxTt2jeKbboyTuoNHKxi9HORzBxohYa7ifMsKxOOK7sHUaXaFEchZcYW6lNqvPdRptuP2ynBmRDTlqK2MzHG7flvuDJJjTY=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK0gDm8sPlQBv80KOmfkp2_bS84lw-FySHQNjO5FHUoTtcuHaxeTAp3f9Q2bhZCLao85uCg_WI-5CpglwDybnIQP3NpJxTt2jeKbboyTuoNHKxi9HORzBxohYa7ifMsKxOOK7sHUaXaFEchZcYW6lNqvPdRptuP2ynBmRDTlqK2MzHG7flvuDJJjTY=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>After crossing Matthews Road, it was back in the forest for approximately 0.7 mile until I reached the intersection with the Interloken Trail. I turned left here and headed south, for the stem section of the lollipop (or string section of the balloon). I would return to this same intersection after reaching my turnaround point, but take a different route back to the car. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZUBqNTsz1_HjltKzM1CZDw7vpf1pHPsOm9xgHiMKGgBfl5hIFsAMl6yaMQPLlCbqSPwlDJwG6x7JllCeY_A_EPd4DDXcCikm1QGf6biUMcQ67QwllJVlJH_8rDXNfOkVkYC-Xmwd_Q2Ws7H45p2LASdgACTpnbG2QaY6ZDT8exl0blBuGzDYbH_tv=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZUBqNTsz1_HjltKzM1CZDw7vpf1pHPsOm9xgHiMKGgBfl5hIFsAMl6yaMQPLlCbqSPwlDJwG6x7JllCeY_A_EPd4DDXcCikm1QGf6biUMcQ67QwllJVlJH_8rDXNfOkVkYC-Xmwd_Q2Ws7H45p2LASdgACTpnbG2QaY6ZDT8exl0blBuGzDYbH_tv=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">intersection of Interloken and Burnt Hill Trails<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghsgEqt26mYouxYlXkVYMjphrlpLhvTTYRgE8fHrnyXB46R_DflRDx_7pHl9VTt8AMctd8G2xqhQ8vkfu3GG248rVHUks_YDcXNsNgzoxFHuNvmspsW8oWS4bgeFtlcRNk2G1QmVwgJI_cRtVPLND0TGX8ijUqz_gNmtcPs_c1CJf37e1e6T1kQz-M=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghsgEqt26mYouxYlXkVYMjphrlpLhvTTYRgE8fHrnyXB46R_DflRDx_7pHl9VTt8AMctd8G2xqhQ8vkfu3GG248rVHUks_YDcXNsNgzoxFHuNvmspsW8oWS4bgeFtlcRNk2G1QmVwgJI_cRtVPLND0TGX8ijUqz_gNmtcPs_c1CJf37e1e6T1kQz-M=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkVKBHIUK3ui5rdje9OSzgVh0QShZfUg20-iXYiLPKAMGPS-PpNl937SsAQnNQL56vA75stIsOKGC_rHQGDMB6bVYYr5kYDk7BOV2JVwdzHKqwFrxGA4QBfSm15W9XSYjExgFsonOG2bEV4_U2lhLGsaDBF0sGkeL77CejMRWoElEdb157zu_juIw8=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkVKBHIUK3ui5rdje9OSzgVh0QShZfUg20-iXYiLPKAMGPS-PpNl937SsAQnNQL56vA75stIsOKGC_rHQGDMB6bVYYr5kYDk7BOV2JVwdzHKqwFrxGA4QBfSm15W9XSYjExgFsonOG2bEV4_U2lhLGsaDBF0sGkeL77CejMRWoElEdb157zu_juIw8=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>There are several more intersections along this section, but it is never confusing because the Finger Lakes National Forest has it so well-signed. The trails are also all included in GaiaGPS's free base mapping, making it very easy to tell exactly where you are at any given time. [I am a huge fan of this app! It doesn't require cell service at all -- works just as good in airplane mode -- and has base mapping that is far superior to other free apps I've tried.] <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigDeBRS3g1YDkS-5TbRJS6h51z3X4zp87mmjgkZijYDPzCPZTI-mS6_G0O2iDyyKKOVeg5niHqqzqPDpAb1vWT1HvXJhur8NF7lswUOIk_HbOURNcVKKg_nMwCllvvXeuwI0ZDXA7N2Rw04HjTxlXvy629b5n4aF236zRdERa4wPtkVD4nmsPwHZci=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigDeBRS3g1YDkS-5TbRJS6h51z3X4zp87mmjgkZijYDPzCPZTI-mS6_G0O2iDyyKKOVeg5niHqqzqPDpAb1vWT1HvXJhur8NF7lswUOIk_HbOURNcVKKg_nMwCllvvXeuwI0ZDXA7N2Rw04HjTxlXvy629b5n4aF236zRdERa4wPtkVD4nmsPwHZci=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my turnaround point at the Burnt Hill Road trailhead<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz9ZOGLfF3kU2N4q1-Pt5W0AA53tgXsrsvHnZmFBjdrb3P6GV8in863cSZRoP6RBCfxxNiizPF_50zqYugXNOKBduJSQTjMY3k2P1OePiG0pVK87KKQkBxXRICwfPSwfmm0FMDfYGRDfvHqIToKKkwNwFRNoogUgSqf2dSuaRmDYuMS1no-D1ZTiCM=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz9ZOGLfF3kU2N4q1-Pt5W0AA53tgXsrsvHnZmFBjdrb3P6GV8in863cSZRoP6RBCfxxNiizPF_50zqYugXNOKBduJSQTjMY3k2P1OePiG0pVK87KKQkBxXRICwfPSwfmm0FMDfYGRDfvHqIToKKkwNwFRNoogUgSqf2dSuaRmDYuMS1no-D1ZTiCM=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYpj3RRuYHameQ2vPVx-DEEbm4vWJ_oQN6QpudaFK_pHvA4195cZfX_HlOmxPZ1K99HYSa8C41pw1kQTOKewPGQViRVTyg4Rws2QU7zFS9h3nLBkGv5W7YvNgIuYLyVlDukkvCE7HEzZbv9XjO3RU30hmBQP45zPMpFg9gMQHM18wY_1lYmINJNGLf=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYpj3RRuYHameQ2vPVx-DEEbm4vWJ_oQN6QpudaFK_pHvA4195cZfX_HlOmxPZ1K99HYSa8C41pw1kQTOKewPGQViRVTyg4Rws2QU7zFS9h3nLBkGv5W7YvNgIuYLyVlDukkvCE7HEzZbv9XjO3RU30hmBQP45zPMpFg9gMQHM18wY_1lYmINJNGLf=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>After reaching my turnaround point at the Burnt Hill Road trailhead, I re-traced my steps back north on the Interloken Trail until I reached the four-way intersection I'd been to before. This time I continued straight, onto a new-to-me section of the Interloken Trail. This would take me all the way back to Picnic Area Road and form the loop portion of the hike. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTojlnPFVeTgCOJVE1OX0OQlPBOSQAQrOMc16AdECPe2RGkD2rcDIFoboW85WTkhURnVTFkrsB3P9iXTD88drMvwRUJGvkdLAw919BhpAtAtqif0BAYG_i_8eqrRakvJw4pvumIKfIxW9n2b07CEFkXdp77Gl-2UmEGKMtTAg3-PZWcZZOe9Pp7n4h=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTojlnPFVeTgCOJVE1OX0OQlPBOSQAQrOMc16AdECPe2RGkD2rcDIFoboW85WTkhURnVTFkrsB3P9iXTD88drMvwRUJGvkdLAw919BhpAtAtqif0BAYG_i_8eqrRakvJw4pvumIKfIxW9n2b07CEFkXdp77Gl-2UmEGKMtTAg3-PZWcZZOe9Pp7n4h=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzhqDRZp_sCskxGmOR_4JOotXm7ZkV75vOlwQcSyYZ31G3G642Nr61DW27P7VNg4b2QMJkNjWQoeHBprRqvSdj5G8c-Nz-g10vtE9K1PFwYJtcFzDofHUGBzoFYL23YXxkwqw07URib_yzHkaRBP7LOyz3NOKRo7lHo17kRp0yhxcv3_KGkaZL-8LT=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; 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MapMyRide also tracked 6 miles exactly, but put the elevation gain lower at 425 feet. I didn't bother calculating by hand, so I am not sure which is right, but either way, terrain change in this area is very modest. The biggest challenge I've encountered so far on Finger Lakes National Forest is the mud. The clay soils here retain moisture, and mountain bikes and horses exacerbate wear on multi-use trails. Unfortunately, many of the trails show evidence of bike damage even where it is explicitly forbidden (and clearly posted to that effect). <br /></p><p>With a total distance of 11.2 miles, the Interloken Trail is the shortest of all the FLT Branch Trails. Due to my long drive, out-and-back hiking, and need to be back home for school pick up at 3 pm, it will take me two more outings to complete the rest of the trail. With a vehicle drop and no time constraints, the entire Interloken Trail could easily be hiked in a day. <br /></p><p></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-2962829218797639432021-11-03T22:03:00.000-04:002022-01-22T19:06:20.800-05:00FLT: North Tower Road to Bliven Sherman Road<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCmSfyiIN6ivhiP81Zm4iWSg1beOV-G9HlZwjCfpTJRh3VCN0dPbNk2sWIORRXHUie8asJ7F8F3oLLdwt0b27V9EVIQVLApe50b0_NdKa8dhO9TDfWSqW-yFjnOGnVOGtCWBl4nKfrAXnvC-AfW_ZMdiLt_lq82ptYSDjJ1jG6W-J-X-MyY3SYmUM0=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCmSfyiIN6ivhiP81Zm4iWSg1beOV-G9HlZwjCfpTJRh3VCN0dPbNk2sWIORRXHUie8asJ7F8F3oLLdwt0b27V9EVIQVLApe50b0_NdKa8dhO9TDfWSqW-yFjnOGnVOGtCWBl4nKfrAXnvC-AfW_ZMdiLt_lq82ptYSDjJ1jG6W-J-X-MyY3SYmUM0=w480-h640" width="480" /></a><br /></p><p>I had been saving this hike for a while, intending to bring Frankie down with me so we could climb the nearby fire tower on Berry Hill. However, I recently got a Finger Lakes Trail (FLT) passport book from a trail register, and Frankie has *really* enjoyed the couple passport rubbings he's done so far so. I discovered there is a passport hike on an FLT spur trail within Bowman Lake State Park, the Kopac Loop Trail, and it seemed like that might be a more interesting pairing for Frankie. Which put this section back on the table as a solo hike, and I decided to prioritize it before rifle season starts because it is my only off-road section left on M24. By hiking this today, I can complete the M24 roadwalks during rifle season and finish another map sheet. Exciting stuff!</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>Anyway, I started this hike at the parking spot designated "Tower Rd-North" on the FLT mapping. Tower Road is a seasonal dirt road, but there is adequate space to park safely and very little traffic. From the trailhead, the FLT heads east into McDonough State Forest, then turns south and parallels the road for perhaps 0.4 mile before bending back and crossing to the west side of Tower Road. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPSQ1RibyAJz4hX7YfBms_5P59MRbH01icFnTKEPpFZ7-kOkNqC4bYWU1NANIF5X-UA4sJD9UNskfMVdgnpR9K3fAkAlGsatuzk6OAw14GPMK70vBuip-Jj0t-mQXXr52ekXKXv4P4ZqgAcmBJqKmXI6XwfB2m08onmitb3NPmTY1l7CXyLGQnWriv=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPSQ1RibyAJz4hX7YfBms_5P59MRbH01icFnTKEPpFZ7-kOkNqC4bYWU1NANIF5X-UA4sJD9UNskfMVdgnpR9K3fAkAlGsatuzk6OAw14GPMK70vBuip-Jj0t-mQXXr52ekXKXv4P4ZqgAcmBJqKmXI6XwfB2m08onmitb3NPmTY1l7CXyLGQnWriv=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking southeast from the Tower-Rd North trailhead<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy4H3Skyrmn2LZyv0r3g0lTCL-9E9xw3ovnUNCbKPA5M_Sjn5CMa5HOj8irW2cNKqxcrr4joGNC_uIRF3H4Ebg1uRBavev0_BZvTCsieLB0C182EuZV60TTZo6n_ugVEyLBmdBPK1IutZdkciShVY8T-J-N4deRK3ZJP1AFB8qTxF2sKXWJAZw3L2v=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy4H3Skyrmn2LZyv0r3g0lTCL-9E9xw3ovnUNCbKPA5M_Sjn5CMa5HOj8irW2cNKqxcrr4joGNC_uIRF3H4Ebg1uRBavev0_BZvTCsieLB0C182EuZV60TTZo6n_ugVEyLBmdBPK1IutZdkciShVY8T-J-N4deRK3ZJP1AFB8qTxF2sKXWJAZw3L2v=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl6_Ro2wpPEDdsENt7ALnAMJNTFxgm5CG9shywtlP2CIRNoVr4kcZWxT7r4yRM2c-1UiaCYClg8bLRJyEcC2VszFzP-ggSpWME8J3JgkjjBIQ564gYsPEWBmdRuYC2k62M2-AUmTHLq_e1C462hv6NLBLQhNpdecciRrgJ3AllBXgL69dwPEXjHNC0=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl6_Ro2wpPEDdsENt7ALnAMJNTFxgm5CG9shywtlP2CIRNoVr4kcZWxT7r4yRM2c-1UiaCYClg8bLRJyEcC2VszFzP-ggSpWME8J3JgkjjBIQ564gYsPEWBmdRuYC2k62M2-AUmTHLq_e1C462hv6NLBLQhNpdecciRrgJ3AllBXgL69dwPEXjHNC0=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking south at the Tower-Rd South trailhead<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNKQHBxbSIlRv8YcaQUW9BrhWI-jdolhk4ytpApA4J38lKcxkKg2em_JHRaSgAapqTzqKJ6n9oV3xXY6co1BVQ2RpoPVMD8fPZqIBcyLN6FKNGCWrSigbzqNAScc8sXp4Kh4TBuCEUXZI56pW_HQb97VMtaQ65aCXuccghRe8xkJshqdqVpAPfYgw2=s3648" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNKQHBxbSIlRv8YcaQUW9BrhWI-jdolhk4ytpApA4J38lKcxkKg2em_JHRaSgAapqTzqKJ6n9oV3xXY6co1BVQ2RpoPVMD8fPZqIBcyLN6FKNGCWrSigbzqNAScc8sXp4Kh4TBuCEUXZI56pW_HQb97VMtaQ65aCXuccghRe8xkJshqdqVpAPfYgw2=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I was all decked out in orange because it is bow season now. Once I warmed up, I had to stop and delayer, removing the sweatshirt so the orange layer was still on top. The trail continues westward after crossing Tower Road, then turns south and continues straight across Preston Road. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgK3FYBiOVTCBJu403FtgNBv4RxMEiTq6PM6I-aZM9yXyPQzZzeTiIPqjKT5-8hNXXe6x4fMjIaODBaQESAvU59l3xKLSqSzzUMp45USBJ_4LiO9mFP8MXsdHTxdi0dpcPdZ0tIx8jAWN8XEBpjdsWrvRtDWsow026smOGqhEG_jTxzjd4uVrq35ggS=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgK3FYBiOVTCBJu403FtgNBv4RxMEiTq6PM6I-aZM9yXyPQzZzeTiIPqjKT5-8hNXXe6x4fMjIaODBaQESAvU59l3xKLSqSzzUMp45USBJ_4LiO9mFP8MXsdHTxdi0dpcPdZ0tIx8jAWN8XEBpjdsWrvRtDWsow026smOGqhEG_jTxzjd4uVrq35ggS=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRVSW89Brqy6L8V1DxoaneDetEP9EL_VKqRXH4LAc9rpzdovAcUKwfc688WC5AJ5bnyerdd4sGDbOOk9Asgd9vbtQpXXdtj10VAbG_b0f_x-liVWWg6Hv30PnlU0LS5sA1q1rZxdKfvDLxO4kquUpQtpFZcLJwlmoGnsibiPm-aYswuF4Us79DEpOd=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRVSW89Brqy6L8V1DxoaneDetEP9EL_VKqRXH4LAc9rpzdovAcUKwfc688WC5AJ5bnyerdd4sGDbOOk9Asgd9vbtQpXXdtj10VAbG_b0f_x-liVWWg6Hv30PnlU0LS5sA1q1rZxdKfvDLxO4kquUpQtpFZcLJwlmoGnsibiPm-aYswuF4Us79DEpOd=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl1Nm4BgvkSPb_96se5X9NArH5y3gSv2WQXGoNCce4KskVpcB8LnK92HG9GqhPV7d_CdRDOJ_3i0zK_aHg0SzrvKE42khYc1Xhdfvm24FpB7WZRQPRUtLFdV6z1_H_j4DMQNEV7TK8RZmdnS7VSNXIoQ9H6fRfsKM_JkBVTiNuvoGGpr79nIfomqMe=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl1Nm4BgvkSPb_96se5X9NArH5y3gSv2WQXGoNCce4KskVpcB8LnK92HG9GqhPV7d_CdRDOJ_3i0zK_aHg0SzrvKE42khYc1Xhdfvm24FpB7WZRQPRUtLFdV6z1_H_j4DMQNEV7TK8RZmdnS7VSNXIoQ9H6fRfsKM_JkBVTiNuvoGGpr79nIfomqMe=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking east at the Preston Road crossing<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheG9NHhixOFJiJM6pgIO2MZEJfhp_tq6o7xH1WUXx-MTkqMeNSHAeCK4zoI30aH32SnwZkfTpWfHMO2wWccyyYS4wtG4DMjsyf0L0sRU4kSYVJ4w2-FUT8jr2r0exv8-eJMhnK_MwW3PH3Fqr_RmF1Ax-emS3AgnOs4QKgf4wFz1sCbgH66sUkuWRO=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheG9NHhixOFJiJM6pgIO2MZEJfhp_tq6o7xH1WUXx-MTkqMeNSHAeCK4zoI30aH32SnwZkfTpWfHMO2wWccyyYS4wtG4DMjsyf0L0sRU4kSYVJ4w2-FUT8jr2r0exv8-eJMhnK_MwW3PH3Fqr_RmF1Ax-emS3AgnOs4QKgf4wFz1sCbgH66sUkuWRO=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>About half a mile south of the Preston Road crossing, the FLT enters Bowman Lake State Park, then turns east and descends to Bowman Creek. Two nice footbridges ease this crossing, and the thick cloud cover suddenly dissipated. The temperature was still hovering right around freezing, but the sunbeams bursting through the trees gave the forest that warm glow that feels so magical in autumn. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB2Ta7-A6ZRvZRRIIHsm8suYjmsH62H-DMDKfaJVKQlnsorX-6VYJ8gjUzbGNdDTHE3MxGUXVmThQFbhrzNBIWLawUDtrRMwpyyzjKOV_saIsbVxO8JLe8UqsETHK_pVk6OPdCbrB3qi0n8QttKaSiZmjFo5U9s9FriToT9_L6dUqFzR_Q_4_fpy9V=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB2Ta7-A6ZRvZRRIIHsm8suYjmsH62H-DMDKfaJVKQlnsorX-6VYJ8gjUzbGNdDTHE3MxGUXVmThQFbhrzNBIWLawUDtrRMwpyyzjKOV_saIsbVxO8JLe8UqsETHK_pVk6OPdCbrB3qi0n8QttKaSiZmjFo5U9s9FriToT9_L6dUqFzR_Q_4_fpy9V=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2OxUNCpiqlym_aQ6cShWoUrPmbQhMvpPr9e4j4saHc1HJjI5JtnfxN9wLJ0rKTh8YFHTZ-IAvDLx2AxJArG86-J44T1MRVLoLKHsUH7Ncch4tXRewHtPco9oq4RldxuurYhhsp9uxLCwth4ARgj_0pOMJQLCMT3x42m3D-_SyKn5YNCPCZYEW-mZe=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2OxUNCpiqlym_aQ6cShWoUrPmbQhMvpPr9e4j4saHc1HJjI5JtnfxN9wLJ0rKTh8YFHTZ-IAvDLx2AxJArG86-J44T1MRVLoLKHsUH7Ncch4tXRewHtPco9oq4RldxuurYhhsp9uxLCwth4ARgj_0pOMJQLCMT3x42m3D-_SyKn5YNCPCZYEW-mZe=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLLxycDKYj4IxvEr-GU-g5RXxa7XcHvUoxoPDK2zaJ5v0NPR4wWMcXW-2GcJEmE5QnpmcI82RzphFEkTVwClcq2ziO4ET5JhA96Q_n1CLvSyh9Sb6EB4-CM2Dakle0hAz7Fp6CK8hH-BHQbbxbkDUdr0DzNxqU0EnM3h9kTzq3Eo-Fxl_sqRSNjIkO=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLLxycDKYj4IxvEr-GU-g5RXxa7XcHvUoxoPDK2zaJ5v0NPR4wWMcXW-2GcJEmE5QnpmcI82RzphFEkTVwClcq2ziO4ET5JhA96Q_n1CLvSyh9Sb6EB4-CM2Dakle0hAz7Fp6CK8hH-BHQbbxbkDUdr0DzNxqU0EnM3h9kTzq3Eo-Fxl_sqRSNjIkO=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioKj_DvvCQvNITq5ssnjkrOxpStdJPeeqYvsaicHavBeFPtqRPJDPfKJWDw5hfOX8xxlgvJZXkWRrMuIDTeulPOIX3tJCOEs3U3vn97q8DAHltDb_YUwfHHsM7ccTUSCrgXtI8vuHBmdSNj_SQHVf_U6HpBG1IFp6gpaXdvvfMZ7Y8OEzJGTbOK1OK=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioKj_DvvCQvNITq5ssnjkrOxpStdJPeeqYvsaicHavBeFPtqRPJDPfKJWDw5hfOX8xxlgvJZXkWRrMuIDTeulPOIX3tJCOEs3U3vn97q8DAHltDb_YUwfHHsM7ccTUSCrgXtI8vuHBmdSNj_SQHVf_U6HpBG1IFp6gpaXdvvfMZ7Y8OEzJGTbOK1OK=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>After crossing Bowman Creek, the trail climbs gently and then descends and approaches the creek again, passing through hemlocks on the final approach to the lake and developed portion of the state park. The trail crosses a park road then goes down to the lake and follows the shore for a bit.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjraIkxLpW_2fnRzsWl4x533CiAmUWwY_92Ld8H1Cbm9oCWXZHfDWlVAGZro3dfnWxEvpHFSUOLNzl7aV6y8GbJtO1os88E4hVuEZicn0Rfuirsw7aLxE3ReY-Q0YlRZNuNKLJ27f77xQOSMxEZju1OrvqTik2_1NM47NPPpiWoOjQioO91p1c1PvpX=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjraIkxLpW_2fnRzsWl4x533CiAmUWwY_92Ld8H1Cbm9oCWXZHfDWlVAGZro3dfnWxEvpHFSUOLNzl7aV6y8GbJtO1os88E4hVuEZicn0Rfuirsw7aLxE3ReY-Q0YlRZNuNKLJ27f77xQOSMxEZju1OrvqTik2_1NM47NPPpiWoOjQioO91p1c1PvpX=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilMntgzaCKxHySWaxzA_4e7-Dn4U4y9M_uVq-P_f3ivp1vjSxdQb6-2jIMrGc5jUsLEpvyaceQrpNiMImwL-zOJb_hlswxktllwkWDy2wZMFceV0xyWyzUwgwucNRnc2WuQGiR9pHisLG1yxaeIZkgNbM7uYyTbAkYxKKPOD8DEMm09FesDJoR5N-0=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilMntgzaCKxHySWaxzA_4e7-Dn4U4y9M_uVq-P_f3ivp1vjSxdQb6-2jIMrGc5jUsLEpvyaceQrpNiMImwL-zOJb_hlswxktllwkWDy2wZMFceV0xyWyzUwgwucNRnc2WuQGiR9pHisLG1yxaeIZkgNbM7uYyTbAkYxKKPOD8DEMm09FesDJoR5N-0=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOq3mm2-G8fRZQXPuw5S8cJ-pD1bhEEFKVHfSCGkULpXAe9kAYVJtpb7O2im4YTqw0Tg0EIu5IcScczPHg9Xh1gtj4nIDORQme39ggIY8OgFbwELExX3cido8SLl6lhlIhR138jUADLfFhPpWDwnL7hzvXs3n0BR3mV3oTecmDng3DW0pZHcIIIctD=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOq3mm2-G8fRZQXPuw5S8cJ-pD1bhEEFKVHfSCGkULpXAe9kAYVJtpb7O2im4YTqw0Tg0EIu5IcScczPHg9Xh1gtj4nIDORQme39ggIY8OgFbwELExX3cido8SLl6lhlIhR138jUADLfFhPpWDwnL7hzvXs3n0BR3mV3oTecmDng3DW0pZHcIIIctD=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bowman Lake, looking north from the swimming area<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqyFURR_yN19jLNhv5XVIe-qNTbat32_UmMP9uwShXaOMbnBMdY-jIOJniuK-mv9PUBSHrq-6DhXVQW7Yy8UhaCi40XoBPvRpeOjYvaO9tWws8sMNzXyRGregQRtpDSwaoAJ7yUdMibPxB8kQpotyycBwYiUFQzMSKi3L9d4P3VV9CX4Bu_oIq64oR=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqyFURR_yN19jLNhv5XVIe-qNTbat32_UmMP9uwShXaOMbnBMdY-jIOJniuK-mv9PUBSHrq-6DhXVQW7Yy8UhaCi40XoBPvRpeOjYvaO9tWws8sMNzXyRGregQRtpDSwaoAJ7yUdMibPxB8kQpotyycBwYiUFQzMSKi3L9d4P3VV9CX4Bu_oIq64oR=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjl2GnzparB6rpMzQv3p6zGatH4yc2iiTrd5y6yZYyCZBJg1hHL0nLthaxLQvRl0bI-_04jOCwTqptekIfv8yv6MaQpH4s5rwV7XDvwBdGIB-iBKLlDXGh6BytZTl0UpW42TXzimYgAZB3ziFQmVFsiqixRI_XcdHXYhRj3fyMX5C-fFZ4ywuTF6a8D=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjl2GnzparB6rpMzQv3p6zGatH4yc2iiTrd5y6yZYyCZBJg1hHL0nLthaxLQvRl0bI-_04jOCwTqptekIfv8yv6MaQpH4s5rwV7XDvwBdGIB-iBKLlDXGh6BytZTl0UpW42TXzimYgAZB3ziFQmVFsiqixRI_XcdHXYhRj3fyMX5C-fFZ4ywuTF6a8D=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu5yymW2BwpWJar1s8xR6VOU27PHU44F1QmZYs0lv1JlSB8-xtwrV8cnPjrB_6B1MEpKiNcqjwrn0MY9C61jJUi6iNpesetxfudGWRjsfOh6qkdmXzvFwgRJa_WR5l3GSw_ONtbAkPZP2iyYx5IPy4ybXPV5JKMd5Mu325XdOE7wofnJSpNpwqLFxd=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu5yymW2BwpWJar1s8xR6VOU27PHU44F1QmZYs0lv1JlSB8-xtwrV8cnPjrB_6B1MEpKiNcqjwrn0MY9C61jJUi6iNpesetxfudGWRjsfOh6qkdmXzvFwgRJa_WR5l3GSw_ONtbAkPZP2iyYx5IPy4ybXPV5JKMd5Mu325XdOE7wofnJSpNpwqLFxd=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>After turning away from the water, the FLT follows park roads through the campground, all the way out past the park entrance and pay station. The trail then turns right for a brief roadwalk on Bliven Sherman Road. I parked at the trailhead on Bliven Sherman Road back in <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2021/06/flt-bliven-sherman-road-to-hoben-road.html" target="_blank">April</a> and hiked south, so this was my turnaround point on today's hike. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIsQ8O0RzzHptbUeGMcuNvrMkfV6V03EkYdIUSczrIj6HE1H_u3BJEAV_O9FJep6cTMTWgvIePgQh7E-FXfGv8s8FYAU7lALgTU-mgB-gd_3Gl0_2lEr4zZPrm-GCA62c27MMm6SZdijWcqHSaYjdW3SgJeD15uMkD77gyoYYQxRGaG6w_ExvwM7mz=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIsQ8O0RzzHptbUeGMcuNvrMkfV6V03EkYdIUSczrIj6HE1H_u3BJEAV_O9FJep6cTMTWgvIePgQh7E-FXfGv8s8FYAU7lALgTU-mgB-gd_3Gl0_2lEr4zZPrm-GCA62c27MMm6SZdijWcqHSaYjdW3SgJeD15uMkD77gyoYYQxRGaG6w_ExvwM7mz=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">campground road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaZSrBFm3_PFf5HDo8sgrAHDlkVJWVnIjVwkTcS36g49Sq7YdvmsNd9PYO6v48xPi1WuJmcPGxGhUUI9w4KQLyGiz4QYBWLmvc572921MfCsB6uJvlidzxtC0g5qeCivlFgru9wwYzSFTZlcRJBjUBGJyen4zRKHXw0mdD_gqAV92DDGXuG7S0Dawx=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaZSrBFm3_PFf5HDo8sgrAHDlkVJWVnIjVwkTcS36g49Sq7YdvmsNd9PYO6v48xPi1WuJmcPGxGhUUI9w4KQLyGiz4QYBWLmvc572921MfCsB6uJvlidzxtC0g5qeCivlFgru9wwYzSFTZlcRJBjUBGJyen4zRKHXw0mdD_gqAV92DDGXuG7S0Dawx=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my turnaround point at the Bliven Sherman Road trailhead<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>From here I simply retraced my steps the way I came, re-entering the park via the main entrance, and following the roads back through the campground. Bowman Lake is quite a small waterbody, but the campground seems enormous. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilYmsis_H8bqtcTvcJNbmMnABaTlkL0Nt5SzJBFE9niiWCHrdNOnGOWb1R1beG-d_bXqWzWyctUXM7bfDKZv5cPBq1BJj1sEX6k2qIvRh0JBsf2IWPmOYOQ9T10odx0HQvSY8Y1bWjmJcizhhLheVcmF5VaV6o6CBC3Z_y4v6k5lwiMIO3ksiFeO_u=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilYmsis_H8bqtcTvcJNbmMnABaTlkL0Nt5SzJBFE9niiWCHrdNOnGOWb1R1beG-d_bXqWzWyctUXM7bfDKZv5cPBq1BJj1sEX6k2qIvRh0JBsf2IWPmOYOQ9T10odx0HQvSY8Y1bWjmJcizhhLheVcmF5VaV6o6CBC3Z_y4v6k5lwiMIO3ksiFeO_u=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9GekCQjS9cgZC6qYpbT6FUZqhXTVC-z3g-rrDFlEA1mgp0zdepj_1VVxToMbdrBS5bsxLGVtuHmJc-Vh-F9cAeMcPu2pTZsUR-RSaNEcJvRrBkju62KvA_vwTrAzzS023aVio_W71CiCNX7R_1-bfWYWwz_4K8XDk_TCoe5Wv0PKIZLSww1u8ldtq=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4433" data-original-width="3400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXM3N8dmVikT2DBTgkRX4_z2g6-KQuHaIco0F7bDBqItroWZdDUw9v8JNP-WpjZr9D76VrSAw_2xUDS-yPCnoH0e39-hSKwOq3U6oJlbSMPKS5ZF3kMvQH3Fu5_yNq6aHaXu009Xbk3Ezn5Ts25rY7PP8CAMzjSi7BrJSo7hE7LFS9G6FHXfB1ho-p=w490-h640" width="490" /></a></div>GaiaGPS tracked this out-and-back hike at 7.5 miles with 475 feet elevation gain roundtrip. I'm glad to have hiked here in the off-season when the campground was quiet, and grateful that my timing was such that I saw both the lake and the creek in the brief window of sunshine. I started and finished the hike under heavy cloud cover and even hiked through some graupel. It's all good. <br />Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-52359931790669918682021-10-20T23:11:00.000-04:002022-01-20T21:21:30.746-05:00FLT/NCT: Excelsior Glen and Adjacent Roadwalks<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLRqg-qcvZV95D4Mtu2jAw7t-cOdnn1roaCKVe6r8DU1-7pTosNIOFYWdRjMK6OW7dJgs81qyKbJgt1r3hYxQg7jEh-0Oh53VxT6iwpkwaHJADkcpjKv5ZZZMWo4_gmSdAdR68xjqKnUbxKhAqhnxN0VwnbKjcBakfo5Be11lj24ELUU--4a6kfn-h=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLRqg-qcvZV95D4Mtu2jAw7t-cOdnn1roaCKVe6r8DU1-7pTosNIOFYWdRjMK6OW7dJgs81qyKbJgt1r3hYxQg7jEh-0Oh53VxT6iwpkwaHJADkcpjKv5ZZZMWo4_gmSdAdR68xjqKnUbxKhAqhnxN0VwnbKjcBakfo5Be11lj24ELUU--4a6kfn-h=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>For the second stop in my two-part adventure (part one <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2021/12/newtown-road-west-to-texas-hollow-state.html" target="_blank">here</a>), I decided to hike Excelsior Gorge. The Finger Lakes Trail (FLT) passes through private land here, and part of it has a fall hunting closure starting November 1. It is also a fairly short off-road section, surrounded by roadwalks, so fit well into my mop up day. Plus, the weather was absolutely gorgeous today, sunny and dry, which seemed a good fit for Excelsior Gorge, given the warning for this section on the FLT Trail Conditions page, "Creek crossing (ford) can be extremely slippery." As I would find out, this warning is no joke. This is not a stream crossing to be taken lightly: I would not advise this hike for folks with impaired mobility or short legs. For example, I would not bring my Mom here. Or my nephew (not yet anyway).<br /></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>I started this hike from the parking area associated with the boat launch on State Route 414, labeled "Seneca Lake Kayak" on the FLT mapping and Google Maps. I hiked north along the edge of the road, which wasn't super awesome, because it is a busy road with high speed traffic. But at least the shoulder is fairly wide, and after a while there is a guardrail with enough space to walk behind. Pedestrians walk into traffic, so I was on the left (west) side of the road. The FLT turns off the road on the east side. Look for the white blazes on the rock cut along the side of the road. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpcElIEu1L5Wr5wY1R207y9Wx4T2wdV9EceWkQ54LiRPPL-R9kTRmxkO1Pr6xBPY5arESEda0qjU3A_4QQrwSu0gMDleEOVJhcM2W1ffUxDoNKlw-dRQV7Cljb5ClDs_zPZrxFVLfgvFIB6p1LhDRrrSE79sw6iKWZcfuNPr18IP6_k_LjM8OBf_s2=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpcElIEu1L5Wr5wY1R207y9Wx4T2wdV9EceWkQ54LiRPPL-R9kTRmxkO1Pr6xBPY5arESEda0qjU3A_4QQrwSu0gMDleEOVJhcM2W1ffUxDoNKlw-dRQV7Cljb5ClDs_zPZrxFVLfgvFIB6p1LhDRrrSE79sw6iKWZcfuNPr18IP6_k_LjM8OBf_s2=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hiking north along Route 414<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjukCLWrlQvQwLDwTEwMNmMUc8HF0OAHtzKOccbFwCbcMSvXmREC38tUrB7T5QC6ioeWghkLO6KLM8nZfy3DuuSYgv4JuEBedGkiX6MvO2RXmTZFXn1EAYGhANA1ZCTj7Q_i_CCfwOK0vyAmPPrPyRMp-aDjLDqF_ORsWuIeM_kaW5y47yBoDWpJycc=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjukCLWrlQvQwLDwTEwMNmMUc8HF0OAHtzKOccbFwCbcMSvXmREC38tUrB7T5QC6ioeWghkLO6KLM8nZfy3DuuSYgv4JuEBedGkiX6MvO2RXmTZFXn1EAYGhANA1ZCTj7Q_i_CCfwOK0vyAmPPrPyRMp-aDjLDqF_ORsWuIeM_kaW5y47yBoDWpJycc=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">blazes marking the turn off the highway<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaOaVYT4aoc7HkDYlH4EHTBDwXQYOm6j05mcHNyllmMY8d2Zzi1VxBtyNa22QFiLKT_zI3IP6mFDgBsO7Je0DMZY6TKbPFxc4QRGUttAqSwL6zqq1pxi3IO_8QmdDU8pmSVozS926jI_4GROnVqfnIROt01WmyZlaw67KbGjxNdm8nFoiJEuV2sEBv=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaOaVYT4aoc7HkDYlH4EHTBDwXQYOm6j05mcHNyllmMY8d2Zzi1VxBtyNa22QFiLKT_zI3IP6mFDgBsO7Je0DMZY6TKbPFxc4QRGUttAqSwL6zqq1pxi3IO_8QmdDU8pmSVozS926jI_4GROnVqfnIROt01WmyZlaw67KbGjxNdm8nFoiJEuV2sEBv=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>It is a very cool entrance to the hike, following the narrow trail around the rocks and leaving the highway behind. Double blazes mark a sharp right turn in the trail fairly quickly, climbing up a steep bank, but it is worth following the herd path straight a little further to check out the waterfalls. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRTwldfLul95KEQbYMKuDI2uuE6FWsHJzrzRgV-sJTtSHXqghJWDZ4T4TeywAeGiEg26lUgdUL23Z1Jj_dWr0l3_XWWqZcDXn42ZxQY440EpsjUyLyvqWmHxAjSDVhY7n0R-3PSWRxHXH9JlVDleL2uV-HpT2OfEvBjw61laEPlgs608TCYT3JXHJw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRTwldfLul95KEQbYMKuDI2uuE6FWsHJzrzRgV-sJTtSHXqghJWDZ4T4TeywAeGiEg26lUgdUL23Z1Jj_dWr0l3_XWWqZcDXn42ZxQY440EpsjUyLyvqWmHxAjSDVhY7n0R-3PSWRxHXH9JlVDleL2uV-HpT2OfEvBjw61laEPlgs608TCYT3JXHJw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJEgQ-6XsCBHAoVcodGdYeDZfGyiKiiwbWOk4PVtyMaIx2iq0jykwblDmj7Vla7qM80JrFTIb-JERD_S1JNMyOyldgOZx9-M6UhOEV33hJvru5DWDtuBeK4JFHPOhG83P1-zialFcfB3-XmYXsgUVJZKdDxsOJAegBzAW4vzWVM9hoZJtsg9eS8RrV=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJEgQ-6XsCBHAoVcodGdYeDZfGyiKiiwbWOk4PVtyMaIx2iq0jykwblDmj7Vla7qM80JrFTIb-JERD_S1JNMyOyldgOZx9-M6UhOEV33hJvru5DWDtuBeK4JFHPOhG83P1-zialFcfB3-XmYXsgUVJZKdDxsOJAegBzAW4vzWVM9hoZJtsg9eS8RrV=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtT_OGpTrftuZkjb4xIx3s1TfeNTi9WnmvXGe27if4oxAUJOuUL1hZIUQtMpqR5fH4UFyTVjqBRSC7MNgMDpJomg9bVDNzMaHykHMaAMDNBJZNFB_NJ30kK9pUZAD-vQ-rj6AjUIMKCY_IfhbVtDkfWQkaigQyO-gpv5YPXyIPu1XcS7xPMNDq_2RH=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtT_OGpTrftuZkjb4xIx3s1TfeNTi9WnmvXGe27if4oxAUJOuUL1hZIUQtMpqR5fH4UFyTVjqBRSC7MNgMDpJomg9bVDNzMaHykHMaAMDNBJZNFB_NJ30kK9pUZAD-vQ-rj6AjUIMKCY_IfhbVtDkfWQkaigQyO-gpv5YPXyIPu1XcS7xPMNDq_2RH=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>I didn't continue off trail beyond the spot where I took the photo above, because I was on the right bank, which became very narrow and slippery. I turned back and found the double blaze marking the turn in the FLT, then followed it. There is a short climb and the trail briefly passes under the power line that runs along Route 414 before re-entering the woods. There is a partially screened view of the larger water fall through the trees from the trail as it ascends. The trail winds among additional rock outcrops, like the one pictured in the cover image, then continues to climb through mixed forest.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0Nq_sqxUSii-D-R8Bo9kHCpE9caxu6dYukXnsXW6EoV0KlWPDrWdJg3Lon1Fb5N1yOoU57Q4DMmAWaLIN9BlAl4F-BTM6qBwep6BXhc5-eozIuLoYvLBJVyum0X_ky20Tgex8pq1e4NbUI2l8KfGVLWvm3cSFX9HPYaJDbV5_BNoRMiyzwsEhmJ9X=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0Nq_sqxUSii-D-R8Bo9kHCpE9caxu6dYukXnsXW6EoV0KlWPDrWdJg3Lon1Fb5N1yOoU57Q4DMmAWaLIN9BlAl4F-BTM6qBwep6BXhc5-eozIuLoYvLBJVyum0X_ky20Tgex8pq1e4NbUI2l8KfGVLWvm3cSFX9HPYaJDbV5_BNoRMiyzwsEhmJ9X=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9bru25Sc82rERn1ugvXs7e1Y07dUkL0Z0_eN6UuyCH1jMjELg8t6f6Rw5Qz1-QYG1XSDz-YlmkCyxcAZk0EBZvITjETrl4_GeFpwmBhfx_wA7ZaWahUPeOGn8ApAzjfxIXoJk--f-qC2e6hBrKlX1-ywYKoIA2kXEWt0LhjXDBYCK2OgEnwzGqmJs=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9bru25Sc82rERn1ugvXs7e1Y07dUkL0Z0_eN6UuyCH1jMjELg8t6f6Rw5Qz1-QYG1XSDz-YlmkCyxcAZk0EBZvITjETrl4_GeFpwmBhfx_wA7ZaWahUPeOGn8ApAzjfxIXoJk--f-qC2e6hBrKlX1-ywYKoIA2kXEWt0LhjXDBYCK2OgEnwzGqmJs=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjssoe---FP6bgkeL_9Y_OQYyYD1iOl0rrHHSA3DCuvyX_CMuAIa5z_j2dd9L8EFlXFw9B5tJmDdQuV32a8eOAsHegYlYOtqi6fiJKONYLJ5M7G6NsiX-gjqzPcTtTaMjFpdW505y5-qDYcqEKAkcIOn3RRYF44LIvJHDvSFgFuG_ldCgfLhipH6BqV=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjssoe---FP6bgkeL_9Y_OQYyYD1iOl0rrHHSA3DCuvyX_CMuAIa5z_j2dd9L8EFlXFw9B5tJmDdQuV32a8eOAsHegYlYOtqi6fiJKONYLJ5M7G6NsiX-gjqzPcTtTaMjFpdW505y5-qDYcqEKAkcIOn3RRYF44LIvJHDvSFgFuG_ldCgfLhipH6BqV=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8pzFq_8cWDvAC9XLjdAye6pMTKhOMaa6GYyljze5trzH7zK-KbbkV9TPKEiz1FKRPFRhRRbJfqC2Edp1X27ayVZ0lvo8ICXsScGbK5VpYTAhm8VS_dszF6nyd86w6syghI9ppA4lynxmwpdWISG1FH7wbHvJfDSgnrrP2kd_D8aGlgppegQ1OJn8v=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8pzFq_8cWDvAC9XLjdAye6pMTKhOMaa6GYyljze5trzH7zK-KbbkV9TPKEiz1FKRPFRhRRbJfqC2Edp1X27ayVZ0lvo8ICXsScGbK5VpYTAhm8VS_dszF6nyd86w6syghI9ppA4lynxmwpdWISG1FH7wbHvJfDSgnrrP2kd_D8aGlgppegQ1OJn8v=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5_eUDw6pct1xajb_aH49ZnzT4_BTaaE9aK8yO_Ez6yqgv8rl6xsJPeGpKUSaxnJT6UKiHlhFoRXDglN_IaocNDwRd9Dt_qt65omt5gH0Ecaor9JPS-ban7IE2YHhMRRuF29h1MMHpsh3WTettj9ENgW_UvdY_e9EYXePdOf-F5XmJtEZDMU_yJDOC=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5_eUDw6pct1xajb_aH49ZnzT4_BTaaE9aK8yO_Ez6yqgv8rl6xsJPeGpKUSaxnJT6UKiHlhFoRXDglN_IaocNDwRd9Dt_qt65omt5gH0Ecaor9JPS-ban7IE2YHhMRRuF29h1MMHpsh3WTettj9ENgW_UvdY_e9EYXePdOf-F5XmJtEZDMU_yJDOC=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>After cresting the hill, the FLT descends slightly toward the infamous creek crossing. The white blazes were a bit hard to follow in this area, but I was always able to find the track again after going astray. The beautiful stream in the picture below is the ford. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5QqApxjBO4VLvLjS8srZMpiC4ZqLHdAct9GWmbmDUf99H4ECC99bBkvYiAvEjsMdzw9zqdiAPVK7m4mc0KCXW981a8u1FM87CF9wXr6KeNRq6T984HvMU7pnFN54n-lSIaKHnhmvqEIdWo-yJe00SULCMQDMnNGhSsK2-2jbIyse_GFC7s0jmdYZZ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5QqApxjBO4VLvLjS8srZMpiC4ZqLHdAct9GWmbmDUf99H4ECC99bBkvYiAvEjsMdzw9zqdiAPVK7m4mc0KCXW981a8u1FM87CF9wXr6KeNRq6T984HvMU7pnFN54n-lSIaKHnhmvqEIdWo-yJe00SULCMQDMnNGhSsK2-2jbIyse_GFC7s0jmdYZZ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdhnqGu-ApB7dCD7kzMXlAT2XJznCrC1E9O7UpdxyJX-jl7HqboY9cCXKuW-H7wUeoX6QFkh8ptD2Jz1wSFY6LGjDztv3ZChhxplmuUB6TZcPAXRdyCoZtN_B2E-pGboMhYl88krmloxm80SsD4sX6UrEfn1VqCDwizYtHd5jFxTomeddL2B0mh2Po=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdhnqGu-ApB7dCD7kzMXlAT2XJznCrC1E9O7UpdxyJX-jl7HqboY9cCXKuW-H7wUeoX6QFkh8ptD2Jz1wSFY6LGjDztv3ZChhxplmuUB6TZcPAXRdyCoZtN_B2E-pGboMhYl88krmloxm80SsD4sX6UrEfn1VqCDwizYtHd5jFxTomeddL2B0mh2Po=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>Very slippery, as advertised. Fast flowing water, with another
waterfall just downstream of the crossing. When
I read "ford" I expect to simply walk through the water, but that
wouldn't work here because the water was too deep and the rocks too
slippery. I concluded that the only way across would be to leap the span, and I was definitely somewhat intimidated. I knew I have the range to jump that distance; it was the narrow and slippery landing that concerned me. Would I simply slide backwards into the stream? In the end I decided to go for it, planning to lean my weight forward onto the rocky shelf to keep my center of gravity away from the water. And it worked fine! I think it would have been less intimidating for me had I not been alone. Older kids could make the jump, perhaps with a hand from their adult to help stick the landing. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJeUw_o4sUviSeZyahkgdBtjMWBZoGQd6eE8HmwgAuYNxoFkuX50fKL9pqI7yfBccYy5a_JoWtXz3avw_Sgnj2wlyiUkwJKRQlkElCHffHfVqctb_Jxa8IxJXRifWn15ooKdX8410d45pyAlquwVd_uQpMq6nwQ-Kqb1LLOOfpHEDWbpH5rd6hJJBF=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJeUw_o4sUviSeZyahkgdBtjMWBZoGQd6eE8HmwgAuYNxoFkuX50fKL9pqI7yfBccYy5a_JoWtXz3avw_Sgnj2wlyiUkwJKRQlkElCHffHfVqctb_Jxa8IxJXRifWn15ooKdX8410d45pyAlquwVd_uQpMq6nwQ-Kqb1LLOOfpHEDWbpH5rd6hJJBF=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">jump here!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiJzq6O2C7YEtkmWbPwtW2Y8obZaLSHUYXAT-PkIeDURM8A4TyM2Zs0m-I22YizU5xNblWzippFCtg3go_wHm29lMdCBfllM-6ZyBdJ-n28xZ0GYEyoE8FVbeOW0AUEj6ZSxc-f129xLKWDd32LCmr-DkFbJwZWCLVk2zTVS1yYEm23G5PWjp69zIJ=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiJzq6O2C7YEtkmWbPwtW2Y8obZaLSHUYXAT-PkIeDURM8A4TyM2Zs0m-I22YizU5xNblWzippFCtg3go_wHm29lMdCBfllM-6ZyBdJ-n28xZ0GYEyoE8FVbeOW0AUEj6ZSxc-f129xLKWDd32LCmr-DkFbJwZWCLVk2zTVS1yYEm23G5PWjp69zIJ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">safely across, looking back at the trail down to the stream<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjnrUedxOVp2bhAU3nRTdbRDkSuXPWfdOnx_EpueYkAX9ywJ9aG0qypwWJ96ejARaNIMRCTtpuLPb6eu3xMc8hJnWMbGqluJtGDp3qnGFC80a8Qa2opL7wWttGCjNhZFkWSElb1OWXDr_UQVaOxgrpQkjRWowB-kQyBYE8JKNHfm4-vKV1-1kG9edK=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjnrUedxOVp2bhAU3nRTdbRDkSuXPWfdOnx_EpueYkAX9ywJ9aG0qypwWJ96ejARaNIMRCTtpuLPb6eu3xMc8hJnWMbGqluJtGDp3qnGFC80a8Qa2opL7wWttGCjNhZFkWSElb1OWXDr_UQVaOxgrpQkjRWowB-kQyBYE8JKNHfm4-vKV1-1kG9edK=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">another view back at the crossing from the far side<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbTJVacJE_CiKw19Q7isLAoeReMzqQjjAw_5N3wbJo4UNXxQvVZoCOy17ru6nZB6zhVT4yYa2U2r5Ax2QeI-7A3JvFOpZL1081N2hV2lEtyXvyoSWjZspHPcyfD-XuyrqH4CW-vK7ayY5HVB4B_ZoYRMKxQeuhai5swl1hhE8cJmEtXaesqUoBbknm=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbTJVacJE_CiKw19Q7isLAoeReMzqQjjAw_5N3wbJo4UNXxQvVZoCOy17ru6nZB6zhVT4yYa2U2r5Ax2QeI-7A3JvFOpZL1081N2hV2lEtyXvyoSWjZspHPcyfD-XuyrqH4CW-vK7ayY5HVB4B_ZoYRMKxQeuhai5swl1hhE8cJmEtXaesqUoBbknm=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>After crossing the stream, the trail is much more straightforward, back to being a nice walk in the woods. Phew! When I came out to the trailhead on Jolly Road, I transitioned to the roadwalk portion of the hike. I turned left and followed the white blazes west along Jolly Road until I hit Route 79, which the FLT follows south for approximately 0.2 miles before turning north onto Route 414.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ6lE_gmpLz1pKalaVyKa-FOE0tXmDy3kn-KTNyC3PjXz5CUbzCqFTQ48aa8nyJYKrRyk8V1zbCYfXFRfaKtcqbMXyd3lqCGKP8VkadXhklFni-HlRg1nlizRM0pfjpqC8mXjXlbERDCMk91T3epAMTPJfbUb-xSG24a0OAZ8TQV8efIFyQyo7wp5U=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ6lE_gmpLz1pKalaVyKa-FOE0tXmDy3kn-KTNyC3PjXz5CUbzCqFTQ48aa8nyJYKrRyk8V1zbCYfXFRfaKtcqbMXyd3lqCGKP8VkadXhklFni-HlRg1nlizRM0pfjpqC8mXjXlbERDCMk91T3epAMTPJfbUb-xSG24a0OAZ8TQV8efIFyQyo7wp5U=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">approaching Jolly Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsZaR5KgD1YKU9IJDKDCt8w80BZsjJ0E3eK51WgMGhp3LovLPB2n6pAgIeWM-o30tQKTo_5W9JeIj4vFo3kJBW1LCTOycy0_gVwfzR5lauwxBqXgRRXqSOmR-GMUgxFB3EFlbN6szzcdoB6mnmJ57fHCYB9IrROO5SluK4_Ra61icFJwUimg0IBeGD=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsZaR5KgD1YKU9IJDKDCt8w80BZsjJ0E3eK51WgMGhp3LovLPB2n6pAgIeWM-o30tQKTo_5W9JeIj4vFo3kJBW1LCTOycy0_gVwfzR5lauwxBqXgRRXqSOmR-GMUgxFB3EFlbN6szzcdoB6mnmJ57fHCYB9IrROO5SluK4_Ra61icFJwUimg0IBeGD=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking east at the trailhead along Jolly Road <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUm0dpmLZIens80hB5KY-biC0vNewJF2pCFxTxS99GAHyLwLS_IUGfU7M7QIxiwtyQNOlhiLpzyZtDXtqavdMXSRrRSnmph4WA__QT3RD0FvF6ghOaB6Do93bh3NAKGOKmmHBNHMWcOEy01lN8RfMbw9-SNIVGqwcgcJvw-m6LipnXml4vY461KSh4=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUm0dpmLZIens80hB5KY-biC0vNewJF2pCFxTxS99GAHyLwLS_IUGfU7M7QIxiwtyQNOlhiLpzyZtDXtqavdMXSRrRSnmph4WA__QT3RD0FvF6ghOaB6Do93bh3NAKGOKmmHBNHMWcOEy01lN8RfMbw9-SNIVGqwcgcJvw-m6LipnXml4vY461KSh4=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hiking west on Jolly Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiudtOrpmsy5It5kY9DLoucW6ETht1BW-IMkUfwLwkSLVGYJVXF3eVO37PWmS4Rumm94u3mgIXUwwaA_w7J48KIrL2ZggpQO5dQlyt1HyyfZWx9xJ2E7ue-Bjg9pnkKvOz_-REw_iiT49Jm_QvkARtg4yfPLqqdPfu11FjSKDNGCt6RXbFzdeF9rn5B=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiudtOrpmsy5It5kY9DLoucW6ETht1BW-IMkUfwLwkSLVGYJVXF3eVO37PWmS4Rumm94u3mgIXUwwaA_w7J48KIrL2ZggpQO5dQlyt1HyyfZWx9xJ2E7ue-Bjg9pnkKvOz_-REw_iiT49Jm_QvkARtg4yfPLqqdPfu11FjSKDNGCt6RXbFzdeF9rn5B=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">double blazes marking the turn left/south on Route 79<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGe0Nzixs8AEBXjBpjA1IztXfJCjJtGXrrwwaA2vhHIPCifoGWOnpcnPPLa1WkKZYzQ6BaULPZYCqsX_Jd4Q72XaEB9ox3E1pAcjgf3ejmJ6ES3DExCFrNbNmDUBW1DWIdpa6kvo4gQW08j91CX6Tx4yIlwi8qXp3e9jz0PJhGQSjog6_H1-vuP9fl=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGe0Nzixs8AEBXjBpjA1IztXfJCjJtGXrrwwaA2vhHIPCifoGWOnpcnPPLa1WkKZYzQ6BaULPZYCqsX_Jd4Q72XaEB9ox3E1pAcjgf3ejmJ6ES3DExCFrNbNmDUBW1DWIdpa6kvo4gQW08j91CX6Tx4yIlwi8qXp3e9jz0PJhGQSjog6_H1-vuP9fl=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hiking south on Route 79; the FLT turns right ahead onto the road toward Ovid<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpdZxeIyecVFEcJ60hTfLOAJfw2OrLMyq2D0QqUXedGSQobTf6dxHHwZjwZCSsyDTM-e0aRDpxYI4t6RL-Jp2DU_-pTPJ7Q-TD52ZDKLnQ_8N3-hTzG9DjWIsyZMBbvRlKGO3hQJUcnP_v9SzxMIRy6IetBfIiMz4-pQlXNiNomoAYBp_SXZT0JvDx=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpdZxeIyecVFEcJ60hTfLOAJfw2OrLMyq2D0QqUXedGSQobTf6dxHHwZjwZCSsyDTM-e0aRDpxYI4t6RL-Jp2DU_-pTPJ7Q-TD52ZDKLnQ_8N3-hTzG9DjWIsyZMBbvRlKGO3hQJUcnP_v9SzxMIRy6IetBfIiMz4-pQlXNiNomoAYBp_SXZT0JvDx=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hiking north on Route 414<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>I only hiked north on Route 414 for a short distance, until reaching the intersection with Middle Road, pictured below. The shoulder is very wide here, and it seems like it might be a good place to park for the roadwalk to Twin Tunnels, which is long enough I will probably leave it for hunting season. From here I followed Route 414 back to the parking area, including the 0.3 mile non-FLT section just north of the entrance into Excelsior Glen. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk3F-4f-cR2NCi7OzVt_hRtg6s4PBVkoaN7-yQgPgOavdjkKAZThqR-WAz4temh2eSSe_Cihw5M381cUrEvcGgHWl2tEqyNU7L-DajT-eUlWkkrZySmJAWBzJyzuR8EAxe_0KeIUruTQFb9cbrf5Ifhn_z0x-w2e2DuC_g6GWEepT6ErFRwva639xV=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk3F-4f-cR2NCi7OzVt_hRtg6s4PBVkoaN7-yQgPgOavdjkKAZThqR-WAz4temh2eSSe_Cihw5M381cUrEvcGgHWl2tEqyNU7L-DajT-eUlWkkrZySmJAWBzJyzuR8EAxe_0KeIUruTQFb9cbrf5Ifhn_z0x-w2e2DuC_g6GWEepT6ErFRwva639xV=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my turnaround spot at the intersection of Route 414 and Middle Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1VYVKXKMuV7vf3hDhLx_Vx2-xZIWjp4V6cf8GYOTpaK5FKE00p7xLPVr3urCA8RG4-D2c3j2fDtsYk2RxGCaFPQBfZtU5ZLkteEgww9ABNeaFah1qi_TA9--VuJU5TVMp4mUtPVEpWNNwVT5-FoVg8D1j_gKyl4rOVOegKO4dlXGOs_bnrEqRyd8Q=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1VYVKXKMuV7vf3hDhLx_Vx2-xZIWjp4V6cf8GYOTpaK5FKE00p7xLPVr3urCA8RG4-D2c3j2fDtsYk2RxGCaFPQBfZtU5ZLkteEgww9ABNeaFah1qi_TA9--VuJU5TVMp4mUtPVEpWNNwVT5-FoVg8D1j_gKyl4rOVOegKO4dlXGOs_bnrEqRyd8Q=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">heading back south on 414<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>The FLT continues into the Village of Watkins Glen, leaving Route 414 at the south end of the boat launch parking lot. I had a little extra time before I needed to start the drive home, so I decided to continue a bit further. The trail here includes a nice footbridge over the Seneca Lake Inlet, after which it enters the well-groomed Clute Park. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaY2pntOeewxvi280qMdQ-jrlYra6_qdvGoIMYsUwV2MQ6MBsrQV29Qcfz0s0Brh49E6A1lO5D730dwZ3vg4-236brcxkf_M4VCHrjeqNvDDfH8QH7DaW8roZz36Mmgtgp6ubcu7HX2i4IaBIegY4V4zlgIQKsf0rK7zAfVBvNFEnUWjaXase-wbpw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaY2pntOeewxvi280qMdQ-jrlYra6_qdvGoIMYsUwV2MQ6MBsrQV29Qcfz0s0Brh49E6A1lO5D730dwZ3vg4-236brcxkf_M4VCHrjeqNvDDfH8QH7DaW8roZz36Mmgtgp6ubcu7HX2i4IaBIegY4V4zlgIQKsf0rK7zAfVBvNFEnUWjaXase-wbpw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwRjUx5uDWyf_8wjd31aMVogyUHSxEohFwF3WStCqZx1xGfqBcy9qDAQYCavnuHk0RNWcQ-HfnjGdfkPZFLhXZGrkVQI5zWSgyEYrJmpYtbkrV-oLWtMy5kyR1qXMjBL--Vy-6vW1LtTAJNR0oFZKBqVBfXgeJUTmisjuOV0WqX6Myx1mvxiiVSOAf=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwRjUx5uDWyf_8wjd31aMVogyUHSxEohFwF3WStCqZx1xGfqBcy9qDAQYCavnuHk0RNWcQ-HfnjGdfkPZFLhXZGrkVQI5zWSgyEYrJmpYtbkrV-oLWtMy5kyR1qXMjBL--Vy-6vW1LtTAJNR0oFZKBqVBfXgeJUTmisjuOV0WqX6Myx1mvxiiVSOAf=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJwMdM-ZqpX31p_lVqynejAsRWYHoiQcGEuFXbIDOmocFCfUth6yxGf73MQrFbW7LeYRbqtEFrICSw3sCf7UuyJ90t1mTE3NTWdGyH45w_V1ChMNdae8fdsqBFO2lDSXQNXd7aCxFaPS49aVG-m-_lHlN_BMq-0aytsDSIZkk2ta2_HIBpKC0uCY8V=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJwMdM-ZqpX31p_lVqynejAsRWYHoiQcGEuFXbIDOmocFCfUth6yxGf73MQrFbW7LeYRbqtEFrICSw3sCf7UuyJ90t1mTE3NTWdGyH45w_V1ChMNdae8fdsqBFO2lDSXQNXd7aCxFaPS49aVG-m-_lHlN_BMq-0aytsDSIZkk2ta2_HIBpKC0uCY8V=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibxiG6FyVJP2cT-_NmreBh0CSFXHO1ryif5DkkEWq3u2RWN1IdGgwwk47y06oD0gT4foEjJU1nZt--2z05rwQ3BpLzE4bY7SUUmWIr7rjgLIgsMXTGgKN_gUA1xebRZOYwbmAqL4_cOYEhYMHTLhG35k9YL7OnR1A_nS4qlgp2eJUj4Bv8tNfh84Yi=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibxiG6FyVJP2cT-_NmreBh0CSFXHO1ryif5DkkEWq3u2RWN1IdGgwwk47y06oD0gT4foEjJU1nZt--2z05rwQ3BpLzE4bY7SUUmWIr7rjgLIgsMXTGgKN_gUA1xebRZOYwbmAqL4_cOYEhYMHTLhG35k9YL7OnR1A_nS4qlgp2eJUj4Bv8tNfh84Yi=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>It felt sort of surreal to be following FLT blazes through such a
domesticated landscape: gravel paths and mowed lawns and picnic tables,
oh my. There is even a small swimming beach. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf-qMcR7pohMew53KhKH-cFoUgXIPrORvBACtEfcY1qwGXsxFp8FgMYWQCF6_VhGyRK-aUmsrYvdIuuwV6t2Qp1JrosFd4sHmpSW9LAEBNvk1EiBSDAkc4cn6znh_xdfhHXcBGRUcBcnHEI_cndTZ_JoY72F_C67jF-mYHddvbqJpUejzL59laV6YO=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf-qMcR7pohMew53KhKH-cFoUgXIPrORvBACtEfcY1qwGXsxFp8FgMYWQCF6_VhGyRK-aUmsrYvdIuuwV6t2Qp1JrosFd4sHmpSW9LAEBNvk1EiBSDAkc4cn6znh_xdfhHXcBGRUcBcnHEI_cndTZ_JoY72F_C67jF-mYHddvbqJpUejzL59laV6YO=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgkielqt1kSose9-3weNuAXozgGW2qwSWkwPhsSgh1YU6QhDluw3_swtjiSH1tgzNqy2Xl3rkRpgrYY1bDa-T2fnYku8f3T8QdFDgsqxTOaDxX4zUOk5eJRCLkwwSBxW8PWkwT8SexeU8bdATeIIzvlon3KfUcZt1JElAUCNbAAMCqUpH5GYZfUZs3=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgkielqt1kSose9-3weNuAXozgGW2qwSWkwPhsSgh1YU6QhDluw3_swtjiSH1tgzNqy2Xl3rkRpgrYY1bDa-T2fnYku8f3T8QdFDgsqxTOaDxX4zUOk5eJRCLkwwSBxW8PWkwT8SexeU8bdATeIIzvlon3KfUcZt1JElAUCNbAAMCqUpH5GYZfUZs3=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6gQ4cZCv8A-H8TJ_7orLuPTZWg7q1l5PG3sn0PwX7oIhZ77tOQO0MZd10scw_hDcOhn--wAGSBUPYOAJ8iXblwyGswDQ39vUNkbpDG9N6bHs7KEFac_kZACD6koDrrOadj-IF05IXYa-UmZsQdj6re2hx6qZVppqe5ikMvD-c6Ug08Qasz-OiIciF=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6gQ4cZCv8A-H8TJ_7orLuPTZWg7q1l5PG3sn0PwX7oIhZ77tOQO0MZd10scw_hDcOhn--wAGSBUPYOAJ8iXblwyGswDQ39vUNkbpDG9N6bHs7KEFac_kZACD6koDrrOadj-IF05IXYa-UmZsQdj6re2hx6qZVppqe5ikMvD-c6Ug08Qasz-OiIciF=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>I followed the FLT to the far end of the park, then scrambled up the highway embankment to the bridge over the barge canal. Running low on time now, I turned back here. I'll have to pick up the rest of the walk through the village on another outing. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVOaY8N_w0OEZcvAYQOh0u3QGRHw-DcfKRoHJu_tvS2T3joS0pJNcM35EAavPwhbfQCz_UJjYsNA5zUAMtbdgeCZWm7Blex-tV3L212_6j5-ZDXjXt7SlihnFkVLrazavokBi9wqB2-dGPZRj-_bhx3QMomDPYyiP06-wj_oSULHyQkY7wcAFfEM06=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVOaY8N_w0OEZcvAYQOh0u3QGRHw-DcfKRoHJu_tvS2T3joS0pJNcM35EAavPwhbfQCz_UJjYsNA5zUAMtbdgeCZWm7Blex-tV3L212_6j5-ZDXjXt7SlihnFkVLrazavokBi9wqB2-dGPZRj-_bhx3QMomDPYyiP06-wj_oSULHyQkY7wcAFfEM06=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrv9KeqrI2KzlyYuuhUTLYAQT_BRk1HmEni2axOS_fNhfAgtkOo8I_qPexjvXHsg2EGWVpohZu3HOVjPeEJ-9D4od50dQE_1ZD5PQIUtfNDOR2_3ste9BwBFfgy-cGML89h6LsGx51k3SscpXrYDFFFr5l__Yx4TKelgBUIi7mr0DIRh6fY6-6tfhs=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrv9KeqrI2KzlyYuuhUTLYAQT_BRk1HmEni2axOS_fNhfAgtkOo8I_qPexjvXHsg2EGWVpohZu3HOVjPeEJ-9D4od50dQE_1ZD5PQIUtfNDOR2_3ste9BwBFfgy-cGML89h6LsGx51k3SscpXrYDFFFr5l__Yx4TKelgBUIi7mr0DIRh6fY6-6tfhs=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEik7I1trSHWw8lrHgFH-rX_t9yT3-PkpyH23MeLi46DmkufvdkJhubMevpDMwSGrGrMGmmb6MMH0z6n4aldoMV1wG612u0t4iNU9bASx6Bhnlotk4wtzM4ahQOw-zuuxJwIgTfTI-cSHepNLyVlOlZi1Z98ZIti647It1Uv8Sg5yDb730Kyqr7J9xVE=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEik7I1trSHWw8lrHgFH-rX_t9yT3-PkpyH23MeLi46DmkufvdkJhubMevpDMwSGrGrMGmmb6MMH0z6n4aldoMV1wG612u0t4iNU9bASx6Bhnlotk4wtzM4ahQOw-zuuxJwIgTfTI-cSHepNLyVlOlZi1Z98ZIti647It1Uv8Sg5yDb730Kyqr7J9xVE=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a last look north up Seneca Lake<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyJBiR5mFRlfARRCbWXFC5XKFZSufbWGkIENrxHefmEXemWxl1NbvL9i3IgIJxvNEHsTmhXL7w3lgovQRtLa8d1ep6AHha4hw9icQdRtKLwhDCc3FJiy6x7dxGqcJgFcUYd7mlvWgeS97tY20SvlDhyBmVo2yPI74MtPUAgATIjna-WCYgummYTA3t=s4433" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4433" data-original-width="3400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyJBiR5mFRlfARRCbWXFC5XKFZSufbWGkIENrxHefmEXemWxl1NbvL9i3IgIJxvNEHsTmhXL7w3lgovQRtLa8d1ep6AHha4hw9icQdRtKLwhDCc3FJiy6x7dxGqcJgFcUYd7mlvWgeS97tY20SvlDhyBmVo2yPI74MtPUAgATIjna-WCYgummYTA3t=w490-h640" width="490" /></a></div>GaiaGPS tracked this outing at 4.1 miles, including the short non-FLT roadwalk and my diversions in Excelsior Glen to check out the waterfalls and get back on trail when I veered off. An absolutely glorious fall day! While on the first roadwalk, I felt a bit of doubt, like perhaps I was squandering the perfect hiking conditions on a highway, but once I got into the Glen, I was very glad I had come. <br /><p></p><p></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-58360929173262764452021-10-20T22:18:00.003-04:002022-01-16T13:57:35.657-05:00FLT/NCT: Newtown Road West to Texas Hollow State Forest Property Line<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwl0d5QH1ek38TzZwMiGNZfQsqCGp9g5qDvhS1bodKfiPW9O3sZXwgRL8rQ9nyDIbHAClNu-5UH-N92K9h8W7dpT4gB5fdwRvoV8mmTkdM9NeChV3NL6SVm2VM7BOZTESXGuO_tr6bdWzyEsCnW9NF0NZqSIqn35yjAcH25Gju8uDtCERIx0Qz496A=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwl0d5QH1ek38TzZwMiGNZfQsqCGp9g5qDvhS1bodKfiPW9O3sZXwgRL8rQ9nyDIbHAClNu-5UH-N92K9h8W7dpT4gB5fdwRvoV8mmTkdM9NeChV3NL6SVm2VM7BOZTESXGuO_tr6bdWzyEsCnW9NF0NZqSIqn35yjAcH25Gju8uDtCERIx0Qz496A=w640-h480" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today would be a two-part adventure, with my first stop along Newtown Road where I turned around <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2021/12/fltnct-schuyler-veterans-memorial-to.html" target="_blank">last week</a>. This would be a very short hike, but I wanted to fill a gap left between two previous hikes on the Finger Lakes Trail in this area. I parked at the trailhead and hiked west -- actually mostly north --
until I reached the point where I turned around <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2021/10/fltnct-south-hill-road-east-to-texas.html" target="_blank">last month</a> on an
eastbound hike from Texas Hollow Road. This was a distinct spot with a
NYSDEC property line, but I had also marked it with a waypoint in
GaiaGPS so there could be no confusion. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As shown in the map below, most of this hike is within Texas Hollow State Forest, with just a very short section at the end crossing a corner of private land. Today's hike is the blue-green track, and the red pin the waypoint where I turned around back in September. The purple track is from last week. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiH-HfrH3bGXBOX6lsNPFFjzDvXBh4NUe8a3bTcZrVHnxpHexc5Qi4eejSv-q3K5KmOWil70OhDY4knVLKT5SL89BhIX_0gtBRWirFhHUHFWN-lbStQlBNq950j8JKVbc7-hfZOsr97E9Iup0JQRtpha7yXJZ_LSgtXUMj9KzDnBBBpAbgWTZ_a6dh6=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1571" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiH-HfrH3bGXBOX6lsNPFFjzDvXBh4NUe8a3bTcZrVHnxpHexc5Qi4eejSv-q3K5KmOWil70OhDY4knVLKT5SL89BhIX_0gtBRWirFhHUHFWN-lbStQlBNq950j8JKVbc7-hfZOsr97E9Iup0JQRtpha7yXJZ_LSgtXUMj9KzDnBBBpAbgWTZ_a6dh6=w490-h640" width="490" /></a></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFyQY3VsnlctgxtU24amuuTbTzo7fWUoSgFo0wVSjYWp1J8VFqlb4ngjwpRUlCtvqn4sRWXs4Jmk8DgMYLCI0wscy5QiYD-o9kZdBpVG8C8ngjAbtH2M8gHLWH_b9CEFKeRB0elQ9MitgLrsS-0bYoCr114TGi0abVGRfuH9rT6BlsQ7Aucr0hhv3-=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was not my original plan to leave this little piece of trail stranded (I'd hoped to hike make it all the way to Newtown Road on the September hike) or to drive to two separate trailheads today, but I made it work.<br /><p></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-56978935918782275292021-10-13T22:04:00.002-04:002021-12-02T22:07:54.914-05:00FLT/NCT: Schuyler Veterans Memorial to Newtown Road<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzDYcn9pkRFZnsgrlu5x03db12lbysgsltXt47ktS0Aa3UfJ7TPy_AiHgNcS8XnllJnTOGflD49JToEWLZwpolZ4nVTB607ADqcD-cMbBQzcWqiPT4RsXn9kHPubNacBDxyNoZ-p5Aik2e-d-bZOrEN9ut3KeZNJvFCsTyieDhypg8mvnjf2OoGLmt=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzDYcn9pkRFZnsgrlu5x03db12lbysgsltXt47ktS0Aa3UfJ7TPy_AiHgNcS8XnllJnTOGflD49JToEWLZwpolZ4nVTB607ADqcD-cMbBQzcWqiPT4RsXn9kHPubNacBDxyNoZ-p5Aik2e-d-bZOrEN9ut3KeZNJvFCsTyieDhypg8mvnjf2OoGLmt=w640-h480" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I started this hike at the Schuyler County Veterans Memorial along NY Route 228, where I had parked this past spring for an eastbound hike. Today I would be hiking west on the Finger Lakes Trail (FLT), which carries the North Country National Scenic Trail west all the to Pennsylvania. Today's route mostly consisted of roadwalks, but since the longest section is a narrow private road, I didn't want to leave it for rifle season. Hunting is not permitted from public roads, but I'm not sure such protections apply to private roads and didn't want to risk it. Roadwalks aren't my favorite terrain, of course, but this wasn't bad at all -- dirt roads, not paved, and in some cases no wider than the groomed trails at parks like Beaver Lake, Clark Reservation, Green Lakes, etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigxq9ebq2hiEWSCvBQfBAqepmC1hvIptPscyZDCZnZMp-xNy4LFhjDnRGcx4ndooz64eneubscCRmyIymeab_SXLFl2UH7WRvDkmmahbx-fKbl4PuiK7b31_FZM4Z6HcJ9aKU712It3F5RsRJJWoqLJAe1cY8hYym65JAzhTEJMXITlyqQjAnKQnz6=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1571" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigxq9ebq2hiEWSCvBQfBAqepmC1hvIptPscyZDCZnZMp-xNy4LFhjDnRGcx4ndooz64eneubscCRmyIymeab_SXLFl2UH7WRvDkmmahbx-fKbl4PuiK7b31_FZM4Z6HcJ9aKU712It3F5RsRJJWoqLJAe1cY8hYym65JAzhTEJMXITlyqQjAnKQnz6=w490-h640" width="490" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From the Veteran's Memorial, the FLT crosses Route 228 then follows Shady Lane briefly before turning off into the woods. After crossing another dirt track, the trail dumps out onto the aforementioned private road, which the FLT follows due north for over a mile. The private road is not even illustrated on the FLT mapping or Google maps, but GaiaGPS maps it and labels it as Misner Road (see map above). <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglNgIeQ67j_CefgrPCzgdKqmKk_nQ3j4zKDGT-C4mopBS3zBZc35TMLBeyQMV98dpxAicTHfRQ9zVtZLtYjUEN4CjHEq8E-T7lUre-9MRMpAwxlBDA1kSyTLFy6VasvYXGeSezsaY-SPYiVlFguE5BFXlHf88BWd3Vf-z_q_95E26rWdkLki3IS_yi=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglNgIeQ67j_CefgrPCzgdKqmKk_nQ3j4zKDGT-C4mopBS3zBZc35TMLBeyQMV98dpxAicTHfRQ9zVtZLtYjUEN4CjHEq8E-T7lUre-9MRMpAwxlBDA1kSyTLFy6VasvYXGeSezsaY-SPYiVlFguE5BFXlHf88BWd3Vf-z_q_95E26rWdkLki3IS_yi=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">crossing Route 228 onto Shady Lane<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6o4HEe-4Rf82DwtKFsLDuk0i29ZSAMd53ivpAFmpr6WUEfib_VYTx7tmRWn7Ic1eQEJ6WPp5ujI2qhFwxg82k8S8eNUgkz4ZTc61APy2YTQqXPcQctecBUV9gMr57NMccNY8vvbQS21QC5UKK6_g8yMuMq1o8PE8IV3JdnzHbrV0KddQhQMnIh_3P=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6o4HEe-4Rf82DwtKFsLDuk0i29ZSAMd53ivpAFmpr6WUEfib_VYTx7tmRWn7Ic1eQEJ6WPp5ujI2qhFwxg82k8S8eNUgkz4ZTc61APy2YTQqXPcQctecBUV9gMr57NMccNY8vvbQS21QC5UKK6_g8yMuMq1o8PE8IV3JdnzHbrV0KddQhQMnIh_3P=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdIvxzC9fWAZ4ODae86dx263ovBUsn0f64inBlK41MjCA1b4FSKSkbFW6Y_Wb4zrY5Gs6MgNHvicK9ecTkqZ9ub4ZXmThk1WZZlkcdXnETtRlqErdl0HzyDQYGmM4pYf8UD3L5wfp_y5WwwD7pYBNLXydUfW1-_zRGhzdtgJ_FL5-75LpK48ZHbmrG=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdIvxzC9fWAZ4ODae86dx263ovBUsn0f64inBlK41MjCA1b4FSKSkbFW6Y_Wb4zrY5Gs6MgNHvicK9ecTkqZ9ub4ZXmThk1WZZlkcdXnETtRlqErdl0HzyDQYGmM4pYf8UD3L5wfp_y5WwwD7pYBNLXydUfW1-_zRGhzdtgJ_FL5-75LpK48ZHbmrG=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>The lower part of the private Misner Road is wider, and appears to get regular vehicular use; portions of this section are fairly steep. Eventually the track narrows considerably and may only be used by ATVs. This narrower section is more pleasant for walking. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht03FLzb1-y9qW_r8vfVCr8S1x8rOfSGbuMpc6OknA_ikQtyypL9WakAAzadEVDjxhMcAmRRZA16UwW9PYl2BAR7ywM0vQb8bzf_o-sZrtwyR6zObOK4KkRkz3mUJ7bIu2PSlVm03tgh1R4G3C9utEKREwmbYJbXhtt8b_5g7pZ05fAQhOQF-GCKLI=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht03FLzb1-y9qW_r8vfVCr8S1x8rOfSGbuMpc6OknA_ikQtyypL9WakAAzadEVDjxhMcAmRRZA16UwW9PYl2BAR7ywM0vQb8bzf_o-sZrtwyR6zObOK4KkRkz3mUJ7bIu2PSlVm03tgh1R4G3C9utEKREwmbYJbXhtt8b_5g7pZ05fAQhOQF-GCKLI=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZEwKO4PpGvWNEXJNvbli5nWFNMQHtb3g2AScJrLm1gBA-xCUh4PAIqmXUia3BK7nBkrzxSGx3IJ2vGjO_Eg2aXwNMrFK8-eLCH9x5RNsgUAbh8CZo84_2h05d8036haylj7ZjvRnByaNQqEgzxu1PhBTMhIP5UewP5mUgvHiLRU-scLWI6fH3CEwQ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZEwKO4PpGvWNEXJNvbli5nWFNMQHtb3g2AScJrLm1gBA-xCUh4PAIqmXUia3BK7nBkrzxSGx3IJ2vGjO_Eg2aXwNMrFK8-eLCH9x5RNsgUAbh8CZo84_2h05d8036haylj7ZjvRnByaNQqEgzxu1PhBTMhIP5UewP5mUgvHiLRU-scLWI6fH3CEwQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>After a mile or so, fields open up to the right, providing views to the north and east across the valley toward Connecticut Hill. There is a shooting range on private land immediately west of the trail, but no one was out today. It turned out this was just the first of a number of recreation sites scattered across the area; other features include a lean-to and designated campsites, a pond, and various other small structures. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRQK7qctF9tP_AV4t23-7LLkcjahRwhOIOTvZgbdJnD89Tller9PGhmVnbdT2Al4npESCzQVe-FS1RlY139Az1lop5TPoRO46ugJykI7fTgxLv7GjMq7jlAtcaSuSLYZ1Geywy28nILULGykUuPmihiQs4IAfz_U-EDf07md2-MRXIBGdai-dmTae4=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRQK7qctF9tP_AV4t23-7LLkcjahRwhOIOTvZgbdJnD89Tller9PGhmVnbdT2Al4npESCzQVe-FS1RlY139Az1lop5TPoRO46ugJykI7fTgxLv7GjMq7jlAtcaSuSLYZ1Geywy28nILULGykUuPmihiQs4IAfz_U-EDf07md2-MRXIBGdai-dmTae4=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYSmOjuRaYn2sk-ovtNXFKs--Rl-XfU8YbEmfFnw4zW8hd2d9j7ZPpKIBgyQgtI5oEher2GxyCDCb-b3QZekbGe8Fmkhgo4vQ5f0g8mG-jwLT2hRBUgsqg1Rsz0y4nFqL4wL6oDcu0M2i8QELZEEWQ3oFSMJ8hToVJiula99o9BAQnswFnWEebq0ig=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYSmOjuRaYn2sk-ovtNXFKs--Rl-XfU8YbEmfFnw4zW8hd2d9j7ZPpKIBgyQgtI5oEher2GxyCDCb-b3QZekbGe8Fmkhgo4vQ5f0g8mG-jwLT2hRBUgsqg1Rsz0y4nFqL4wL6oDcu0M2i8QELZEEWQ3oFSMJ8hToVJiula99o9BAQnswFnWEebq0ig=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8-vv0pkPNcfmx18xpcOp5mziBbOPBa_NEfT5FzNQftm5gbWCImtw84ZyFF3ZghU4AprROLvDkKlr-uyS2QOXqJfdWpe51FuHn7c8AArhrNR6cuLM5QVs55JxDqSoVqQY54yX4eyiq4iTbvSu24drCwtRY4LZ1EOPflKNGFY4vhgYgqzavruGuB5Cm=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8-vv0pkPNcfmx18xpcOp5mziBbOPBa_NEfT5FzNQftm5gbWCImtw84ZyFF3ZghU4AprROLvDkKlr-uyS2QOXqJfdWpe51FuHn7c8AArhrNR6cuLM5QVs55JxDqSoVqQY54yX4eyiq4iTbvSu24drCwtRY4LZ1EOPflKNGFY4vhgYgqzavruGuB5Cm=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghvQx-6DtPst1XRj-v0r1LiJ4g9-7ed0-_54MfKOt-dNL_GaJY1h4QN8N32uCIyLv83jfO7CFBzjTBuKE-bpMCtM-DcCuvh1SR_d2hIaMF6sZD0GywI8FItF8IA7EwFhWqtAIE71pgog_XBfFM7NO2i1wpNlU02TtXxtbaLCNb20Hj9mfp_UQzmsZ9=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghvQx-6DtPst1XRj-v0r1LiJ4g9-7ed0-_54MfKOt-dNL_GaJY1h4QN8N32uCIyLv83jfO7CFBzjTBuKE-bpMCtM-DcCuvh1SR_d2hIaMF6sZD0GywI8FItF8IA7EwFhWqtAIE71pgog_XBfFM7NO2i1wpNlU02TtXxtbaLCNb20Hj9mfp_UQzmsZ9=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMgwJTAG-l-V91UAuTpxa0M7ZriLWadbbzZ0MaorxBL-CG9FHasZubZcP-yZDi0uiXUyFo8Jv_19QX90MR1-depUfxcueMEe_PDGTBLh0CExBcCHfsQcw3dwunhEKsYtNHPT0KQSfv208fcI_7puETjIEZtKQXqUFjCGvg-oeKo5rBRR57vMPpr8D8=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMgwJTAG-l-V91UAuTpxa0M7ZriLWadbbzZ0MaorxBL-CG9FHasZubZcP-yZDi0uiXUyFo8Jv_19QX90MR1-depUfxcueMEe_PDGTBLh0CExBcCHfsQcw3dwunhEKsYtNHPT0KQSfv208fcI_7puETjIEZtKQXqUFjCGvg-oeKo5rBRR57vMPpr8D8=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p>After winding through the camping area, the FLT takes a hard right, turning east at the T-intersection pictured above. The trail follows Seneca Highlands Road downhill and then turns left onto Carley Road. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp6d55VyovuXGvXlqQMkmzLK8rVDve1iphp0iM-5Pi2vRWS-_I_YcqrD1aJUmmmyBBinST8XrCK8UrC_uK5VaFfQChpAicSkSYCP4NOxZdFBO539IYz9TPEto9FME8claxfmbPnHaqB11p7BD-b492rcSBGOTT6qJ3Quesvnkyo0jrBLxeEGaaeYMr=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp6d55VyovuXGvXlqQMkmzLK8rVDve1iphp0iM-5Pi2vRWS-_I_YcqrD1aJUmmmyBBinST8XrCK8UrC_uK5VaFfQChpAicSkSYCP4NOxZdFBO539IYz9TPEto9FME8claxfmbPnHaqB11p7BD-b492rcSBGOTT6qJ3Quesvnkyo0jrBLxeEGaaeYMr=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidPXo5T9rf9DQKSotElfurKLcYh_uebXbCfwIkRf6cBvj3c8dKGjRDOtooeu3sc6etbJTt349esiuW1-l_BJEAx70fssanxsQyzw_09jKjGQkbjdLK2pTFXNsF-uECKkUGo6uV5-fCoOlwz3HW4K5m-vmhS7BegCvvuJNxLRcy4P7aOFJ7FItjR18p=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidPXo5T9rf9DQKSotElfurKLcYh_uebXbCfwIkRf6cBvj3c8dKGjRDOtooeu3sc6etbJTt349esiuW1-l_BJEAx70fssanxsQyzw_09jKjGQkbjdLK2pTFXNsF-uECKkUGo6uV5-fCoOlwz3HW4K5m-vmhS7BegCvvuJNxLRcy4P7aOFJ7FItjR18p=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">heading east on Seneca Highlands Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLAbD5zgVknyDwnZNymhG6-q2w9D46Spzx5A7V49Nltp8Gp1rX_fCxAaZL7nTq4lAcO9ba7CZg0Iv7pJOFV6gkg-V-JAfEMFyqVMHUDfHkd24Nq_G8flTFeO4ADKCzukKwKwgf04szVqvA9frmqCbZ_8KcyKJ-UlHrxTmecBB39YEp0s6RiHCmV_8A=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLAbD5zgVknyDwnZNymhG6-q2w9D46Spzx5A7V49Nltp8Gp1rX_fCxAaZL7nTq4lAcO9ba7CZg0Iv7pJOFV6gkg-V-JAfEMFyqVMHUDfHkd24Nq_G8flTFeO4ADKCzukKwKwgf04szVqvA9frmqCbZ_8KcyKJ-UlHrxTmecBB39YEp0s6RiHCmV_8A=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">heading north on Carley Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDhvOVma7RKC4BcsWACuo1i4TrRpDNbS-d_ghyLTlSEvYh6LBqbQvhhYd6f5dmcOgCAiGcw0FuN79ybEKRZqCm072Epn1qEseTk-Y51Q6cVLHMS4qkzbSWToALwP2yQPF58aJYBwyVbBB2t9ih9sSu960VvxyYr4BujMQIPV8NMrsn079rUKiO7uHV=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDhvOVma7RKC4BcsWACuo1i4TrRpDNbS-d_ghyLTlSEvYh6LBqbQvhhYd6f5dmcOgCAiGcw0FuN79ybEKRZqCm072Epn1qEseTk-Y51Q6cVLHMS4qkzbSWToALwP2yQPF58aJYBwyVbBB2t9ih9sSu960VvxyYr4BujMQIPV8NMrsn079rUKiO7uHV=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I hiked north and then west on Carley Road until I got to Steam Mill Road, where the FLT enters the forest. I had considered turning back here, but I was doing good time-wise and was deeply tempted by the allure of the single track. I happily decided I had time to make it to the next crossing at Newtown Road, and plunged into the forest. After traversing a sliver of private land, I entered Texas Hollow State Forest, crossed Catlin Mill Creek, and then climbed up a small hill. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkWfq07p_ZWrSn4vJdAFh1P3jayZV1wf9M5dlhqLDrOYoZ8QfDxyOJissRdiqDzJsgLSwm21bayP3Lb-sXvei5OG5SiC5SKjucaxPvdQwF1YFRO6mjfEWFWj50c49sY67ADvTvNH9RAuodk9biwiARoJbgCqTqq-D-AJlCj6hHKWwk1pzSf7_islGq=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkWfq07p_ZWrSn4vJdAFh1P3jayZV1wf9M5dlhqLDrOYoZ8QfDxyOJissRdiqDzJsgLSwm21bayP3Lb-sXvei5OG5SiC5SKjucaxPvdQwF1YFRO6mjfEWFWj50c49sY67ADvTvNH9RAuodk9biwiARoJbgCqTqq-D-AJlCj6hHKWwk1pzSf7_islGq=w640-h480" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From here I took a very short detour to the top of Rogers Hill. In the photo above, there is an FLT blaze on the white pine trunk with an arrow pointing left, indicating that the trail follows the dirt road just past the little booth-like structure. I continued straight on the gravel road curving to the top of Rogers Hill -- a case of summit fever, I guess. I would not have cut through a field or private forestland to get up there, but the road went right to the top and was so close. I just couldn't resist. I quickly admired the view then returned to the official marked route and followed the private road back down the way I came. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglGBWuK27NmvjJl8tItzWal58oI8j3SfSoHeYB9yXnYQWZxFPsqnHwjbHAUyzf0jQiA5-BaFdMrCnJcSy9u3P9JBJRSBtXhQ3ZTD9ZtzuLFMHehfDM1sNtvEXvTUXbv6YqEKnmlmwIRnnteZKpbDS19sIvfD0LM9NIxCqSHfQeEUnCJf6zUHPJCnoX=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglGBWuK27NmvjJl8tItzWal58oI8j3SfSoHeYB9yXnYQWZxFPsqnHwjbHAUyzf0jQiA5-BaFdMrCnJcSy9u3P9JBJRSBtXhQ3ZTD9ZtzuLFMHehfDM1sNtvEXvTUXbv6YqEKnmlmwIRnnteZKpbDS19sIvfD0LM9NIxCqSHfQeEUnCJf6zUHPJCnoX=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3yOBVY1tJqR0SFqCL3kut6hLaOxQOXtIKOkDNCY2tBZquxYRwYCbW-kL3omspbKMawI0NfoYfFFblr9pX0DuIwu6iyR7znoP0fxOXI3X2Gx2y0W_75QzpSQTM37NbkaE2CssMc6WMqGzQCj55m6UhLHQYukm78vyeeLS0Q2H0NkoMHmF75bq6ZQyU=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3yOBVY1tJqR0SFqCL3kut6hLaOxQOXtIKOkDNCY2tBZquxYRwYCbW-kL3omspbKMawI0NfoYfFFblr9pX0DuIwu6iyR7znoP0fxOXI3X2Gx2y0W_75QzpSQTM37NbkaE2CssMc6WMqGzQCj55m6UhLHQYukm78vyeeLS0Q2H0NkoMHmF75bq6ZQyU=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">view from the "summit" of Rogers Hill</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioId7qjUz3f2GhrlDCLbZt0N8Rgn3vBzxHjd18hv3J7VliBelbWQpnhdViD2Ub1rsLToszN1qoNAobBHsPgWmjjMSUZhSnClxQV49n8hjXD93Uu0e1jHeuCFaeqp9owEcDSDRC8_TtU4-jLrYRDkY_PUDPYsTAlGFvJgHDYz-PBGpriqnr1voC7uy5=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioId7qjUz3f2GhrlDCLbZt0N8Rgn3vBzxHjd18hv3J7VliBelbWQpnhdViD2Ub1rsLToszN1qoNAobBHsPgWmjjMSUZhSnClxQV49n8hjXD93Uu0e1jHeuCFaeqp9owEcDSDRC8_TtU4-jLrYRDkY_PUDPYsTAlGFvJgHDYz-PBGpriqnr1voC7uy5=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuf9pqsxdc79ZJ05PuBj3cBnw7JAqqVg_axr4gRjvWOgur8PleBpHal3rXOV7z96nkavWA0fy1tK6N9Zx1E_rDl8MvKQ2sH4hz1YqdB7w1GZxAgSlmWlg2-X_AQi8cFE5YWDm1irgpHR6TGYoNKlMy8yIaPm22mRAy236n92q2LoPuej47eg4m8dBA=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuf9pqsxdc79ZJ05PuBj3cBnw7JAqqVg_axr4gRjvWOgur8PleBpHal3rXOV7z96nkavWA0fy1tK6N9Zx1E_rDl8MvKQ2sH4hz1YqdB7w1GZxAgSlmWlg2-X_AQi8cFE5YWDm1irgpHR6TGYoNKlMy8yIaPm22mRAy236n92q2LoPuej47eg4m8dBA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2jon25gp76QRISCzV1SF_C_unDvHWKuJB3JtXgv0TejHfNlnrbHKOpGntHlkqEEAFo_9F5OkPbCQ6DMHW4j-CruUnW16sQdjfyFOYWmEpGAtKzwUNKk4pglDfs_GCRRXdvzSNuSRmJzi3tZQcWS93Q7ZtHulL_5FfM7OyFPimdDOXz_fgDCmccIma=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2jon25gp76QRISCzV1SF_C_unDvHWKuJB3JtXgv0TejHfNlnrbHKOpGntHlkqEEAFo_9F5OkPbCQ6DMHW4j-CruUnW16sQdjfyFOYWmEpGAtKzwUNKk4pglDfs_GCRRXdvzSNuSRmJzi3tZQcWS93Q7ZtHulL_5FfM7OyFPimdDOXz_fgDCmccIma=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p>GaiaGPS tracked this hike at 8.7 miles roundtrip with 1,142 feet elevation gain. It was a gorgeous day to be outside and I wished I had just another hour (or two or three, haha). I have orphaned a short section west of Texas Hollow Road from where I had to turn back on a hike <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2021/10/fltnct-south-hill-road-east-to-texas.html" target="_blank">last month</a>. Alas, that was not to be, as Erwin had an appointment this afternoon so I was needed back home for child transport services. No worries -- I'll be back for it!<br /><p></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-33301268946062365902021-10-06T22:47:00.000-04:002021-11-21T14:48:06.964-05:00FLT-Interloken-Southslope Loop w/Spurs<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSucNORzJGD2g2R3oP-Hefhs2xQ3f6AZeIaFkwCqqALm1LIfgO8TNO4gLTNB74FMjIHk3YoVQabQltitXX2xM1xkQHXEAwItwy81IDcLXPMpeIsE6oN-LdFT-5O-gXCTLFSMPwiRf1TfUi3Vc9__Yx-C7BDrRQDQ1vYCe9kpJUpbG8gmMdQm5gwUWy=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSucNORzJGD2g2R3oP-Hefhs2xQ3f6AZeIaFkwCqqALm1LIfgO8TNO4gLTNB74FMjIHk3YoVQabQltitXX2xM1xkQHXEAwItwy81IDcLXPMpeIsE6oN-LdFT-5O-gXCTLFSMPwiRf1TfUi3Vc9__Yx-C7BDrRQDQ1vYCe9kpJUpbG8gmMdQm5gwUWy=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>
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</p><p>For this hike, I returned to Schuyler County to continue exploring the Finger Lakes National Forest (FLNF). There is an extensive network of trails winding through the FLNF, including the main branch of the Finger Lakes Trail (FLT; Map M15); the Interloken Trail, an FLT branch trail (Map I1); and various Forest Service trails. Given my vast appreciation for both the FLT and the Forest Service, I have decided I want to hike the entire Interloken Trail, making use of other short trails to hike loops where available. Today I started at the FLT trailhead on Logan Road that was my turnaround point on last week's <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2021/10/fltnct-twin-tunnels-to-logan-road.html" target="_blank">hike</a>. Last week I arrived here from the west; today I would hike east.</p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>I am including the GaiaGPS map right up front here because the hike included many turns and intersections, and was actually comprised of two loops with three out-and-back spurs... kind of difficult to explain. <p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhU8vBFSEg0UBflgk_QlXBJDyY1juGOZaf0YRe58H2g5H8d5QuCCPgHXD8-h5H0FZloEcVIQBodsI_s9uEEZPqzfXLG90Ov9dY3V4_HwjbkIpnqMGLAP5PsX4Ahty30LLG0VgWX6JYV8drrk6YWIU6Hr7V3dc2V2gZh_r692amH54yEvBLgHdPI9Jkh=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="2048" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhU8vBFSEg0UBflgk_QlXBJDyY1juGOZaf0YRe58H2g5H8d5QuCCPgHXD8-h5H0FZloEcVIQBodsI_s9uEEZPqzfXLG90Ov9dY3V4_HwjbkIpnqMGLAP5PsX4Ahty30LLG0VgWX6JYV8drrk6YWIU6Hr7V3dc2V2gZh_r692amH54yEvBLgHdPI9Jkh=w640-h456" width="640" /></a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjct2LwEco5GgCA7TO8UFk4jmI-TnhLnc0sfS58IRd9IC5NRmYpidnR5mUQogIA1dBeobZK4WzHTktXUS2jKoTSmBWtis6Ry6zbVeCw8V6NNnkldM59bPmTACAN1hUII0gLVoAZs0TOxL_QMCLvFsE0ft8MMNI-FhG-wDuitp5lV3RRriW5GvKswmfu=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjct2LwEco5GgCA7TO8UFk4jmI-TnhLnc0sfS58IRd9IC5NRmYpidnR5mUQogIA1dBeobZK4WzHTktXUS2jKoTSmBWtis6Ry6zbVeCw8V6NNnkldM59bPmTACAN1hUII0gLVoAZs0TOxL_QMCLvFsE0ft8MMNI-FhG-wDuitp5lV3RRriW5GvKswmfu=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FLT emerging onto Logan Road from the west, hiked last week<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOKlgSEjPWT714X-OLmhY6staVxt32TxNBdnRDkSysOnwa49fME9oLfbM3EjKSTXbXX98RZzoKqEpT50ctgtMsjofg2PzujGDeOB0N1yt7ODI_3_dSeGAY8Yyc32saWhLQ4uPIy_42gxC1nWc30iBHjQYFAuJrhQyRrTGX-g2gthser9xQS1l-M8jE=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOKlgSEjPWT714X-OLmhY6staVxt32TxNBdnRDkSysOnwa49fME9oLfbM3EjKSTXbXX98RZzoKqEpT50ctgtMsjofg2PzujGDeOB0N1yt7ODI_3_dSeGAY8Yyc32saWhLQ4uPIy_42gxC1nWc30iBHjQYFAuJrhQyRrTGX-g2gthser9xQS1l-M8jE=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FLT leaving Logan Road heading east, hiked today<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVq9AadyBaF7BvNARCvyPZuMOwZhD_7bpOUmBkD2swh0M_FB2ICxs86T5Hc79CkEjmcsrBNT5v216XTy60GKVUcaTCJ5CSQp_bTnTYt3ciJJIB0L2eaVkQ6d7X8i5f7FRhNsLx6xPHRAdqIjo7883T94sA_fknNjB2Z2PRwZOE7IG-Wnp0XD0hxD3H=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVq9AadyBaF7BvNARCvyPZuMOwZhD_7bpOUmBkD2swh0M_FB2ICxs86T5Hc79CkEjmcsrBNT5v216XTy60GKVUcaTCJ5CSQp_bTnTYt3ciJJIB0L2eaVkQ6d7X8i5f7FRhNsLx6xPHRAdqIjo7883T94sA_fknNjB2Z2PRwZOE7IG-Wnp0XD0hxD3H=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The trail ascends steadily but gently along a nice stream for about 3/4 mile before passing the junction with the Southslope Trail, on which I would be returning. Shortly past this intersection, the FLT crosses the stream on a small footbridge and continues climbing gently, eventually crossing another stream on a slightly bigger bridge before reaching Burnt Hill Road. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnk0eBQA7d7Q2cW8ckfd7ovZs13k60oAkpmpkZLArPi7RLw7mEqGhMuwJeLzUDfbyJLTjkBqVfSfhY6Yrv0bq_78TS9rpZ1DBT5ovXpPS3vs6EVQXcobrk4tqMhmS89dyCEr1Ryfz-EK8BoYUft2ByXacKehYwFek5yCz3FElJTwMcjvGpHo5bO7IJ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnk0eBQA7d7Q2cW8ckfd7ovZs13k60oAkpmpkZLArPi7RLw7mEqGhMuwJeLzUDfbyJLTjkBqVfSfhY6Yrv0bq_78TS9rpZ1DBT5ovXpPS3vs6EVQXcobrk4tqMhmS89dyCEr1Ryfz-EK8BoYUft2ByXacKehYwFek5yCz3FElJTwMcjvGpHo5bO7IJ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirfxrKHWF-XkFZh79OK7hlA4y_kSK4sNkQKB0vYVaKerO43FJzByVXnUSdjUPqaN7INoDMNgqJru428FojRlHOM3UyuVuBWT1y0FDJo_SE-TGQqy7NfUqsznizFFxqtZZfJrLpj5f04yT9pBqLVS38KLKJb2dwrRqYhvAFh5oFETKAahZYdiYRvhjr=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidfaUOMnXk2AHb22QROlu7EDNvIHmVAXraTGm_8tlFONa_aACa3Ta03D58eOl6eWXdybbDO5m7NqV8rTmmys8L21HgVAfnPBCiEz77gVe1_TJQXid5gOYcmwew_XkNHd4U9k-ld77bI1GC-6tR-Locnr-hbBSc53F4zEbzIFEbjQiFlsWvQfsrySU2=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidfaUOMnXk2AHb22QROlu7EDNvIHmVAXraTGm_8tlFONa_aACa3Ta03D58eOl6eWXdybbDO5m7NqV8rTmmys8L21HgVAfnPBCiEz77gVe1_TJQXid5gOYcmwew_XkNHd4U9k-ld77bI1GC-6tR-Locnr-hbBSc53F4zEbzIFEbjQiFlsWvQfsrySU2=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>After crossing Burnt Hill Road, I passed two trail junctions in short order, first with the Interloken Trail and then a spur to a shelter. I passed them both to focus on this next out-and-back segment of the hike, but hit them both on the way back. For now, I would stick to the main FLT until I got to Burnt Hill Road again.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_cEfZU4xbftacNbOG-td55snF_92jZNRgWnBoNqUSehEwWgz1yqZPuRQ8RUlbNF5I8viDNAn0J7UQAsfSZTaQjAJqCjeE6OH5omJYgnkEwBTEL66kCtvC9cfjRmR5-10T6hyy6UFSta8WEluoD5ygFKg9a97Ya6coc0BzrIQOjHb3R7W4lkYbuPqR=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_cEfZU4xbftacNbOG-td55snF_92jZNRgWnBoNqUSehEwWgz1yqZPuRQ8RUlbNF5I8viDNAn0J7UQAsfSZTaQjAJqCjeE6OH5omJYgnkEwBTEL66kCtvC9cfjRmR5-10T6hyy6UFSta8WEluoD5ygFKg9a97Ya6coc0BzrIQOjHb3R7W4lkYbuPqR=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDoaynT3etNK4SCTEi4OMQlWBxwX24fut78gEj_GmM0swmw3mT54lTUGr9vciqZdf6dJNVZwWdKjVwMtiLWW5tQSJUiC2bBUaUSvCHqa87Jol7buWqG-lhbfd4W65xJdh-qU5rA-Ki0OlwhgFeH3-kxYMkVTOxVZm51nclr7BuJfiFy62HoeLXehJh=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDoaynT3etNK4SCTEi4OMQlWBxwX24fut78gEj_GmM0swmw3mT54lTUGr9vciqZdf6dJNVZwWdKjVwMtiLWW5tQSJUiC2bBUaUSvCHqa87Jol7buWqG-lhbfd4W65xJdh-qU5rA-Ki0OlwhgFeH3-kxYMkVTOxVZm51nclr7BuJfiFy62HoeLXehJh=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhH4hg7HwClyhd_ZsC6ogk4Wmi-kS-X3VwlO_rFtjgDzWGk3yQp951ZRj5HW4jKuG5-Y0yr0HgNCvPISPt_xsmZzHVI22FgWRUENuDiqj4PvrYi5kJSFt9L7nSkmJ8pt7JqQUIVrCx3sim_sM60byll-_j_XZqp3wXRb1G2I5UJnsa-WT_DxfU9_WVt=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhH4hg7HwClyhd_ZsC6ogk4Wmi-kS-X3VwlO_rFtjgDzWGk3yQp951ZRj5HW4jKuG5-Y0yr0HgNCvPISPt_xsmZzHVI22FgWRUENuDiqj4PvrYi5kJSFt9L7nSkmJ8pt7JqQUIVrCx3sim_sM60byll-_j_XZqp3wXRb1G2I5UJnsa-WT_DxfU9_WVt=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">muddy parking lot at the southern Burnt Hill Road crossing<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEW7ag_0_ykb1V8P-ZzlxBX6zq_y4YrlKzsCVWQuFO5TTS3FHVMizmmRPqHpz7AYm19kTPhaTEFcJK2TaOV9MKk5czOCQj3Qm1gEyP2p3ojp_lk5U3YmMvLau2s-Otv-R-5JP8tFZwXL7EpgVZo1s11O1K35AYeLAsx90VLYDFXDfb7AZ60UKmF5Zf=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEW7ag_0_ykb1V8P-ZzlxBX6zq_y4YrlKzsCVWQuFO5TTS3FHVMizmmRPqHpz7AYm19kTPhaTEFcJK2TaOV9MKk5czOCQj3Qm1gEyP2p3ojp_lk5U3YmMvLau2s-Otv-R-5JP8tFZwXL7EpgVZo1s11O1K35AYeLAsx90VLYDFXDfb7AZ60UKmF5Zf=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking south along Burnt Hill Road, which the FLT follows in a roadwalk down to South Hill Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSZ66mHCZ2DIUkg9s8zLZhDHLD4_au7BFKheICFxktJU8nHB1RXtyhdByabTAGBKmh8-h31Dn6YNF5Sh5dQQZb_cvqo-7KMT1Fzq_5OO3HGFdY31BGkVuKsKG2dzeS48fUNjets0Um2a0_6MHSJt4al92uVFgHzFjRWZYho-p3f49kk0NskGSKXmVj=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSZ66mHCZ2DIUkg9s8zLZhDHLD4_au7BFKheICFxktJU8nHB1RXtyhdByabTAGBKmh8-h31Dn6YNF5Sh5dQQZb_cvqo-7KMT1Fzq_5OO3HGFdY31BGkVuKsKG2dzeS48fUNjets0Um2a0_6MHSJt4al92uVFgHzFjRWZYho-p3f49kk0NskGSKXmVj=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p>I turned around at the southern Burnt Hill Road crossing and re-traced my steps back westward along the main FLT until I got to the junction with the spur trail out to the shelter, which I detoured to check out. It is not the typical lean-to I usually see along the FLT or in the Adirondacks, but a different style altogether so was interesting to see.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig-idYHue34QfsFIn_9FmW1SjezXCnlVLdtmeS6wH9GC9yYiii31TKsKTuCi6pCVDefOzaqZ8Lnuva0B4XhSNt47MgiBlHBvrD3my3uOcwV9KV6U0TmismiY11T13oHoY-EHx7rlA0AvVh3E2ALSkGU99JYqvHbA93LXrZ59czCJKS3htDbrMcdxAu=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig-idYHue34QfsFIn_9FmW1SjezXCnlVLdtmeS6wH9GC9yYiii31TKsKTuCi6pCVDefOzaqZ8Lnuva0B4XhSNt47MgiBlHBvrD3my3uOcwV9KV6U0TmismiY11T13oHoY-EHx7rlA0AvVh3E2ALSkGU99JYqvHbA93LXrZ59czCJKS3htDbrMcdxAu=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1M0jaF6OIhcOotGo4YimjH5a0hbO1TL1LaxIck2l5I2xq1tWA7vLWVJCltRBzw2T_kRIMAWblOjU7-zMNg5GCTUaUpZM_MZspqVUnc6oZU1YuKlJ_MkPLkzYE9_sQAoTvfi0yZTuvAbWQqPiRCMhJE0VVO_FK0l2UanTAfI8AVbz9ummG540SxcqS=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1M0jaF6OIhcOotGo4YimjH5a0hbO1TL1LaxIck2l5I2xq1tWA7vLWVJCltRBzw2T_kRIMAWblOjU7-zMNg5GCTUaUpZM_MZspqVUnc6oZU1YuKlJ_MkPLkzYE9_sQAoTvfi0yZTuvAbWQqPiRCMhJE0VVO_FK0l2UanTAfI8AVbz9ummG540SxcqS=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnvQw_6V02S6yNqQ0S5MNlC0YApk7LlOcJHzb3jxWE8urJMf_qUzuDbUvNyLFiKGTi7WR2_7bCP8De0PuEvsonozlOLjxpwHxJnQ55Zu_IOOVVTWAIcO0zl7kIGmxlsLuLwA_i3jlPVjGdvz5UIKqnlayhz7X6cadI2dW_laVILsuRJaHvb8JRR44V=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnvQw_6V02S6yNqQ0S5MNlC0YApk7LlOcJHzb3jxWE8urJMf_qUzuDbUvNyLFiKGTi7WR2_7bCP8De0PuEvsonozlOLjxpwHxJnQ55Zu_IOOVVTWAIcO0zl7kIGmxlsLuLwA_i3jlPVjGdvz5UIKqnlayhz7X6cadI2dW_laVILsuRJaHvb8JRR44V=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Curiosity satisfied, I went back westward along the main FLT, again passing the intersection with the Interloken Trail. I had considered turning right on this and starting my hike north along the Interloken Trail from this intersection. However, that would orphan the first 0.1 mile segment of the Interloken Trail from where it starts on Burnt Hill Road, and that simply wouldn't do. So I continued west until I got back to the northern FLT crossing of Burnt Hill Road, then turned left and walked a short distance south along the road. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI0wkh7gHEH8GdvnMCu_kEsX_SqdXIg8DBYzgHD-Ng6nF-kZWrvcNMEwLwCsLzHpkXUV2sxPKf7RPqkby1NUWSybu3TSzIsOZJJ342wdqhCKvdOEUzDIDjzrdWfE-sge0zvXO7KKUqNrlPBZVilAC8fCDSZ1tSzqBWw9E5oyD27n2CBie012_L15OH=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI0wkh7gHEH8GdvnMCu_kEsX_SqdXIg8DBYzgHD-Ng6nF-kZWrvcNMEwLwCsLzHpkXUV2sxPKf7RPqkby1NUWSybu3TSzIsOZJJ342wdqhCKvdOEUzDIDjzrdWfE-sge0zvXO7KKUqNrlPBZVilAC8fCDSZ1tSzqBWw9E5oyD27n2CBie012_L15OH=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>There is another muddy parking lot equidistant between the FLT trail crossing and the Interloken trailhead, which I actually walked slightly past to get the picture below of the Forest Service sign. It makes me so happy to see these again; it's been 20 years since I worked for the Forest Service, but I still love it. Photo snapped, I started my section hike of the Interloken Trail at the southern terminus.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmcazEQoBHp13tY1KjV5xXhDSKMM1kpu7gG8Vu5McWTk4R07Gib5aAltt-0RzktS9IGY0OoQoZEi_n-PBKENCKJzwR1S51AvETaK9ubKzVTebgWxky2j64Yq3Pqn9M_G1LsxbNn-I2BQl721AO17BZtv02Iw7BxL9VDJJtsubjnmFRQp_8GDKJfIHd=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmcazEQoBHp13tY1KjV5xXhDSKMM1kpu7gG8Vu5McWTk4R07Gib5aAltt-0RzktS9IGY0OoQoZEi_n-PBKENCKJzwR1S51AvETaK9ubKzVTebgWxky2j64Yq3Pqn9M_G1LsxbNn-I2BQl721AO17BZtv02Iw7BxL9VDJJtsubjnmFRQp_8GDKJfIHd=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhznDHd3iEVZly-Jbe4jG6UHTlY8qSVRQ6pF_UxeIrA-TTS8J8_sMRdMnSC2nQVn0ADQACMRAFuhnx-smN-lvWzD9Ii3igkFPn5tr2En-7fMj271dtsrpwwAbs42JNt7jvAThQhllLRMiLgWG7z8MRZlcO7o4QkqYPZCfBGp8ucy55BpvBYwO-vz-vC=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhznDHd3iEVZly-Jbe4jG6UHTlY8qSVRQ6pF_UxeIrA-TTS8J8_sMRdMnSC2nQVn0ADQACMRAFuhnx-smN-lvWzD9Ii3igkFPn5tr2En-7fMj271dtsrpwwAbs42JNt7jvAThQhllLRMiLgWG7z8MRZlcO7o4QkqYPZCfBGp8ucy55BpvBYwO-vz-vC=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">back at the intersection with the main FLT<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCvnYOrtySejmB3n-zva9xwx4-zJBFjprnCHbRMkMBoSqVakXzuleJ43ufrrTLrWBCDKFz66DlkIZRqbcb5lgy8zQCuevxvN29hl_qpc-9qCjHbEWEVJfGSpDLyXbZwYp6DuL6JX2BkNtFxamro4TsToeDimy1jMUlTX1qSmgiEdEbLV0m0EgdFp0s=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCvnYOrtySejmB3n-zva9xwx4-zJBFjprnCHbRMkMBoSqVakXzuleJ43ufrrTLrWBCDKFz66DlkIZRqbcb5lgy8zQCuevxvN29hl_qpc-9qCjHbEWEVJfGSpDLyXbZwYp6DuL6JX2BkNtFxamro4TsToeDimy1jMUlTX1qSmgiEdEbLV0m0EgdFp0s=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvLeqeAp0Xnznc6CEsEnMXr-pqF3scYLqpaQhWzBuZ9Hfrw3JfRUynyBjFpYgfybS1saOaHbQgu0MVvNbvZX1jAA0kKxSlg8ztdgMNiRyFKlFZNKxefSm3z8r7ff9ICXI2Vp6bZZMspWWWZZw1BLWrf2ILl2V84uHVkGK9kJE8_WVuPV1N94QCGTfi=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvLeqeAp0Xnznc6CEsEnMXr-pqF3scYLqpaQhWzBuZ9Hfrw3JfRUynyBjFpYgfybS1saOaHbQgu0MVvNbvZX1jAA0kKxSlg8ztdgMNiRyFKlFZNKxefSm3z8r7ff9ICXI2Vp6bZZMspWWWZZw1BLWrf2ILl2V84uHVkGK9kJE8_WVuPV1N94QCGTfi=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuPMTFnilutMhMhbvbmt1UfngQCQPwGlU1CtaSwKlS7zaXjdPVaWaXrhgm0A27KQpueW9YfFT6tHh7vOfll5rNx5voCy2pjnBC6SDYJaGlb64WGzKJhVzg_KlBQLlcvwVxo6ohMcXMHXqZajLGBQISdIE3_tN8EcwOvmDGWES3mVGJ8i5F-_u8vmkN=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuPMTFnilutMhMhbvbmt1UfngQCQPwGlU1CtaSwKlS7zaXjdPVaWaXrhgm0A27KQpueW9YfFT6tHh7vOfll5rNx5voCy2pjnBC6SDYJaGlb64WGzKJhVzg_KlBQLlcvwVxo6ohMcXMHXqZajLGBQISdIE3_tN8EcwOvmDGWES3mVGJ8i5F-_u8vmkN=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjj4qPFytGnD_vcaQY6gsei4bQkmZ4bHf4vydtl6ZUQJ-UD6brETAKGItMszRgKE4S42dY4uR5d4GRPMN6XQN5_OL08oSH579WTLqzxmhSrid3For6zzHl5P5Ng6BnC3ZBTJODd2eJQsLtHCIRhcBQDYKpib5G5d4E0wdylHX9G6WD4AvwxXxYCy8ev=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjj4qPFytGnD_vcaQY6gsei4bQkmZ4bHf4vydtl6ZUQJ-UD6brETAKGItMszRgKE4S42dY4uR5d4GRPMN6XQN5_OL08oSH579WTLqzxmhSrid3For6zzHl5P5Ng6BnC3ZBTJODd2eJQsLtHCIRhcBQDYKpib5G5d4E0wdylHX9G6WD4AvwxXxYCy8ev=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I only hiked a mile or so north on the Interloken Trail, passing the junction with the Southslope Trail, before reaching my planned turnaround point. Just past a small wildlife pond, the trail arrives at two separate parking areas, both located on Burnt Hill Road in close proximity to one another. I wonder if the larger parking area in the photo above is for horse trailer parking/access? Only the smaller of the two lots, shown in the photo below, is labeled on the FLT mapping. The FLNF embraces multiple uses, and many of their trails are open to horseback riding and mountain biking as well as hiking (and the trails show it). This smaller hiker lot was my turnaround point. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvIr8I5mhmZEPUPC-LKb5j1ZYsNsOoHyYxpeawSrBybfK_TSUzeAfEMP4aHhsuRqFImxX8MNAJ8Fu0bDfFxWW7QLl2ks-mTs_SehfpB_IKEjK1ui5afy3spf_Wi9h5fNM99ShiSfTTwcrhhRvN7f-PM4eKXbn3W94bJdYEflAzT7aap8NJIESZyXxM=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvIr8I5mhmZEPUPC-LKb5j1ZYsNsOoHyYxpeawSrBybfK_TSUzeAfEMP4aHhsuRqFImxX8MNAJ8Fu0bDfFxWW7QLl2ks-mTs_SehfpB_IKEjK1ui5afy3spf_Wi9h5fNM99ShiSfTTwcrhhRvN7f-PM4eKXbn3W94bJdYEflAzT7aap8NJIESZyXxM=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2AVZfYUCR6LdSmvCwtflR_i1N292Yz5u29YL213q4hrW8pFClRYVCCddQV0rQTg80WmI4LEPqMbqnW-x7xdIw251ByWOWlib_J0lF0us-9G1QkR9voqJvcjNRB_3x_CRoiWu-57Jz-Aw7LTKkMnKaeaVQ6WwAsf6q09wfDs5M3OFovVpfYw_e2AIt=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2AVZfYUCR6LdSmvCwtflR_i1N292Yz5u29YL213q4hrW8pFClRYVCCddQV0rQTg80WmI4LEPqMbqnW-x7xdIw251ByWOWlib_J0lF0us-9G1QkR9voqJvcjNRB_3x_CRoiWu-57Jz-Aw7LTKkMnKaeaVQ6WwAsf6q09wfDs5M3OFovVpfYw_e2AIt=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Interloken Trail, continuing north -- I'll be back to hike this section another day<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkrCOqivX2--Dh8cBkKw8ULfsRWEEPj59mtcIJTkLNlkaIs71l37IpeAlyCT08DlhkIJ8modHXi3iNmGOv_XSrwuDCthmxRZABkOEFUXoNdpmwvHKBcgM-ElA8aVuHNAokODpfBYU76FLnwiGn7McDfBkRgcN2x-BHD-r9EUvrpCArrYUSCdUtPT1o=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkrCOqivX2--Dh8cBkKw8ULfsRWEEPj59mtcIJTkLNlkaIs71l37IpeAlyCT08DlhkIJ8modHXi3iNmGOv_XSrwuDCthmxRZABkOEFUXoNdpmwvHKBcgM-ElA8aVuHNAokODpfBYU76FLnwiGn7McDfBkRgcN2x-BHD-r9EUvrpCArrYUSCdUtPT1o=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking back south on the Interloken Trail from the turnaround point<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXpotyDctm4eUEKHhaEqpZ9PhySubMuIxALSkSXDCS1uh1xi-ZNjpVBbvPOKbZcNiq6O3oL27hNrLnhdXhSesxTFk_RRRFbullVTzbDWEApeZEz0trGjkGhyq19PO2X596ZADOYCNjY0OSlIr7j4ewxuU6NFGHAlWl3KsJWKzcIYlk27WtZJ0DMKjN=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXpotyDctm4eUEKHhaEqpZ9PhySubMuIxALSkSXDCS1uh1xi-ZNjpVBbvPOKbZcNiq6O3oL27hNrLnhdXhSesxTFk_RRRFbullVTzbDWEApeZEz0trGjkGhyq19PO2X596ZADOYCNjY0OSlIr7j4ewxuU6NFGHAlWl3KsJWKzcIYlk27WtZJ0DMKjN=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwkYXh8Tq3G-WBImCyFYpWFh1b4u4OfdKHcUs7_crcBJ_KJFTFT_s5Z-eqbqKOVU6W1oFWS46xHZDhw_4K6Dvt7POia39J_pPzhUz3z4W7Lg-aGHO6HVz_3bG9eI9crbdU7lNN4r4c0lpQTzyWuERY8zEz7tyLqM--c1SyUSVmx5ydaRpGtOFbgCVp=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwkYXh8Tq3G-WBImCyFYpWFh1b4u4OfdKHcUs7_crcBJ_KJFTFT_s5Z-eqbqKOVU6W1oFWS46xHZDhw_4K6Dvt7POia39J_pPzhUz3z4W7Lg-aGHO6HVz_3bG9eI9crbdU7lNN4r4c0lpQTzyWuERY8zEz7tyLqM--c1SyUSVmx5ydaRpGtOFbgCVp=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>When I reached the junction with the Southslope Trail, I turned right. This is a Forest Service trail, non-FLT, but is conveniently located to make a good connector trail between the FLT and the Interloken Trail. It wraps around another small wildlife pond before crossing Burnt Hill Road, where there is yet another parking area. Confused yet? I am! I passed five different trailhead parking areas all on Burnt Hill Road. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3hiw1UqwEC4el5sd-oF34eopJvQZ1v3-I3pcE1A3C0QJ5acNt73xZuvTRytmqJi9jH7cUtIFeYbRz_j6KoIf5PwrO4WIhNEUNn0aNxO1rzX5B1tPthy1kz7cYpsh7VV3yevqsBi0mn1pybYrzsA6T-8P8zUjUsO2Bn6EaOUrDsyYUxeBO4ue12-VU=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3hiw1UqwEC4el5sd-oF34eopJvQZ1v3-I3pcE1A3C0QJ5acNt73xZuvTRytmqJi9jH7cUtIFeYbRz_j6KoIf5PwrO4WIhNEUNn0aNxO1rzX5B1tPthy1kz7cYpsh7VV3yevqsBi0mn1pybYrzsA6T-8P8zUjUsO2Bn6EaOUrDsyYUxeBO4ue12-VU=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiM_Yw59AIGyIrzp_wPG583f9vpZP1T-a9C316PAgcmNxUgAD_oAL-PkW2Bul5o6O8KLNeZF_-JnEdaYi5oQkbs2eNScDgyibJRHha99IhEBF6glpAN5YNW2y8vACuCaA4Hwp69cWlyBdU4oxGFu_xHVbJ3ZvBN_MnwNEgGx-VwyAFDyTZJCt0xY7L2=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiM_Yw59AIGyIrzp_wPG583f9vpZP1T-a9C316PAgcmNxUgAD_oAL-PkW2Bul5o6O8KLNeZF_-JnEdaYi5oQkbs2eNScDgyibJRHha99IhEBF6glpAN5YNW2y8vACuCaA4Hwp69cWlyBdU4oxGFu_xHVbJ3ZvBN_MnwNEgGx-VwyAFDyTZJCt0xY7L2=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">another parking area on Burnt Hill Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjC2pez3VjHeVJmiil6xFNLFjm_ZSUjGrzFAe4eYQdeMUbICtXnoMXiuA2gbHwLf9pNRPxShgufuErzw7Hh6m9-E0UmZJF7lOf8Q1q3hdc9r45WO2dzl9bkV_jdbudYtP6Yr79L3N40swcgeYVcTBtC5TxFy6PmLHcIE6K6RCLUdFM2ghVhOIXFvZuy=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjC2pez3VjHeVJmiil6xFNLFjm_ZSUjGrzFAe4eYQdeMUbICtXnoMXiuA2gbHwLf9pNRPxShgufuErzw7Hh6m9-E0UmZJF7lOf8Q1q3hdc9r45WO2dzl9bkV_jdbudYtP6Yr79L3N40swcgeYVcTBtC5TxFy6PmLHcIE6K6RCLUdFM2ghVhOIXFvZuy=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv5HcT0YcFyoNQXVY0bUJWVyFEOutw8hhZ4_6dSN_DCE3z0xNhQpBMVe9F0HUAbsR-cUaXL6odxZm0gHczY-3DvFN-c963AFzR9c8Z3-QEC3Wtk5aRUN__0aMg7ddzggLWvfzXRNZB_4IZgKNBXgoxpCN-Wyj-S9bpA-l39fKDEdMS0MVv-NmaqGB1=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv5HcT0YcFyoNQXVY0bUJWVyFEOutw8hhZ4_6dSN_DCE3z0xNhQpBMVe9F0HUAbsR-cUaXL6odxZm0gHczY-3DvFN-c963AFzR9c8Z3-QEC3Wtk5aRUN__0aMg7ddzggLWvfzXRNZB_4IZgKNBXgoxpCN-Wyj-S9bpA-l39fKDEdMS0MVv-NmaqGB1=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>Soon I was back to the main FLT, at the first intersection I passed today, with only a short downhill stretch back to my car on Logan Road. In this section, I passed an older couple hiking uphill, the only other people I saw all day. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs9jyzazUPcTKeYb7uiHC5k-8RUjoNOHaCgciYFECse4cBV8MNfGF7gfEtei9lnFP5Zj9PE26Ujf10X4Mut-gEiZwBOJNzZUwdBleqXU1u44KxirLTdAzR_cABmmsUghmQ8PLyVmclEmHziR4iKjrzHFVpbGxRxzo4S_fd3WJQd0cAtTbnBd4cJSLk=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs9jyzazUPcTKeYb7uiHC5k-8RUjoNOHaCgciYFECse4cBV8MNfGF7gfEtei9lnFP5Zj9PE26Ujf10X4Mut-gEiZwBOJNzZUwdBleqXU1u44KxirLTdAzR_cABmmsUghmQ8PLyVmclEmHziR4iKjrzHFVpbGxRxzo4S_fd3WJQd0cAtTbnBd4cJSLk=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj--bEGL-eE2zEZAbjg3bvoBxy2n7mZ2i1LojxdA0NB7II2zzqySc_GR3uWmnQJpr5ERq48TylvUrmEZLP6nd17q8_FTwFrX6PjpGb3f5c3657ymvUW26-0S1UgA6kSVni4jQOsheKi7ko41qdMptmJeNIwlxL2Bo5pAfgPNDchr6rEHtyYCS4DUwPc=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj--bEGL-eE2zEZAbjg3bvoBxy2n7mZ2i1LojxdA0NB7II2zzqySc_GR3uWmnQJpr5ERq48TylvUrmEZLP6nd17q8_FTwFrX6PjpGb3f5c3657ymvUW26-0S1UgA6kSVni4jQOsheKi7ko41qdMptmJeNIwlxL2Bo5pAfgPNDchr6rEHtyYCS4DUwPc=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>GaiaGPS tracked this hike as 7.0 miles with approximately 1,050 feet elevation gain. I did not get rained on, but it was a very soggy day in the forest and the trails were very muddy in places. I am excited to come back and explore more of the FLNF. <br /></p><p></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-71203876900795421472021-10-02T22:09:00.002-04:002021-10-30T17:16:46.398-04:00Balsam Lake Mountain<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimxYnh0rh7e2oUX3u8REHQjX7U_a7PzQSDc3Qz_X7IYvMeaPEZrwPi_ebFPrlIKqofIR4pM0CK1wzdcri_RIemUQXIEQLIn7nK_7k8pmyNLYEJQgQicLl78ve6IqyF-2jD3YPWtOXHZPqnIl1dkII_Ppssepg_6AgaJu5yG_7nTa3rrW7JgtW_X8Pk=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimxYnh0rh7e2oUX3u8REHQjX7U_a7PzQSDc3Qz_X7IYvMeaPEZrwPi_ebFPrlIKqofIR4pM0CK1wzdcri_RIemUQXIEQLIn7nK_7k8pmyNLYEJQgQicLl78ve6IqyF-2jD3YPWtOXHZPqnIl1dkII_Ppssepg_6AgaJu5yG_7nTa3rrW7JgtW_X8Pk=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p>As I've written before, Frankie is absolutely obsessed with fire towers. I wanted to check out one of the Catskill towers, and when we found out that one of the approaches for Balsam Lake Mountain is via the Finger Lakes Trail (FLT), that rose to the top of the list. We invited Erin and Alden to join us, and that pushed the excitement levels through the roof. A fire tower cousin hike? For my kid, that is about the pinnacle of awesomeness. My excitement levels were also quite high, as I can't recollect EVER hiking in the Catskills before (plus the whole FLT thing). <br /></p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p>The drive down was a little rough; poor Alden struggles with motion sickness and was completely fine until we got off the highway and started down the twisty back roads to the trailhead, and then he wasn't. I had the same issue as a kid and always feel so sad for him. Vomiting on the way to the trailhead is not a great way to start a hike. He is apparently used to it, though, and was very cheerful once we arrived at the parking area at the end of Turnwood Road. We had the kids take off their masks and space out for a quick snack before heading up, since it was a long drive. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ5HWN8FYG2W8ly0EgmcflkFty1-Mty42FGmJYGtQvnnrP-UQZ7rpYSDmunqcGlGXCY0HsjTy7KVGxtne3QyTvyYwd4TxCEAha8JFMzZ-4-MRF5f9ROzbWOKIaWNHrBRj1kbysd3e8FAx5GpPOR7jTjLUqdICskXvdFBZQMJZZW1OOF8EbHLSIDINV=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ5HWN8FYG2W8ly0EgmcflkFty1-Mty42FGmJYGtQvnnrP-UQZ7rpYSDmunqcGlGXCY0HsjTy7KVGxtne3QyTvyYwd4TxCEAha8JFMzZ-4-MRF5f9ROzbWOKIaWNHrBRj1kbysd3e8FAx5GpPOR7jTjLUqdICskXvdFBZQMJZZW1OOF8EbHLSIDINV=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZr6OAq6gfAQP-d8XcIWg4J5unELtCOdkahNj3uqKR6oQayIhWRtJ5hW0ddatX1UDsZ0-ZcgrhbzR6anZ7JHVTSIpzguph8xVPaL94kSwK9gQGzJdgAIlfRvd4ZvcdDzxHdDLQzTVVdGpAA9zejuoo2aUfo8v0A_yylM6F9Quc1_5W4Pn8QzBa3uVd=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZr6OAq6gfAQP-d8XcIWg4J5unELtCOdkahNj3uqKR6oQayIhWRtJ5hW0ddatX1UDsZ0-ZcgrhbzR6anZ7JHVTSIpzguph8xVPaL94kSwK9gQGzJdgAIlfRvd4ZvcdDzxHdDLQzTVVdGpAA9zejuoo2aUfo8v0A_yylM6F9Quc1_5W4Pn8QzBa3uVd=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW6Qa3RqFL3iEDErYOalchzUTQr7Jaqo_W-0lWjlgt_8xQTsPsD2iipfqKFQVNd4vTgXRLaQ511xH9Fm2qSn82pQj0yeblD2WdKg1DUxOF3S1-GS2Wz70qdzTHDg9_HIGD4mwxYlFLhsJEw-Svu9AdSW2o0VhuSJgJQ7_LzsnYKsvuh29zR8ZWtsFn=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW6Qa3RqFL3iEDErYOalchzUTQr7Jaqo_W-0lWjlgt_8xQTsPsD2iipfqKFQVNd4vTgXRLaQ511xH9Fm2qSn82pQj0yeblD2WdKg1DUxOF3S1-GS2Wz70qdzTHDg9_HIGD4mwxYlFLhsJEw-Svu9AdSW2o0VhuSJgJQ7_LzsnYKsvuh29zR8ZWtsFn=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>The first section of our route was along the Dry Brook Ridge Trail, which is marked with blue disks, as shown on the FLT <a href="https://fingerlakestrail.org/FLTC/Interactive/SystemMap.php" target="_blank">mapping</a> for Map Sheet M32. This section had a steady but gentle incline, as shown above. After 0.9 miles, we came to a junction and turned left onto the Balsam Lake Mountain Trail, marked with red disks (also part of the FLT). The red trail is much more rugged; nothing that qualifies a scramble, to Frankie's dismay, but it is rocky and much steeper. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx5afXMLEOrmH31ltrzL5IvNyihuFTeTP3h_x7XbemG-mtnqHeVEw1j--hgoNRojccd-v_aC1Oo-1bdHFadrZQf6695wHJME9vAjwvPZOOrt-ZhwCUjmN0cNM0VxfmqmeSHdOl3j_TLy-uX34M4yhnBelWbLfYjx_0faU8E2jTPD-XPsHATLt0Vx2V=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx5afXMLEOrmH31ltrzL5IvNyihuFTeTP3h_x7XbemG-mtnqHeVEw1j--hgoNRojccd-v_aC1Oo-1bdHFadrZQf6695wHJME9vAjwvPZOOrt-ZhwCUjmN0cNM0VxfmqmeSHdOl3j_TLy-uX34M4yhnBelWbLfYjx_0faU8E2jTPD-XPsHATLt0Vx2V=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigZId88VVUUi_4xFF645Ktf5r-np5dpxpaLKjrOMWaVnO7LNhn1cJochkcc1NN-GkrOWzXG1PNCeCDTg6OxoI9jiJJqLZxn_VRgMIqR342rSEDmo5SW3LiWO3JvzXbm3nftTTkHBjz2rXh25wxE7eiCzby70eSU-uxtc4l_9UmH8cGW6j-ngMoRlRe=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigZId88VVUUi_4xFF645Ktf5r-np5dpxpaLKjrOMWaVnO7LNhn1cJochkcc1NN-GkrOWzXG1PNCeCDTg6OxoI9jiJJqLZxn_VRgMIqR342rSEDmo5SW3LiWO3JvzXbm3nftTTkHBjz2rXh25wxE7eiCzby70eSU-uxtc4l_9UmH8cGW6j-ngMoRlRe=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGujKaQhLrUsjVeQhiWd2rZ0bhnz5RL7kFJtuzV8qqMPR2WyOORCeKJiJ5o_SxbMTM8R9Wvs-DRfZduI0ySkvOzjVpgbb1cHBRgMObSv1n9F1RGAMmTCev-OwZZ0acdFv7xA9rv7WPVsFFPUl1V2jPd9N-geNM80WLt1OZ8VReOYWBOD4fNGGT2Kn_=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGujKaQhLrUsjVeQhiWd2rZ0bhnz5RL7kFJtuzV8qqMPR2WyOORCeKJiJ5o_SxbMTM8R9Wvs-DRfZduI0ySkvOzjVpgbb1cHBRgMObSv1n9F1RGAMmTCev-OwZZ0acdFv7xA9rv7WPVsFFPUl1V2jPd9N-geNM80WLt1OZ8VReOYWBOD4fNGGT2Kn_=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>After gaining more than 700 feet in 0.6 miles, we reached the next intersection. The Finger Lakes Trail continues to the left, but we turned right to get to the fire tower. Knowing we were almost there, with just a short, flat ridge walk remaining, Frankie's summit fever set in. We let the boys run ahead with direction to wait for us before climbing the tower. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD1PDOJsbxdW3u3vgEqu-mN2nZWwYYr06KbsQjdiJafIwSFHRqlxDu33JWn51MJ2rZxvgqjSKaPekt7bD7to-FhfzaABnoQst8PBF9jUt_zhUtkY1fKSqQPISzSM-y9ylh6NL_sp2hqgStKLeDH3IaZhMH2M_x9HbTMEYR-b8UIkhEV46G89TbU46a=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD1PDOJsbxdW3u3vgEqu-mN2nZWwYYr06KbsQjdiJafIwSFHRqlxDu33JWn51MJ2rZxvgqjSKaPekt7bD7to-FhfzaABnoQst8PBF9jUt_zhUtkY1fKSqQPISzSM-y9ylh6NL_sp2hqgStKLeDH3IaZhMH2M_x9HbTMEYR-b8UIkhEV46G89TbU46a=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFT1_EOh6e7LpB5aa3wY2xcJVCWTt0wIWhExipxwuY9xP3RG7lx4mDdCBNrAM3EwOMydRLuN6oKzfTViRROCAc22o9_eSTUctjJoG1j_U1mKN4I9YedK0OueEDpyyz1r71fK6G4jxAbJxx2F60rpX_faHVcyzGGxVGdKlPTYXOyUDh0n393V_t1syZ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFT1_EOh6e7LpB5aa3wY2xcJVCWTt0wIWhExipxwuY9xP3RG7lx4mDdCBNrAM3EwOMydRLuN6oKzfTViRROCAc22o9_eSTUctjJoG1j_U1mKN4I9YedK0OueEDpyyz1r71fK6G4jxAbJxx2F60rpX_faHVcyzGGxVGdKlPTYXOyUDh0n393V_t1syZ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>Of course we climbed up at the soonest opportunity, which wasn't immediately because the small summit clearing was fairly crowded, but soon enough. Unfortunately the cab was locked, so we couldn't go inside. This is always a disappointment, but somewhat understandable. The summit steward explained that the windows don't open, so they are keeping it closed during COVID. Probably not a bad idea given how many people were up there -- somewhat surprising given how few people we'd seen on the hike up, but of course there are several approaches. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxiM5Ye250riP107PwHIlWuKze0hHLkvLxKghG1d5q9TXo7fVG5mu2JfM3nf-nt62cO0xR_H0gzEQdkzoEFtd4eZgoBngR8UFprg0Xm03l99LvePoIfJpng529ZlzmHtUPohTY9PS0G4ilmh1q4GBmu9HVwL_BfN8de9hpM7S4V7s5kfzETAdgxAyp=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxiM5Ye250riP107PwHIlWuKze0hHLkvLxKghG1d5q9TXo7fVG5mu2JfM3nf-nt62cO0xR_H0gzEQdkzoEFtd4eZgoBngR8UFprg0Xm03l99LvePoIfJpng529ZlzmHtUPohTY9PS0G4ilmh1q4GBmu9HVwL_BfN8de9hpM7S4V7s5kfzETAdgxAyp=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcGBW2SOU1AiskZ66CcJ1TFWBn0grT8FtGaW4DllnxOt-kqUJasBQcBewSnPa7aBWb-Zo_Tk3XmcseD1hI1ozE603n89QVx5syFL1H3HTEBIJ6a0F-2GuNARBHKoegOsM2aeVoQuXznepSE0Aeu-9L3Gvs6cpfISBHi5fGBvqJAcnUKcNcRFy3RzZh=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcGBW2SOU1AiskZ66CcJ1TFWBn0grT8FtGaW4DllnxOt-kqUJasBQcBewSnPa7aBWb-Zo_Tk3XmcseD1hI1ozE603n89QVx5syFL1H3HTEBIJ6a0F-2GuNARBHKoegOsM2aeVoQuXznepSE0Aeu-9L3Gvs6cpfISBHi5fGBvqJAcnUKcNcRFy3RzZh=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPd-Cg6H662MvLwjkn69HTzG14jTXffPWD4Qaum3SomjRboz96KWHGzMpA1H1lauieTBWmDRXgDEBYQ9CnpCZ_S8K29eYwZPkxq9ZaWssgN74sBqNaCzmNnY2Vm-53WvQFLjf5Y5XcAEuQ67m9zcjTRbt_MuxkiXaMyFFe-32kDHVZcbEKxtwoeLG6=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPd-Cg6H662MvLwjkn69HTzG14jTXffPWD4Qaum3SomjRboz96KWHGzMpA1H1lauieTBWmDRXgDEBYQ9CnpCZ_S8K29eYwZPkxq9ZaWssgN74sBqNaCzmNnY2Vm-53WvQFLjf5Y5XcAEuQ67m9zcjTRbt_MuxkiXaMyFFe-32kDHVZcbEKxtwoeLG6=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>There are still nice views available from the stairs. It's not quite
the same because only the highest levels are above the treeline and the
tower itself obscures part of the views, but hey. What are you gonna
do? Like it! I hope to come back to hike the adjacent section of the
FLT so can always climb the tower again then. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjURJRug6hySSDrYmnkn4o1tGqPOB1gqpK3yS5kz-qyVxUp0zZFlOFuxDQaHc3QQDL08CzZ0fG4Wmk0ssUq-QDVjag2m51rTI4WcJOCstiOBci-ZSULMwjZlM5OHl915mk_hvsBHa5v9G18h_jODk-V60m-8lcXTKf7yuN1Ac3Cxa16vRM7VJNqMKfe=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjURJRug6hySSDrYmnkn4o1tGqPOB1gqpK3yS5kz-qyVxUp0zZFlOFuxDQaHc3QQDL08CzZ0fG4Wmk0ssUq-QDVjag2m51rTI4WcJOCstiOBci-ZSULMwjZlM5OHl915mk_hvsBHa5v9G18h_jODk-V60m-8lcXTKf7yuN1Ac3Cxa16vRM7VJNqMKfe=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeSsSJL9FLbKu8YtwZjRdtSKfK_lJC3pPMLQwQ3F8Klb5gnW5fXLlfwReH81taV51iFi7tZVLF3gjjGfHEoJHSED-Fi5Hy3hluXPxLZiz-qYVoX6waHFBtU7ex8jU8cfCmWdc95CAGFcAkm59Xzk7Dre1sJq32g_6NhMbAgUZ9iKhGWCmtQX1rU_m_=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeSsSJL9FLbKu8YtwZjRdtSKfK_lJC3pPMLQwQ3F8Klb5gnW5fXLlfwReH81taV51iFi7tZVLF3gjjGfHEoJHSED-Fi5Hy3hluXPxLZiz-qYVoX6waHFBtU7ex8jU8cfCmWdc95CAGFcAkm59Xzk7Dre1sJq32g_6NhMbAgUZ9iKhGWCmtQX1rU_m_=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiszREWG61SJGrkz1C4E92doF6H1eELrKpf1QHryVegJJsE8fFpQ2-CA_U-ph4_HgAOHUHNCTYwEZgLB8M_J79D5Nm4WjZwlk-Nd-K7mgMrYPK1XLN92WZtFF8rTWxa-SwY8f2MNBGXPYjYa5do4B5lQufW5aiQ3iqpv8mrdx77aYR9SiLDk3NEb6PN=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiszREWG61SJGrkz1C4E92doF6H1eELrKpf1QHryVegJJsE8fFpQ2-CA_U-ph4_HgAOHUHNCTYwEZgLB8M_J79D5Nm4WjZwlk-Nd-K7mgMrYPK1XLN92WZtFF8rTWxa-SwY8f2MNBGXPYjYa5do4B5lQufW5aiQ3iqpv8mrdx77aYR9SiLDk3NEb6PN=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">evidence shot: lots of people at the small treed summit<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuWj5HxL0lQx342zWbqS0u5UiT_dUMfKQ2zhH1kmKSwnUlzpqtGmP3RzGaHttmwibU2rEcAnG0vw6GAMNwEnEaSZ8tf40aaPHtQNgU20zmcpN2AFrbW2eILuU48AIi49eI5fk-6Xpn_t-61kLT-HCPFNaC1CmEynCyBLXlfdOLzYrs8WEFEpjUjY0k=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1534" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuWj5HxL0lQx342zWbqS0u5UiT_dUMfKQ2zhH1kmKSwnUlzpqtGmP3RzGaHttmwibU2rEcAnG0vw6GAMNwEnEaSZ8tf40aaPHtQNgU20zmcpN2AFrbW2eILuU48AIi49eI5fk-6Xpn_t-61kLT-HCPFNaC1CmEynCyBLXlfdOLzYrs8WEFEpjUjY0k=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>After climbing the tower and snacking (we went apple picking yesterday, so apples and cider donuts for all!) and finding the benchmark, we were ready to head down. Instead of returning the same way we came, we left the summit via the Balsam Lake Mountain Trail to the east, to make a loop. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-LH-q-ix6ZmWxKQdusM4xTXudAj_l3Bqi2liF0VwWn5UppdOzaoM3rVaYDFe-MiL8cPFZf4zNtcQ9L0gis5qzV4dVoZC11aRAc7Cc7I07u_OgInaEn5vDg2-CVkeJ7zcM0ISVWFdwkKsepC8ZsOZdQkjTdhXVjtfr5ptkjAyF9-6lgKvLX31vWZAB=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-LH-q-ix6ZmWxKQdusM4xTXudAj_l3Bqi2liF0VwWn5UppdOzaoM3rVaYDFe-MiL8cPFZf4zNtcQ9L0gis5qzV4dVoZC11aRAc7Cc7I07u_OgInaEn5vDg2-CVkeJ7zcM0ISVWFdwkKsepC8ZsOZdQkjTdhXVjtfr5ptkjAyF9-6lgKvLX31vWZAB=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhIxeYVAM4McgWhRE8zrQxswmM6ZAsPA59aIszE27ZNICUZafDKh-Q7DfceC-2hT0UhzxrzmeUDPg2fKbbbF6Q1voadNjs311QP3muCl78GnrEDwaVtGrko5jACsoxluMh9_tNyUBLjw2ht0YO6bATEe_qLIPbfuBIWCKe06DC3LD7SSFSybZX7vF7=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhIxeYVAM4McgWhRE8zrQxswmM6ZAsPA59aIszE27ZNICUZafDKh-Q7DfceC-2hT0UhzxrzmeUDPg2fKbbbF6Q1voadNjs311QP3muCl78GnrEDwaVtGrko5jACsoxluMh9_tNyUBLjw2ht0YO6bATEe_qLIPbfuBIWCKe06DC3LD7SSFSybZX7vF7=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>This eventually teed onto the Dry Brook Ridge Trail, onto which we
turned right and followed all the way back to the parking lot. We
passed the first intersection with the Balsam Lake Mountain Trail,
meaning the last 0.9 miles was the same as the first -- back on the
FLT. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnA1o1esZcXyoSL4mztIXjLGUav9gyz6Ra3k70w0JctLXezzA3wB_JKwwGG5aEwi52OE54z7iZA_Va4sE3oOrsv4ivLqC08CsZ2vptQoHXexqJ6ZZfpVssWrjjWV7XC5AbRo5IpnG9c05a6xVD_oD-2DSIjgo5l66JfoHnhNnt_-ayePbssPPHbzIb=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnA1o1esZcXyoSL4mztIXjLGUav9gyz6Ra3k70w0JctLXezzA3wB_JKwwGG5aEwi52OE54z7iZA_Va4sE3oOrsv4ivLqC08CsZ2vptQoHXexqJ6ZZfpVssWrjjWV7XC5AbRo5IpnG9c05a6xVD_oD-2DSIjgo5l66JfoHnhNnt_-ayePbssPPHbzIb=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdZ2DKyXDgnHZmlKONu0JSGj6CSX7oZfdDmvyhm2a3wybLzGEiprLaSlwxyTR9pTf44uDCqh9i5zGgisDY4KvE_SWudwrvuFPFCvPovwdr10ohxFh6RoltCJxWxTPoxKNzIlsiBv8w0p63DlHAHtICBPNRmjSSS5_pD_gVq5vX1nyi-p-e2hUFM-fX=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdZ2DKyXDgnHZmlKONu0JSGj6CSX7oZfdDmvyhm2a3wybLzGEiprLaSlwxyTR9pTf44uDCqh9i5zGgisDY4KvE_SWudwrvuFPFCvPovwdr10ohxFh6RoltCJxWxTPoxKNzIlsiBv8w0p63DlHAHtICBPNRmjSSS5_pD_gVq5vX1nyi-p-e2hUFM-fX=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqSEzB4-VFJ9PBVjFNjzvgmxGcjAOlMqGqQDTsfvqMgZYI7dOWBK39frPJBQWl33wVH2dPRQPKsgGqCmP4kZZdWGthisafzUKknn_--OcX8v3q6mH0UuDyy8TfcHU_5Y8M-Jhh3HXHgNZH4QYFG4QSh_DbnMu21VEwEhKeq5etu6ZAoHpH8WKy_8Wc=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqSEzB4-VFJ9PBVjFNjzvgmxGcjAOlMqGqQDTsfvqMgZYI7dOWBK39frPJBQWl33wVH2dPRQPKsgGqCmP4kZZdWGthisafzUKknn_--OcX8v3q6mH0UuDyy8TfcHU_5Y8M-Jhh3HXHgNZH4QYFG4QSh_DbnMu21VEwEhKeq5etu6ZAoHpH8WKy_8Wc=w480-h640" width="480" /></a><br /></div><p>I tracked this hike using both MapMyRide and GaiaGPS (free versions of both) and got somewhat variable data: 4.9 miles with 1,205 feet gain in MapMyRide and 4.5 miles with 1,180 feet gain in GaiaGPS. I think the Gaia values are more accurate, although both have some "extra" because I don't bother pausing them at the summit (up and down the tower, around the summit, looking for the benchmark, etc.). The GaiaGPS app is really growing on me, especially for use in terrain, because the base mapping is so much better than in MapMyRide. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOpcH-cAadUdqySC1_nnIwGvw6-zs5tdwG4PJtDmThzb1GhDWxSUeIoBrO3osnJgZ3P1ciLEGLsC8U4LkmeB8cGNgVUzrPZCDCQhP5MUwgPHPJuLg53TZfedLRuJryZZDENeDhUowMVkYGyYeIobRLvKsKObhfDLRU6zTxIFZ7JzJPZGMuiEQfq264=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1571" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOpcH-cAadUdqySC1_nnIwGvw6-zs5tdwG4PJtDmThzb1GhDWxSUeIoBrO3osnJgZ3P1ciLEGLsC8U4LkmeB8cGNgVUzrPZCDCQhP5MUwgPHPJuLg53TZfedLRuJryZZDENeDhUowMVkYGyYeIobRLvKsKObhfDLRU6zTxIFZ7JzJPZGMuiEQfq264=w490-h640" width="490" /></a></div>Using the posted mileage, this hike included 2.4 total miles on the FLT (1.5 unique miles). Also very cool: at an elevation of 3,660 feet, the intersection where we left the FLT to head to the tower is the highest point on the entire Finger Lakes Trail. <br /><p></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-74079623885995974342021-09-29T22:00:00.000-04:002021-10-14T22:04:40.364-04:00FLT/NCT: Twin Tunnels to Logan Road<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJh_aR92SYka8ller4yuKL2_CFkxLnvOfyRVQrPMC2SMIexOMKL0tPpBtGoUL0wIYncZJKP1Wte_sOxxzn7rpJSkU18F1MNy4AotAvuzfvs-vwbEOYZTi6oMWYkr4uKhTcP24awyLglazASkTv_KUMDcQt_GILJQzC1Ln8a9YrMyfFzPTg6KhHpEEz=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJh_aR92SYka8ller4yuKL2_CFkxLnvOfyRVQrPMC2SMIexOMKL0tPpBtGoUL0wIYncZJKP1Wte_sOxxzn7rpJSkU18F1MNy4AotAvuzfvs-vwbEOYZTi6oMWYkr4uKhTcP24awyLglazASkTv_KUMDcQt_GILJQzC1Ln8a9YrMyfFzPTg6KhHpEEz=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>As with my outing last week, this was another non-contiguous section of the Finger Lakes Trail (FLT) selected because of a looming October 1 hunting closure on private land. Skipping around like this allows for the <i>possibility </i>of completing Map M15 this fall. I don't know whether I'll pull it off or not, but at least I have the chance now. Since I complete these solo hikes on school days between drop off and pick up, I have a fixed and limited window of time. It's such a long drive to get down to here that I am incrementally reducing the time available to hike (and therefore the distance I can cover) with each new section I hike. I keep saying I'm not going to be able to keep exploring new ground on the FLT on school days, and then I keep pushing it. I am absolutely and irrevocably hooked. Please send help. <br /></p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>Anyway, I started at the Twin Tunnels trailhead, a name that confused me until I arrived (and then it became perfectly clear). The FLT follows a private farm from the trailhead, first through forestland, then up a little hill and through mixed pasture and hayfields. After 0.3 miles, the trail turns onto an old railroad bed for about half a mile before turning right onto single track leading uphill through forest.<br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0bNtCs1lZRe8t-y_VUaYOC1MRFXR6B_NJq0YXESLE1hrn8ASS6DWw539IDTDJl9dslP7LqBJfQARxkd_9U4A_qkWlFiT9eKPrmbM1aSBpFcMMpV-7G_okxY5GPRRJGUC2HB5FgG6R2du9hqN3d1oepyFVNbFKCvwYf12sVMw88IQabjdqLybz5uLT=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0bNtCs1lZRe8t-y_VUaYOC1MRFXR6B_NJq0YXESLE1hrn8ASS6DWw539IDTDJl9dslP7LqBJfQARxkd_9U4A_qkWlFiT9eKPrmbM1aSBpFcMMpV-7G_okxY5GPRRJGUC2HB5FgG6R2du9hqN3d1oepyFVNbFKCvwYf12sVMw88IQabjdqLybz5uLT=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the eponymous Twin Tunnels<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPjMrQPysnzNGwKxvEy7eRRsGBZtYgTH8_P1nZg4gIzaBSuIx0wXNRjRnFNN_61V8j9ngjy2Q1-eGR7xU-7iMsTN9C8j5PH38RZK_3PFqAnZcIUXoYum2qzKCbnldS0IjzSDcdIDIqJkbnHNo1QMoP03QXdHdiNes4Pase8xq0Q8ohGz3G347hSrvk=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPjMrQPysnzNGwKxvEy7eRRsGBZtYgTH8_P1nZg4gIzaBSuIx0wXNRjRnFNN_61V8j9ngjy2Q1-eGR7xU-7iMsTN9C8j5PH38RZK_3PFqAnZcIUXoYum2qzKCbnldS0IjzSDcdIDIqJkbnHNo1QMoP03QXdHdiNes4Pase8xq0Q8ohGz3G347hSrvk=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMf0cHHK3dowFlHsD2VKRVlc4Gr0arJecm1ABs5aMFUpMHo5iug9JQwBbMWyJyGvaPauDCXIEBW043fCemuotPqrZuEg9KJepRhnVZWt4iezjtvLfLg5tSbElxbLgjSf9b4ugiWCwGaW-7nKMXeyOIKNlhnQhtnm5paxUF5_Wd5bWpAdt5sfpZhgOG=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMf0cHHK3dowFlHsD2VKRVlc4Gr0arJecm1ABs5aMFUpMHo5iug9JQwBbMWyJyGvaPauDCXIEBW043fCemuotPqrZuEg9KJepRhnVZWt4iezjtvLfLg5tSbElxbLgjSf9b4ugiWCwGaW-7nKMXeyOIKNlhnQhtnm5paxUF5_Wd5bWpAdt5sfpZhgOG=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">along the old railroad bed<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhI-QXnlocR8opfYudti7w7n85ebGEQbGmlrgHNC3GoAhD2GP3cQGPAspGHNZWJhbYbRWQipKyH6I_VI3lVNGkl_RLRQWmIlyR6RjVM0S8KJqaOJQ56f41aJJNAGCQHNg73HaKPImbOhHHRdimnBcSMk0Dkj03jImt9wZ3bjj4rIyjMf9dFINquaPeL=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhI-QXnlocR8opfYudti7w7n85ebGEQbGmlrgHNC3GoAhD2GP3cQGPAspGHNZWJhbYbRWQipKyH6I_VI3lVNGkl_RLRQWmIlyR6RjVM0S8KJqaOJQ56f41aJJNAGCQHNg73HaKPImbOhHHRdimnBcSMk0Dkj03jImt9wZ3bjj4rIyjMf9dFINquaPeL=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>I walked past *a lot* of gypsy moth egg masses, probably more than I've ever seen before. I was down in this general area hiking in June and was shocked to see entire hillsides were completely defoliated. It looks like that could happen again next year, too. The pupae are rather unappealing. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkIwgydYwQzeJQT65iNHTCqjVID7yDiPkk-Iaz9XgQzJ_ZpkR7VR2gPOhAu2pSX1ADB6ynXq62cuS1xksOj_Jyt_6J_gAT4gcW57yEzwIJ8qaXet9GWv4ubKjhCb_j5heKrSGyDyZwxqgE4zdULe1FvC05Z-zZinmuN7TOjEFUtcfkgbyhMoSaaSEv=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkIwgydYwQzeJQT65iNHTCqjVID7yDiPkk-Iaz9XgQzJ_ZpkR7VR2gPOhAu2pSX1ADB6ynXq62cuS1xksOj_Jyt_6J_gAT4gcW57yEzwIJ8qaXet9GWv4ubKjhCb_j5heKrSGyDyZwxqgE4zdULe1FvC05Z-zZinmuN7TOjEFUtcfkgbyhMoSaaSEv=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gypsy moth (<i><span>Lymantria dispar</span></i>) pupae and egg masses<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>The trail soon emerges from the forest into a shrubby area that is apparently an old vineyard. A short distance later the FLT passes into Finger Lakes National Forest (FLNF). This was terribly exciting for me, as I used to work for the Forest Service in Michigan and Minnesota and have an abiding fondness for the agency, yet somehow had never explored FLNF before. [Perhaps I'd subconsciously absorbed a little of the disdain by some at the Forest Service for "the farm forest."] We don't have much federal land in New York State, and the FLNF is our only National Forest; administratively it is a unit of the Green Mountain National Forest. Anyway, I was really happy to finally be checking it out. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcQ-SvocWhee0m5sovFt9KXsVaE2uYZcBbcDdMg9R17-ikVe5EggN-uzBHwBoo7OrJ0vX6pVGSwf9ck-YzqN8SB68vJTcRGJyPjsgrAhBYbl2_GbbPy7GlcWvdECNfwsEd06AUNNVqjIE9vfcCTd6OS2JANpkEWZI925h-Ua6J2mFxeMeawR0OL4Ts=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcQ-SvocWhee0m5sovFt9KXsVaE2uYZcBbcDdMg9R17-ikVe5EggN-uzBHwBoo7OrJ0vX6pVGSwf9ck-YzqN8SB68vJTcRGJyPjsgrAhBYbl2_GbbPy7GlcWvdECNfwsEd06AUNNVqjIE9vfcCTd6OS2JANpkEWZI925h-Ua6J2mFxeMeawR0OL4Ts=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0VenDI5UArf2NikgznCL4amPgrR4XHrSwlPWjpD2sxulYu76MXk_l9QY_FjMhH5BbM7MjFUPHpl0I1T2tTJXjs9Xu-ySCjnw3z76KEJdOd85_0qqrKJcY2g1waj9lCsL-hkMbumPJ9JxZQHZurVofLAYDQH--DiIw3mZytX8vFoliALSKHMo94_fW=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The trail follows the edge of the field north and then east out to Logan Road, which was my planned turnaround point. I could see where the FLT re-enters the FLNF on the eastern side of the road, slightly north of where I emerged. 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It was a gorgeous day to be up on Satterly Hill with those big views from the open fields. It is a long drive, but I'll definitely be back -- I want to explore more of FLNF. <br /><p></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-11175550358252797562021-09-22T22:31:00.000-04:002021-10-09T22:31:49.139-04:00FLT/NCT: South Hill Road East to Texas Hollow State Forest Property Line<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiqwD9H-5dhaDszxoDMlWDWlJBk0FeXflP-kTnQr6IwzLCEwNXJB3jPowZXiM-W5bpLfjO45pcQW19ABXi7vZtyjxt4OwrRmKnzRZcGv_HxxTrcPjV0S99iyyGf72uqxtuKroFhkmGkK-TfTKWeyOfW8gWE4NKwVPP5QpC90TmPVf3_pQ4czb31wNk=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiqwD9H-5dhaDszxoDMlWDWlJBk0FeXflP-kTnQr6IwzLCEwNXJB3jPowZXiM-W5bpLfjO45pcQW19ABXi7vZtyjxt4OwrRmKnzRZcGv_HxxTrcPjV0S99iyyGf72uqxtuKroFhkmGkK-TfTKWeyOfW8gWE4NKwVPP5QpC90TmPVf3_pQ4czb31wNk=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>
<p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Today's hike is located on the Finger Lakes Trail (FLT) Map M15, which I started in June. However, the section I hiked today is not contiguous to where I hiked previously. I decided to skip ahead and hike it now because the private land between South Hill Road and Texas Hollow Road has a hunting closure from October 1 to December 25. Now or never! Or not until after Christmas anyway. The FLT mapping describes the South Hill Road access as having "limited shoulder parking" and Texas Hollow Road access as having "wide shoulder parking" so I chose the latter, and hiked out-and-backs in both directions. </p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>I started out going west, toward South Hill Road, as this is private land with the hunting closure. The trail climbs steeply initially, gaining about 270 feet in 0.2 miles. Once cresting the ridge, the trail levels off for a bit, then descends gradually all the way to South Hill Road. There was an incredible bounty of red efts out today: I counted over a hundred in the first mile before abandoning the tally. My fear of stepping on them slowed me down considerably as I scanned the ground continually and contorted my steps to avoid them. I can't bear the thought of crushing one of the adorable creatures. <br /><p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoGkSGi0ECrmpLEy-PDZuRVuApzZjaV9N1jh1LoSnJgj888BGTqLlPkLg4cjhdO4DSFe5YGF9GMjFj1GHCppoXcJF5cJtfhfsorE8ySdMeW2ae4tZ1hsINvFN4N9KYMSBwKIdkxoahMt4xnumiX4mreDDFr1T6KI4UxClN0H94CkGOJFQEqInziVuD=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoGkSGi0ECrmpLEy-PDZuRVuApzZjaV9N1jh1LoSnJgj888BGTqLlPkLg4cjhdO4DSFe5YGF9GMjFj1GHCppoXcJF5cJtfhfsorE8ySdMeW2ae4tZ1hsINvFN4N9KYMSBwKIdkxoahMt4xnumiX4mreDDFr1T6KI4UxClN0H94CkGOJFQEqInziVuD=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHjQZIM0NCDWtZJGw0IbYX7PLsrlKfogapaf2-LxPk3_-OKhdzDA_dfs14GccBKgnB7cGsesRB02X14WyXYOFFT1rUtGE3HfIzAA3vGAhLLArLX_odvWVRIUNZS22eTTKOK5sMYHj126ubFopRkZZQMIoOdTiUEiaeox3dGRo0VB5Pa3IbuE_vQCaN=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTN9bH3LopTZeg3m_1zxQxVP38nmRZSXWn2hT_wAj8bUItcS1BoNR5kA9188YVbPQFwJyw0_83LiPgh2Qff2FIAHiyjoUYuHvubjVRDOaEiAu2biuvFyi1xQdOjpRMAfsVYogPEu0UG_m-3-H9SL6FyU98I7xBbKJpP_cpEFXEIftlghp45cSEkuj3=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my first turnaround point on South Hill Road, looking south<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1RAR4-uyOBWKJctINgc8Q3Zg5z3SQAErt2Mwd5EYsEVyPcXa5F5F44qVM3JGYCmg3YKLvsGlkRxjnoZlu1kzKuQTP_ZQVu0dH8ADazKL_k6SyGam0dVBLnQJlBPZRvAxoYlcSNAy0CY0wEKasvCw4mRqPdJPZTE-bYcWCS3Md6roo9MJ3ntwXBpRT=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1RAR4-uyOBWKJctINgc8Q3Zg5z3SQAErt2Mwd5EYsEVyPcXa5F5F44qVM3JGYCmg3YKLvsGlkRxjnoZlu1kzKuQTP_ZQVu0dH8ADazKL_k6SyGam0dVBLnQJlBPZRvAxoYlcSNAy0CY0wEKasvCw4mRqPdJPZTE-bYcWCS3Md6roo9MJ3ntwXBpRT=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking north along South Hill Road, where the FLT continues<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>From here I turned around and retraced my steps back toward where I started. The trail follows the edge of a field for the portion of the trail closest to the road. Blazing was hard to see coming down through in this section, but I had data here and confirmed that I was on the correct route. The blazes were easier to spot on the way back up when I already knew the way. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdAsntc1kxQV_FUIRdEWTQh7NyZyGa-An9K9smBMPkoRt43gSdzJr4NnWHuxtpVahoeZYz7mg302Qhbu7NttIOR3Kc0sIIm45l_lYluhhx6hMqk3EH387SrrNq6he5TZc-6d9UV47px9j3JZFSNfg-ba4vr1N7VMjQFcW8UvRuXipR7j91H3NixN65=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdAsntc1kxQV_FUIRdEWTQh7NyZyGa-An9K9smBMPkoRt43gSdzJr4NnWHuxtpVahoeZYz7mg302Qhbu7NttIOR3Kc0sIIm45l_lYluhhx6hMqk3EH387SrrNq6he5TZc-6d9UV47px9j3JZFSNfg-ba4vr1N7VMjQFcW8UvRuXipR7j91H3NixN65=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6tuTbMRlK319dju6IeKPHbhNFSr3MSZtKmkfVxGQ9sB2lHBirfJMQ_VxOal4Usw6Cvk005I2GeSc7Ob3qVk6-WMuDVnBqJOpOsHk5CTBYbyYy1mm1WK4XL-bLaW7MRyPtjygYt4vYmyjWmd5Pj7B5_Axu159L4admpSac-TMAQdGpBZRq6g00PBg3=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6tuTbMRlK319dju6IeKPHbhNFSr3MSZtKmkfVxGQ9sB2lHBirfJMQ_VxOal4Usw6Cvk005I2GeSc7Ob3qVk6-WMuDVnBqJOpOsHk5CTBYbyYy1mm1WK4XL-bLaW7MRyPtjygYt4vYmyjWmd5Pj7B5_Axu159L4admpSac-TMAQdGpBZRq6g00PBg3=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">rue anemone (<em>Thalictrum thalictroides</em>) normally flowers in early spring<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHbejntJ9oyjR2-0Q_za8Q-pe6ctgudFp9if11oUE-4TEsVZuftlKCIwNrsxQ5nVOrJp8ApFhJ4lGhvYKeYaySfQFBsFaHY_-m0E3WMwFbdAhtHl5_tzZcaJ0WRJ_O505zuk0H4mhEzC98DnTGB7NNILV-OFDRnehBqHtMOx0CJDsksxrs1vVS1cWk=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHbejntJ9oyjR2-0Q_za8Q-pe6ctgudFp9if11oUE-4TEsVZuftlKCIwNrsxQ5nVOrJp8ApFhJ4lGhvYKeYaySfQFBsFaHY_-m0E3WMwFbdAhtHl5_tzZcaJ0WRJ_O505zuk0H4mhEzC98DnTGB7NNILV-OFDRnehBqHtMOx0CJDsksxrs1vVS1cWk=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKNBn91-_ojFj15T0yO0UASoyshYle3sQHpiYr_TbwnBVFISUO7C8Wmxn5PVH0L2iv-IBXpTLEyjaZflGiZ2O9aX-TLLSiY3eA82XbHbPSTB8out0CxvDXGC2pXWqOFPc80flWssxLync7b7Or049zLcROYdaerUUhdBk-XITS1NfUSMMuubDdZGBU=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKNBn91-_ojFj15T0yO0UASoyshYle3sQHpiYr_TbwnBVFISUO7C8Wmxn5PVH0L2iv-IBXpTLEyjaZflGiZ2O9aX-TLLSiY3eA82XbHbPSTB8out0CxvDXGC2pXWqOFPc80flWssxLync7b7Or049zLcROYdaerUUhdBk-XITS1NfUSMMuubDdZGBU=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking back up the FLT near Texas Hollow Road (the trail briefly follows a driveway)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTDQyOgC90KJM0QI2W9OamdSCPQTEs4ZXn_iZhbn2KW61UJ-abRpj-1ifuHzdykd08uQ3Y68XD9lsjksdsnOM57VJJcTiMlyngQXk4ws6COpo9YmKqPswQ8L9rnZuvWenFQtxKd_3GNoi--4yhOUSeNNsS4VgGpThAHqyeQRalc5I3XOyEHrYrbfsn=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTDQyOgC90KJM0QI2W9OamdSCPQTEs4ZXn_iZhbn2KW61UJ-abRpj-1ifuHzdykd08uQ3Y68XD9lsjksdsnOM57VJJcTiMlyngQXk4ws6COpo9YmKqPswQ8L9rnZuvWenFQtxKd_3GNoi--4yhOUSeNNsS4VgGpThAHqyeQRalc5I3XOyEHrYrbfsn=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FLT crossing of Texas Hollow Drive, looking south<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>There is what looks like a sizeable parking area on the east side of Texas Hollow Road (photo below). However, I did not park here because of the "No Parking Any Time" sign. I found this particularly confounding given that it is state forest land, part of Texas Hollow State Forest. I wonder if it is a snow plow turnaround? But those are typically posted as such and allow parking during non-winter months. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYAKUZ6IWQfQHtktO47a_lDooIePYTkrumwJsr2AK3kzDmpecNIF-HFo2Wzq5UtpZRiNPpU0mfAf6WbbsaszZ0igCKlKfkk384Ag3obf_TNOsy9rwWmexL6gI25b5V6rqvZPoV9K-c_mnc48ze8F5DgoYn7NlRZFHtPoOt-8ikxrbVtO2xFWdPFA56=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYAKUZ6IWQfQHtktO47a_lDooIePYTkrumwJsr2AK3kzDmpecNIF-HFo2Wzq5UtpZRiNPpU0mfAf6WbbsaszZ0igCKlKfkk384Ag3obf_TNOsy9rwWmexL6gI25b5V6rqvZPoV9K-c_mnc48ze8F5DgoYn7NlRZFHtPoOt-8ikxrbVtO2xFWdPFA56=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvpAFtx0iFMZ56yWz9V4LHG0Bq6NILqpzsGfgfFeOIGC4YswK5yoiNX_WMynghkSyxPGIIxgM1oMo2uUzCHMJlIjqPbiK_UTLuv3FwbxNWOzD_7DB6BtmEOKGF6Cl5G4FoHo3Vh8CbOLvFvb59I9LFHJq1dCT07UEPVU-WFf9AdsndLCa0DwI58KWR=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvpAFtx0iFMZ56yWz9V4LHG0Bq6NILqpzsGfgfFeOIGC4YswK5yoiNX_WMynghkSyxPGIIxgM1oMo2uUzCHMJlIjqPbiK_UTLuv3FwbxNWOzD_7DB6BtmEOKGF6Cl5G4FoHo3Vh8CbOLvFvb59I9LFHJq1dCT07UEPVU-WFf9AdsndLCa0DwI58KWR=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">heading east from Texas Hollow Road<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRCJSLLu9dhuLKjIvxv7gaN3_Zw7CR-I9g0evde81QVqtRcA4jGe7BJBJdTRHZTSEKsvGnrnr73NDzLboBworFh67toXSWFrlDnTt6ZId2bVfIQi2DPZC-y5BKhvD3WTt1jM5ttZe-c9bJFq-uMn2HH94-vvXGsXQq-al_pImsa5uSXT19LuCLslnL=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRCJSLLu9dhuLKjIvxv7gaN3_Zw7CR-I9g0evde81QVqtRcA4jGe7BJBJdTRHZTSEKsvGnrnr73NDzLboBworFh67toXSWFrlDnTt6ZId2bVfIQi2DPZC-y5BKhvD3WTt1jM5ttZe-c9bJFq-uMn2HH94-vvXGsXQq-al_pImsa5uSXT19LuCLslnL=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>After a short distance, perhaps half a mile or less, on a well-marked trail segment through the forest, the trail marking vanished and I got off course briefly following a herd path that petered out. I retraced my steps and got back on track -- I should have turned sharply to the left on a gravel access road instead of continuing straight on the footpath. Other hikers had clearly made the same mistake, judging by the footprints, etc. The two track leads down to a narrow pond. The FLT passes through an open meadow at the north end of the pond and re-enters the forest. It is relatively level (rolling) for the next half mile or so, and then begins to climb steeply again.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuq8GRjeSnBYVvVzd6N4fzYyZ308LcVpX7Y-fG4wa4ZxCX9XJs2A_y9QjgbsBc4W-9t-ZibPBYP3e3dkC3jt-RpQpHGLQq1co8xGw69sXd0ERTXKTszHJtOlKLZrcHJiAkmIv8NI1bAGmK5y31PTNJ7wI0X-0JfA4jH_l0bjJK4eOz79-CbLIdvyMQ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuq8GRjeSnBYVvVzd6N4fzYyZ308LcVpX7Y-fG4wa4ZxCX9XJs2A_y9QjgbsBc4W-9t-ZibPBYP3e3dkC3jt-RpQpHGLQq1co8xGw69sXd0ERTXKTszHJtOlKLZrcHJiAkmIv8NI1bAGmK5y31PTNJ7wI0X-0JfA4jH_l0bjJK4eOz79-CbLIdvyMQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglXs0GGzQ2NhO3aVsOae83yzwO70rqg8sx9Wi8NQJhlWR-klIIvA-lEbxVONj1JcVe_rMdRj0g9HySiB8XePmHD5UkGdDLZ8HphH9GjUYJKsedQJNwvlaEEj1vmSKUlus-f6YEByxfrOdR-WEOYUGtnyhakv3T_aYrKx3FHgKlJ_2u49naLRa01JyG=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglXs0GGzQ2NhO3aVsOae83yzwO70rqg8sx9Wi8NQJhlWR-klIIvA-lEbxVONj1JcVe_rMdRj0g9HySiB8XePmHD5UkGdDLZ8HphH9GjUYJKsedQJNwvlaEEj1vmSKUlus-f6YEByxfrOdR-WEOYUGtnyhakv3T_aYrKx3FHgKlJ_2u49naLRa01JyG=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiu5TbbT2Bj7qmRcp8Ec04QsGNL1Huw6wya9aZ_SUcko4Ag6PaDurQYCiFw7x9cRgZYrWq4ChRzurUj_AVbSQX-VcuOFdzUMy1l2D31poL8IbCkaDkSLIUzfC-qW4D0YPMYVA71qovKv0p3CO5q7NWCZ2t4NIyIyXszDOVm79shLxESADN1vZ9CxO4=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiu5TbbT2Bj7qmRcp8Ec04QsGNL1Huw6wya9aZ_SUcko4Ag6PaDurQYCiFw7x9cRgZYrWq4ChRzurUj_AVbSQX-VcuOFdzUMy1l2D31poL8IbCkaDkSLIUzfC-qW4D0YPMYVA71qovKv0p3CO5q7NWCZ2t4NIyIyXszDOVm79shLxESADN1vZ9CxO4=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsr2npW6V6AoIFKyFZOaaNhx_RyaRFfjS_VTO4oqa6UHv6z0_v4FGF3TkJTrG4Svl_71DXZHb102X01P0kBsllU0ixEAdej2yuJJqYMkAbG-eN0LMwZtNMnvG5RB4Snr39CGx90D_tghG_jjB73SA9pow384FtUrp_V0LagQ4xDI4kc-RuLPO-K3qM=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsr2npW6V6AoIFKyFZOaaNhx_RyaRFfjS_VTO4oqa6UHv6z0_v4FGF3TkJTrG4Svl_71DXZHb102X01P0kBsllU0ixEAdej2yuJJqYMkAbG-eN0LMwZtNMnvG5RB4Snr39CGx90D_tghG_jjB73SA9pow384FtUrp_V0LagQ4xDI4kc-RuLPO-K3qM=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiZOtvbmAHdjJ63HofcoZy3JcoPlLcPKyQkmNq6EdqmrVSPT2x-C5XxQtgqZ9T_72gmU3rniKe7UQHAmxQhlK9hlbLYWDevRHsMCSZuPfYg5n-O_kKCdxQBpqsY2UZk7FiFyWdgOmybR38s6grCbgB3xtC0mpC8rdcE7c-uDfd_xIV79xuBTWKsM3e=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiZOtvbmAHdjJ63HofcoZy3JcoPlLcPKyQkmNq6EdqmrVSPT2x-C5XxQtgqZ9T_72gmU3rniKe7UQHAmxQhlK9hlbLYWDevRHsMCSZuPfYg5n-O_kKCdxQBpqsY2UZk7FiFyWdgOmybR38s6grCbgB3xtC0mpC8rdcE7c-uDfd_xIV79xuBTWKsM3e=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I had hoped to continue east as far as Newtown Road before turning back, but it became clear that this wasn't going to happen today. In addition to the delays due to the rampaging newts and me losing the trail, I had encountered lengthy construction-related delays on my drive here that I would also have to navigate on my drive home. I was looking for a distinctive landmark when I realized I would soon reach the border of the state forest, and decided to use that as my turnaround point. I also marked it as a waypoint in GaiaGPS so I could verify I made it back to the right place when I return on the adjacent section. Then I returned the way I came back to Texas Hollow Road (minus the off-trail detour). <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHvA1I-nYkpLyOw3KADMV4RfDpeAwhJHAXwOwlUfuKb88reWGLfm9oEzVA46V_E9ci2xMckpfSzfueOwRLeBrXWG5AVA7EOBBF_Fr6Ox9-5t4OIh4Pjt5ykOe8vsYsf1Yy7zLjbocc2_yBWU1h392YTCbtA8n5eQU4RncfwfzAaI-CHoFiNE04-n6u=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHvA1I-nYkpLyOw3KADMV4RfDpeAwhJHAXwOwlUfuKb88reWGLfm9oEzVA46V_E9ci2xMckpfSzfueOwRLeBrXWG5AVA7EOBBF_Fr6Ox9-5t4OIh4Pjt5ykOe8vsYsf1Yy7zLjbocc2_yBWU1h392YTCbtA8n5eQU4RncfwfzAaI-CHoFiNE04-n6u=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my turnaround point<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Given the odd no parking sign in the Texas Hollow Road lot, I feel like the parking on South Hill Road is just as good. One out-and-back seems more logical than two -- it's odd to pass your car mid-hike. But still a great hike! I love this trail. <br /><p></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-18212624837227002262021-09-06T21:10:00.000-04:002022-03-25T21:10:57.247-04:00Stewart Mountain<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUVkf7MleVO0TFD5l5geFjvBSoayqPSWZJd0nXayzUarX0zuQcqU_BaC7k7PeymbOH4fQfjFBfIu58bi68_dDFl3aIGacNZMNDRTN9TY_Ojee-6WllU2qhOw59_CkArr4GbqOmytTFPwLjzgm_s1fDR6mF_2aVmu6ikUCIojcZdHfbxqNrHsGs8V8/s4032/1-20210906_141109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUVkf7MleVO0TFD5l5geFjvBSoayqPSWZJd0nXayzUarX0zuQcqU_BaC7k7PeymbOH4fQfjFBfIu58bi68_dDFl3aIGacNZMNDRTN9TY_Ojee-6WllU2qhOw59_CkArr4GbqOmytTFPwLjzgm_s1fDR6mF_2aVmu6ikUCIojcZdHfbxqNrHsGs8V8/w640-h480/1-20210906_141109.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>
<p></p><p>I always like to squeeze in a drive day hike, because it allows exploration of a completely different area. On this trip, Frankie and I stopped and hiked <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2021/10/watch-hill.html">Watch Hill</a> on our drive up to the High Peaks. Today we were driving back home, and stopped to hike Stewart Mountain. We have never done any hiking in the Chestertown area, and this is a very short and easy hike, perfect to stretch the legs and break up a long drive. The trail is soft underfoot and terrain is gentle. We saw some very young children hiking this trail and it is manageable for even the youngest of toddlers. <br /></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2JsNOKeIGRNkUtBcBjSZbVVJenRTjff6BZTLuXseCQfob7PHQVNligsMFwa_0YFB_Ifo3EMWliVsCw7FpV-hCyFEkdztxw0TOdsA67l1sJkg4_83bh6ubWj5RlnUli-xshafcWD1z8WWz3wQT63l6SPB-uLiJqxmz5jX9JTWuq9Ae9tqkDCJgvF2/s4032/2-20210906_135455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2JsNOKeIGRNkUtBcBjSZbVVJenRTjff6BZTLuXseCQfob7PHQVNligsMFwa_0YFB_Ifo3EMWliVsCw7FpV-hCyFEkdztxw0TOdsA67l1sJkg4_83bh6ubWj5RlnUli-xshafcWD1z8WWz3wQT63l6SPB-uLiJqxmz5jX9JTWuq9Ae9tqkDCJgvF2/w480-h640/2-20210906_135455.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSCQYDAyAhjABBU2qvLdt55OL0XLie_rchH8d76A51lth60K7IYGZ0s5UIroWCa3j006nnDfB-8XwHtktu0dmQvff5QmBJcqkpfP_UWsVPiEhgOECgOub1TDnZSly_7JZ3wbBE3U3i5hOB5l3HreItnZOStF73O912eszPzPuF08PmFU0V18Zg5Ex/s4032/3-20210906_135447.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSCQYDAyAhjABBU2qvLdt55OL0XLie_rchH8d76A51lth60K7IYGZ0s5UIroWCa3j006nnDfB-8XwHtktu0dmQvff5QmBJcqkpfP_UWsVPiEhgOECgOub1TDnZSly_7JZ3wbBE3U3i5hOB5l3HreItnZOStF73O912eszPzPuF08PmFU0V18Zg5Ex/w640-h480/3-20210906_135447.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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this hike, but there are
nice views over Loon Lake, and for us, it was well worth the short stop. We were back at the
car in less than half an hour and never rushed. It was a last farewell (for now) to wrap up an amazing trip. I will never get enough of the Adirondack Mountains. <br /><p></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-1223738462019316532021-09-03T22:41:00.000-04:002022-04-10T15:42:15.652-04:00Jay Mountain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlBIyURuxusAGhjO-O6l1haDhZu6nqS6PdxsnH1I0VVLwbf-6_wBXMg2qHyfQ7lWX3Lc0I5lGDdDXSXBx93fL3uPwjNwlIz4NWJOa4pXNJbGDKH9_e13O5Y7aJo2VoNAAH7D73wD-pEvfFBMDJ4gWUOPQFLQwFJQiAhWGLJ9kxmjsjFDHhFdGituV/s4032/01-20210903_130837.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlBIyURuxusAGhjO-O6l1haDhZu6nqS6PdxsnH1I0VVLwbf-6_wBXMg2qHyfQ7lWX3Lc0I5lGDdDXSXBx93fL3uPwjNwlIz4NWJOa4pXNJbGDKH9_e13O5Y7aJo2VoNAAH7D73wD-pEvfFBMDJ4gWUOPQFLQwFJQiAhWGLJ9kxmjsjFDHhFdGituV/w640-h480/01-20210903_130837.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>It's been a couple lower mileage (i.e., rest) days since our hike up Lower Wolfjaw, and we were ready for another bigger adventure. I had been wanting to climb Jay Mountain for years, and since we were staying in Wilmington, it seemed like a good choice: less driving than many other destinations we might have chosen. Descriptions of the Jay hike promised uncrowded trails, and a long ridge walk popping in and out of treeline, a highway in the sky. This made it easy to sell to the rest of the gang. There were just a few cars at the trailhead when we arrived and we set out in good spirits through dense forest. <br /></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4HvTjkdW5zzmcRdIs7mjLcxtOvD_futWFGBCvEzwmWnZc9M2S9Jwi4vBnhVhXgZ4U8JTDPOXvPb0icC-IsDfDwfx1fomlpHHewRJUjk4w0d2EMPUSUaepScl7u8HSd7JNi81oH-mwf3jcTPkFjNOec7ts7Pko0lMuegpkRYDBewrN6rDA9zOMrBi/s4032/1b-20210903_173022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4HvTjkdW5zzmcRdIs7mjLcxtOvD_futWFGBCvEzwmWnZc9M2S9Jwi4vBnhVhXgZ4U8JTDPOXvPb0icC-IsDfDwfx1fomlpHHewRJUjk4w0d2EMPUSUaepScl7u8HSd7JNi81oH-mwf3jcTPkFjNOec7ts7Pko0lMuegpkRYDBewrN6rDA9zOMrBi/w480-h640/1b-20210903_173022.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>The trail on the lower slopes is fairly new, and not yet eroded, soft
underfoot. The ascent through the forest is pretty much constant, but no steep scrambles or anything too challenging. We paused
little in this section, just kept powering along. We were super excited to get up on the ridgeline and planned a long break at Jay Mountain Lookout. Upon gaining the ridgeline, there is an intersection: left to the "scenic overlook 250 feet" and right to the "ridge/summit." This is also the end of the marked trail; Jay Mountain is choose your own adventure from this point forward. We turned left and headed to the Lookout for our planned break. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKBaPeTpAqHT_-zdqkAD5pINP3UeQeKw-4mRO10E0hOH0NXQ1QTpG9UWhjaVonRw3OAWnmylQCt-vavmPHL4SO-vGkt4gkTxh2If-fBxXYQZxyF4IQLEKAu5gedQcgPuaAPNXUbC5dvH6iuUNhk9gvh4qw1OmqJalol2Wp0hZSAMOJ_VVOJYn8VH6/s4032/02-20210903_115115.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKBaPeTpAqHT_-zdqkAD5pINP3UeQeKw-4mRO10E0hOH0NXQ1QTpG9UWhjaVonRw3OAWnmylQCt-vavmPHL4SO-vGkt4gkTxh2If-fBxXYQZxyF4IQLEKAu5gedQcgPuaAPNXUbC5dvH6iuUNhk9gvh4qw1OmqJalol2Wp0hZSAMOJ_VVOJYn8VH6/w640-h480/02-20210903_115115.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">views to the east, toward Lake Champlain<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQNwGYrtJnzEUscgzO3RYQlnmAobioVirUORVVAzPTgWJceM-HeH_8mSmJAbG44QIMJe8rffnnutw-kxw97LsnIBbo791CmkSRrX-mEeXo0NlXsxxJymfWlHjpSQFG-e9I6haJEVTvu4JszoS1sTgFGLAFp_jDNc-DPxzTKp8vu7swCgKPLsoCCcG/s4032/03-20210903_123438.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQNwGYrtJnzEUscgzO3RYQlnmAobioVirUORVVAzPTgWJceM-HeH_8mSmJAbG44QIMJe8rffnnutw-kxw97LsnIBbo791CmkSRrX-mEeXo0NlXsxxJymfWlHjpSQFG-e9I6haJEVTvu4JszoS1sTgFGLAFp_jDNc-DPxzTKp8vu7swCgKPLsoCCcG/w640-h480/03-20210903_123438.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>We spent about an hour just hanging out at the Lookout, snacking and
enjoying the views. Most of that time, we had the entire summit area to
ourselves. One couple came through but didn't linger, and then a solo
hiker who got turned around showed up twice. We ended up showing her
the way back to the marked junction on our way to the ridge beyond. We
had worked up quite a sweat climbing through the forest and got chilly
on the exposed Lookout; that more than anything drove us to move forward
again; sometimes it's easier just to get moving again rather than dig
out even more layers. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCS6wJ9xYUF6iICmUpUIQruMiu5rmEzsH5kbFaQ9jahK9Ta_uoAB1lp-7ZW2StLQDo2vAmrTYeNawdY7upNs9MyTFqtFMYRqV02rCAKh125lmgN6ffOsWEN98HdT4QpUd99thbnEmdooBzsw3qyWJ_mgkO2bOWGuzZG5LAOtmQuNUCIXL5RHZLlV4p/s4032/04-20210903_124823.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCS6wJ9xYUF6iICmUpUIQruMiu5rmEzsH5kbFaQ9jahK9Ta_uoAB1lp-7ZW2StLQDo2vAmrTYeNawdY7upNs9MyTFqtFMYRqV02rCAKh125lmgN6ffOsWEN98HdT4QpUd99thbnEmdooBzsw3qyWJ_mgkO2bOWGuzZG5LAOtmQuNUCIXL5RHZLlV4p/w640-h480/04-20210903_124823.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">views to the west towards Whiteface, which is socked in<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBv42bQOAG8pAzlL7dSaz1QDUZ3kDx37ayNz1yCMG3CZaP6jClQgNje16EqRfzrG7OadAFQ6RvEjAZFdN1I_UmkVjQJ86FlKpW0I3m8BpDtnSqy9Cyi1BUMlToqPyqN9tWZ52XtYc-NZdkzV3YitIjtuZ-xgWPQ5guQr0xnB7O248q2ufT_GOqAlv/s4032/05-20210903_125024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBv42bQOAG8pAzlL7dSaz1QDUZ3kDx37ayNz1yCMG3CZaP6jClQgNje16EqRfzrG7OadAFQ6RvEjAZFdN1I_UmkVjQJ86FlKpW0I3m8BpDtnSqy9Cyi1BUMlToqPyqN9tWZ52XtYc-NZdkzV3YitIjtuZ-xgWPQ5guQr0xnB7O248q2ufT_GOqAlv/w640-h480/05-20210903_125024.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNCtTimbfm-SE_bbFBCugmt3zBp2EkmR_d0KIFBjq4uGUJMHZw9Zc37ZdZhE_Zx2lHhvyfvpj4jpfzWbY0YM4r3Y9bualndXLFp7d9YBlePC-VGd8xmBOCsXvdis63dn1UZ46inX8duGCYvEbS8Gu5C0xQ8GGDYhQ429Aj83cANEjPqQruJ3WLaSF/s4032/06-20210903_125621.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNCtTimbfm-SE_bbFBCugmt3zBp2EkmR_d0KIFBjq4uGUJMHZw9Zc37ZdZhE_Zx2lHhvyfvpj4jpfzWbY0YM4r3Y9bualndXLFp7d9YBlePC-VGd8xmBOCsXvdis63dn1UZ46inX8duGCYvEbS8Gu5C0xQ8GGDYhQ429Aj83cANEjPqQruJ3WLaSF/w640-h480/06-20210903_125621.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>After the Lookout, the trail dips back in the woods, then emerges in a meadow with goldenrods and wide views. Past that, cover is variable, with sections of small trees interspersed with huge stretches of wide open slab rock. The ridge goes on like this for almost 2 miles! It is incredible. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyG6jJKPL-Ad5DN1EjmPOVTvs-Ul2DltqfXQEYgXRFN2XhFyZqWT56ecPBykeqlN_s14cXjrbZSGCEk_fZXkpNRGdZOyJgedTcFyZx5Lp0Wv2EJqdp3wHjaI6fLzxGinij3kzRWVUUxlOyG5Snc6zS1PHpXUpGVj4a4uhfPyjWwgD3JKMHxuWxwYe/s4032/07-20210903_130112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyG6jJKPL-Ad5DN1EjmPOVTvs-Ul2DltqfXQEYgXRFN2XhFyZqWT56ecPBykeqlN_s14cXjrbZSGCEk_fZXkpNRGdZOyJgedTcFyZx5Lp0Wv2EJqdp3wHjaI6fLzxGinij3kzRWVUUxlOyG5Snc6zS1PHpXUpGVj4a4uhfPyjWwgD3JKMHxuWxwYe/w640-h480/07-20210903_130112.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSK2ET8pcqtb-vhYaksRjVg5gVJLNExtiG4pNSVqJdwObGTGpISawVXZNMadKTTnQqXpBTK7SNS-pqoiyU51XMB9hCPlhVT_I_i5MZIRCQjA0I_bUeeU3mV6oHEUWA0Gav3XOe4i01wUuuVfdjFEricAgE2BYqgIrWcF84_gMea52x33aXau4wVb_x/s4032/08-20210903_130158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSK2ET8pcqtb-vhYaksRjVg5gVJLNExtiG4pNSVqJdwObGTGpISawVXZNMadKTTnQqXpBTK7SNS-pqoiyU51XMB9hCPlhVT_I_i5MZIRCQjA0I_bUeeU3mV6oHEUWA0Gav3XOe4i01wUuuVfdjFEricAgE2BYqgIrWcF84_gMea52x33aXau4wVb_x/w640-h480/08-20210903_130158.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYFyRzpCIC3uJ7k9Ss4AlpPwGX6C_bacpSW3DNF3DuULlK93GDAUK8_0vqajOuRGGYzPaIjgc2Rp8ez2Zumwp5oCkeAMlIyHiD7d8D9bal0zIUyLi62ydDSuB-qEeYWy1cnRF6hevnQDiiTPTiRdyXCuuQUc6gY4XT5yi-DlfX4kD_P__VpuPVnzY/s4032/09-20210903_130405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYFyRzpCIC3uJ7k9Ss4AlpPwGX6C_bacpSW3DNF3DuULlK93GDAUK8_0vqajOuRGGYzPaIjgc2Rp8ez2Zumwp5oCkeAMlIyHiD7d8D9bal0zIUyLi62ydDSuB-qEeYWy1cnRF6hevnQDiiTPTiRdyXCuuQUc6gY4XT5yi-DlfX4kD_P__VpuPVnzY/w640-h480/09-20210903_130405.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHQebvki2akSsIVf7QoYra4UXrJaTt_n4dFWpsUEzkpIL3NwLoOLi8x7AOmWiu-kVDXiBYhFc_SEuiuUkZ1wsV7nlLzjLC-Kg8SIAsLP4DHE71uydOGZ38oSrPaBkjPnaSrR_SLOY0blBBykdb-i9hU__hhlJHl56nZOnCFooGYHDLeAqzlJRX1SJ/s4032/10-20210903_130623.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHQebvki2akSsIVf7QoYra4UXrJaTt_n4dFWpsUEzkpIL3NwLoOLi8x7AOmWiu-kVDXiBYhFc_SEuiuUkZ1wsV7nlLzjLC-Kg8SIAsLP4DHE71uydOGZ38oSrPaBkjPnaSrR_SLOY0blBBykdb-i9hU__hhlJHl56nZOnCFooGYHDLeAqzlJRX1SJ/w640-h480/10-20210903_130623.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHDzRcFBYTtApjd2m3W6c9qSjqze16QI-3NgbTOiolax-Oyh5QE5N-q6JvpqqSex5OvA1xf0QdC1l3PfZQ0AqCOINJO3O3W6LS5zk1Fio9ij5K03cElm7NxpnuXXA3R8dU9fXUfRWs4jtHyaG5X71urB88h417ddV5b_SbL0kobyHAM3YeG8f_1VIO/s4032/11-20210903_130939.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHDzRcFBYTtApjd2m3W6c9qSjqze16QI-3NgbTOiolax-Oyh5QE5N-q6JvpqqSex5OvA1xf0QdC1l3PfZQ0AqCOINJO3O3W6LS5zk1Fio9ij5K03cElm7NxpnuXXA3R8dU9fXUfRWs4jtHyaG5X71urB88h417ddV5b_SbL0kobyHAM3YeG8f_1VIO/w640-h480/11-20210903_130939.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjmW7EHVFOwHznVQfrXEEZVO_XY3xhLyvfxDYyidPxTOVrIuMFpuK4Ef8nmh9m_2eD2ewp3zK-jLJtpJwhMAoQqUt0MWUeqR_hMJY8eZDFBYi8-baTnyD-MKlzpjDvgbxJ1mmMyFXF4W4cUFwFNK-LPgUu0OCjur0yF1OybuOgGXqJYkPtZWeKJUV/s4032/12-20210903_131501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjmW7EHVFOwHznVQfrXEEZVO_XY3xhLyvfxDYyidPxTOVrIuMFpuK4Ef8nmh9m_2eD2ewp3zK-jLJtpJwhMAoQqUt0MWUeqR_hMJY8eZDFBYi8-baTnyD-MKlzpjDvgbxJ1mmMyFXF4W4cUFwFNK-LPgUu0OCjur0yF1OybuOgGXqJYkPtZWeKJUV/w640-h480/12-20210903_131501.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>There are many bumps and intermediary summits along the ridge. It is easy to think a big looking one ahead is the highpoint, and then scramble along a bit further and see that the next one is even taller. The pointy bit in the picture above is not the highpoint; there is a more rounded bump behind it that is even taller. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDv9poU0CbiOWnO791u6z073fmwoVMTqI8OAaXYGzUZ6PwS4TzwM29djAUFDR3NzG3XJqObsoK4kplruM4HOZiJlB8GEW6pkOwhvTbgyUe25nujPPyidjAW3RsVw_geeTKvSurQW8xVX6Ii2U9oGMGeAsLU-UymQ3oUAxdStJxHBBaaGlpezndyQVR/s4032/13-20210903_132823.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDv9poU0CbiOWnO791u6z073fmwoVMTqI8OAaXYGzUZ6PwS4TzwM29djAUFDR3NzG3XJqObsoK4kplruM4HOZiJlB8GEW6pkOwhvTbgyUe25nujPPyidjAW3RsVw_geeTKvSurQW8xVX6Ii2U9oGMGeAsLU-UymQ3oUAxdStJxHBBaaGlpezndyQVR/w640-h480/13-20210903_132823.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYbUSXFCCyEPm5HGeU5TCk-r7k2gMnc0SoHWKp3RiudLqxwfyii2M1f7pt2UxOR3zrLKmJA1eFT44MFwXMZpAtLcVaCXW5juMUlmSny-irXHgWWXPv9l2efXDA7j07aOIrdkaj1XFMZ8M2Xubpw2WmXRW-nqUnRITlAszVVNvdLHKekReUTRnK5Hv/s4032/14-20210903_132941.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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But I wasn't quite there yet... because the USGS mapping showed a benchmark. Of course Frankie and I were going to look for it. Bwahaha! We left Erwin to enjoy the summit and began our hunt. We found a tiny herd path leading down into the balsam. Could that lead to the benchmark? Only one way to find out. We eventually did locate the benchmark and the two numbered triangulation points, but it took some searching. Frankie really enjoyed this quest. We took the obligatory boot and benchmarks photos of all three, and
checked out the spectacular views eastward from the end of the ridge,
then decided we should probably go find Erwin again so he didn't start to worry. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNyk_rh45PFn5PNFtjZZMEtIDH4C0Yn78SR2ONZU3-2cmidV69N5gQwVnJ7w5XLORnsG9wbylXJyPUmsGFvY5qsNBt2W9uQlNYZG3zpVv16BLJzbuMIViWjr6slBUJSoWAWSaKM9mfwYPmc99mhqKRoJTESz9ROjOpJkaowjwKJbnRdz6Jjb6mvnC/s4032/21-20210903_142837.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNyk_rh45PFn5PNFtjZZMEtIDH4C0Yn78SR2ONZU3-2cmidV69N5gQwVnJ7w5XLORnsG9wbylXJyPUmsGFvY5qsNBt2W9uQlNYZG3zpVv16BLJzbuMIViWjr6slBUJSoWAWSaKM9mfwYPmc99mhqKRoJTESz9ROjOpJkaowjwKJbnRdz6Jjb6mvnC/w480-h640/21-20210903_142837.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWCGQqPs5bRmE2JiwZ19DyeXK4gYGIdzeG185DycumCOFw7hzBpK5UL7KaAhcivh9U_wnbKQ6WrQEFVjkre5M1JuSHmC-ed6y0TbEuPpBZAo-R1QLkcrqo6kzNjgY_rjz-mfnLpo_wDVkz_qAk8EJtfbmTp9D8EszA3Sf8fqpVbz7YoHCD55hmatD/s4032/22-20210903_142854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWCGQqPs5bRmE2JiwZ19DyeXK4gYGIdzeG185DycumCOFw7hzBpK5UL7KaAhcivh9U_wnbKQ6WrQEFVjkre5M1JuSHmC-ed6y0TbEuPpBZAo-R1QLkcrqo6kzNjgY_rjz-mfnLpo_wDVkz_qAk8EJtfbmTp9D8EszA3Sf8fqpVbz7YoHCD55hmatD/w640-h480/22-20210903_142854.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yLmv4Ud7gi4pdeklAMXrbfsMIWenXx1Srus7H23zfNpqeKPJeAL5vw8NXljjSjSfWY1J2piQCU9Py4WAu-1g2rIHLA2A6RF4AJLHFrOhGud6T9OZVdgBnHuLhLm1y0QwJ_LwkWQU4yRZW4fOgV1BSHsQwPvsv9DoEgluUD1S-MDv7CT0ibW5-mf6/s4032/23-20210903_142936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yLmv4Ud7gi4pdeklAMXrbfsMIWenXx1Srus7H23zfNpqeKPJeAL5vw8NXljjSjSfWY1J2piQCU9Py4WAu-1g2rIHLA2A6RF4AJLHFrOhGud6T9OZVdgBnHuLhLm1y0QwJ_LwkWQU4yRZW4fOgV1BSHsQwPvsv9DoEgluUD1S-MDv7CT0ibW5-mf6/w640-h480/23-20210903_142936.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7suFtrK58DEHDvkKtKL91TEcpbxR-sLGOGpokdCdItlA0_kC1WckKPmy30YhD9SyZdU36MDMC9DZxEZhitPWOAuyEznUVsHJkwdCbrq4ie3nP_4X20EEU7KgpYrR6jqq622KzxhYjSgBdeVyJuNFppOm2rIeMxDiyhE_b6_Or7mewtlgTPjuPwBY9/s4032/24-20210903_143039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7suFtrK58DEHDvkKtKL91TEcpbxR-sLGOGpokdCdItlA0_kC1WckKPmy30YhD9SyZdU36MDMC9DZxEZhitPWOAuyEznUVsHJkwdCbrq4ie3nP_4X20EEU7KgpYrR6jqq622KzxhYjSgBdeVyJuNFppOm2rIeMxDiyhE_b6_Or7mewtlgTPjuPwBY9/w640-h480/24-20210903_143039.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKvTdBQvNBLQWCqWXxRYnDpcuerVJje3MRx_LkZ8dfiqrqgMfA5WoW2tIc2fbz4CJmvfohJK8dqSJh_sd92bhQPIuzgnV7ezStloLnr8vdNeNhJffyi0-ijFHQf2jvdVGot_AsCSE_KjfwCddnq7tFLONXXnUeDaro1scsVBWWRlmxg_4d3ocMQjA/s4032/25-20210903_143242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKvTdBQvNBLQWCqWXxRYnDpcuerVJje3MRx_LkZ8dfiqrqgMfA5WoW2tIc2fbz4CJmvfohJK8dqSJh_sd92bhQPIuzgnV7ezStloLnr8vdNeNhJffyi0-ijFHQf2jvdVGot_AsCSE_KjfwCddnq7tFLONXXnUeDaro1scsVBWWRlmxg_4d3ocMQjA/w640-h480/25-20210903_143242.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>After we started back, we met Erwin, looking for us, and Frankie was thrilled to be the tour guide and show him all that we found. We all agreed that the views here were better than at the actual highpoint, so we decided to take another break here with more snacks and layer swapping. Erwin and I draped our sweaty base layers in the sun and put on dry shirts to better enjoy the rest (unfortunately my sports bra did not dry well and felt super gross going back on, but dry was nice while it lasted). <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTw_QKxiU_qkH7wZRWjjKq49u-oPtvXIxLvfXR3l2U25sutwjwWqJbDQ_H4_y_bK14SLZd4dMDgK47KAtlf47qsZJGvGbaHOwp2und0P9qJ_eymMP-WhJeLa7vu-toXdLLau5SzbwImLBc0OAwROctL7YwHX8fxYvyC9CcY0YsSkkqw1b6fWAgg_N/s4032/26-20210903_143252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTw_QKxiU_qkH7wZRWjjKq49u-oPtvXIxLvfXR3l2U25sutwjwWqJbDQ_H4_y_bK14SLZd4dMDgK47KAtlf47qsZJGvGbaHOwp2und0P9qJ_eymMP-WhJeLa7vu-toXdLLau5SzbwImLBc0OAwROctL7YwHX8fxYvyC9CcY0YsSkkqw1b6fWAgg_N/w640-h480/26-20210903_143252.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcRqpnoYP9M69Afjr4WAt11JEfkFyT1aabhutzcZ86PszxsOs_i_17tI-VTu6xaZA8DcVTXhgmsjFtX-mtqtMSFwFsegMVpg04Z7jzTcLDx7rXknaWp83NoXSf9C0RBeGsg0C1IBGanPVR7Mh8YlwHwNnZH4xrCJqATSpSf78IMhdgQXqNMKl9Csy/s4032/27-20210903_143257.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcRqpnoYP9M69Afjr4WAt11JEfkFyT1aabhutzcZ86PszxsOs_i_17tI-VTu6xaZA8DcVTXhgmsjFtX-mtqtMSFwFsegMVpg04Z7jzTcLDx7rXknaWp83NoXSf9C0RBeGsg0C1IBGanPVR7Mh8YlwHwNnZH4xrCJqATSpSf78IMhdgQXqNMKl9Csy/w640-h480/27-20210903_143257.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURBCSy_VcIioLxkTMcE90TAUiJ3xNzgnphGmnXqTs63ajfDaRUFocum1rTFb8e6bNlhCLfvFdiF6XcSqSNfJQdPIQfFiQGJFz5QV9FejGMfP9YrljoWtszb3ZhQ06iAJbiKBin2phqkQXcpsBlDKauFTK5YCnreeGIkBCB-svSU_eXY_9cgGYh_xX/s4032/28-20210903_143837.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURBCSy_VcIioLxkTMcE90TAUiJ3xNzgnphGmnXqTs63ajfDaRUFocum1rTFb8e6bNlhCLfvFdiF6XcSqSNfJQdPIQfFiQGJFz5QV9FejGMfP9YrljoWtszb3ZhQ06iAJbiKBin2phqkQXcpsBlDKauFTK5YCnreeGIkBCB-svSU_eXY_9cgGYh_xX/w640-h480/28-20210903_143837.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGls_4EOzClh1S8uZPHM27Igz1Inn3PRkIzM5lti0qa6F_d6am3h1XUh8Hee-81UO0YbBT8t12XPkP6Gn_dxlJ7aenPDmStFxGKzxs933RpAwPPCcIpoQLs_1yt7s7FMRc-gUftvjf-F6HkOTkl2h5Xc_wojY-kp0TtnTFcB4IZOrzIYtDKvXY-aG5/s4032/29-20210903_144544.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGls_4EOzClh1S8uZPHM27Igz1Inn3PRkIzM5lti0qa6F_d6am3h1XUh8Hee-81UO0YbBT8t12XPkP6Gn_dxlJ7aenPDmStFxGKzxs933RpAwPPCcIpoQLs_1yt7s7FMRc-gUftvjf-F6HkOTkl2h5Xc_wojY-kp0TtnTFcB4IZOrzIYtDKvXY-aG5/w640-h480/29-20210903_144544.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cindy enjoys the view<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoIUGeSGt-QbSmSJJOZucs1c8Bvkn8KgwkendPINCXQDLoCtE8osEDY9RRupBQPiJdyIXx7R0oJ9ntEDDBmMOghnrXOpdwWcslkz-ImmcJ2BqW1i2IJrNL1xeLln17vhju_xBo-G8ldNWaZRw7LF-_H753zGRLYfXfqbM8sJaRcd7DhvC7iWEKjjR/s4032/30-20210903_151422.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoIUGeSGt-QbSmSJJOZucs1c8Bvkn8KgwkendPINCXQDLoCtE8osEDY9RRupBQPiJdyIXx7R0oJ9ntEDDBmMOghnrXOpdwWcslkz-ImmcJ2BqW1i2IJrNL1xeLln17vhju_xBo-G8ldNWaZRw7LF-_H753zGRLYfXfqbM8sJaRcd7DhvC7iWEKjjR/w640-h480/30-20210903_151422.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>We probably spent another hour or more here. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqLshbqoGIR0PT3HEXtMcKmns61waI8nv3WHUY0V3afq0Hoo3jXO3OzNblMHhqYnGQYpKRBwwGzgJdHZ0_q2h_6Crzgs2s4shXEUvEQuGwXxiCC7-vJFukzcvV8m8fmN_HmoA6pYQh7-tcC24dEz4g90BnqGhkw4KWJRe7mHQgQ6aG9AKgpC6WT_m/s4400/GaiaGPS-JayMtn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3426" data-original-width="4400" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqLshbqoGIR0PT3HEXtMcKmns61waI8nv3WHUY0V3afq0Hoo3jXO3OzNblMHhqYnGQYpKRBwwGzgJdHZ0_q2h_6Crzgs2s4shXEUvEQuGwXxiCC7-vJFukzcvV8m8fmN_HmoA6pYQh7-tcC24dEz4g90BnqGhkw4KWJRe7mHQgQ6aG9AKgpC6WT_m/w640-h498/GaiaGPS-JayMtn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>GaiaGPS tracked this out-and-back hike at 8.5 miles roundtrip with 2,522 feet elevation gain. Most of that gain (approximately 1,800 feet or so) comes in the first 2.5 miles, before reaching the Lookout. The remaining 700 feet comes gradually, going up and down the many bumps along the ridgeline, going both out and then back again. Very few people appear to continue past the highpoint to find the benchmarks on the far eastern end of the ridge; the herd path that descends through the balsam is very narrow and lightly trod, vanishing entirely in places. In fact, many people seem to turn back before reaching the actual highpoint, stopping at one of the many intermediate exposed bumps along the way. </p><p>This is an absolutely spectacular hike! It would be worth it just for the Lookout, but the long ridgewalk is charming beyond description. We loved every minute of our time up on Jay Mountain. Highly recommended!! <br /></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-37783585902413297742021-09-02T22:22:00.002-04:002021-11-18T08:29:33.458-05:00Flume Knob<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjlmMAe2x4clhTGDGZWfxeJsrGy4GLlZYv3uONtCSGQ2NtedQj-01On5WrKUgzhqj47KoPVi-r8tqALn0KhOgeHIzVrxGG3Id0yjDt-xP3ntCfJz4xpIs2IHI39uv7_I8hRtEZIlL6PtCXjy4erR1mcL-EjUZlAJlIyKUS1ZVmq5uMaGvym5fUm0sq=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1630" data-original-width="2048" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjlmMAe2x4clhTGDGZWfxeJsrGy4GLlZYv3uONtCSGQ2NtedQj-01On5WrKUgzhqj47KoPVi-r8tqALn0KhOgeHIzVrxGG3Id0yjDt-xP3ntCfJz4xpIs2IHI39uv7_I8hRtEZIlL6PtCXjy4erR1mcL-EjUZlAJlIyKUS1ZVmq5uMaGvym5fUm0sq=w640-h510" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>When traveling, we always like to have some experiences *extremely* local to where we are staying. Since we're staying in Wilmington this week, I researched hikes in the immediate vicinity. We have already done many hikes in this area on previous trips (e.g., <a href="http://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2009/09/whiteface-and-esther.html">Whiteface and Esther</a>, <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2019/09/bear-den-mountain.html">Bear Den</a>, <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2015/09/adirondack-ponds-owen-to-copperas.html">Copperas and Owen Ponds</a>, Cobble Lookout) and hiked <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2021/10/silver-lake-mountain.html ">Silver Lake Mountain</a> a few days ago. But I saw Flume Knob on the map in very close proximity, and remembered seeing a <a href="http://www.jenisgreen.com/hiking-bear-den-and-flume-knob-5-15-21/" target="_blank">trip report</a> with pictures showing a lovely view looking right down into Wilmington. Sold!</p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>The Flume Trail System includes both hiking and biking trails, and the trailhead on Route 86 is popular. It appeared full when we arrived, but I drive a tiny car and was able to squeeze in. There also appears to be rapid turnover, as some folks just walk down to look at the water then move on. The trail starts out fairly flat, by Adirondack standards, gaining just 300 feet in the first mile. There are many intersections, some marked but not all. I was running GaiaGPS and the base mapping illustrates the trail system, so we checked that periodically to ensure we were still on the right track. <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6cI9UQ8MCWZTJ5I5v4Nh2T0pk3G7omo3aYz7yeIt2qoyRW33qoi98-qokpZ2k06PXaynAG2PcTHdrHEa0_7-g4sYzfPPP_KVPGyJo9Fsx3u9oW9GIos8t8JGfmC5ElVD-tWMx6ZEXfYINk3OoiAO4tbRr5sOdnJNBpJFeUNzst7vtznkTI3Q3ex6B=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6cI9UQ8MCWZTJ5I5v4Nh2T0pk3G7omo3aYz7yeIt2qoyRW33qoi98-qokpZ2k06PXaynAG2PcTHdrHEa0_7-g4sYzfPPP_KVPGyJo9Fsx3u9oW9GIos8t8JGfmC5ElVD-tWMx6ZEXfYINk3OoiAO4tbRr5sOdnJNBpJFeUNzst7vtznkTI3Q3ex6B=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>After the first gentle mile, the grade steepens considerably, and the second mile gains over 900 feet in elevation.
For this portion of the hike, it is pretty clear where to go: UP. I took shockingly few pictures on the ascent. In the shot above, the terrain had leveled out, and realizing we were close to the knob, Frankie ran ahead to be the first to arrive. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKUsbfqwOZ7u6OXbK4wwKXSCHUzkMcQBa6t_b4eF98gjlapqxBAfYmGLZzSmEw57sfhgnuI2G77QXmNtYVfBeL5Z7D2-1pl7VIao60Juj3t5qWMXLbqyKDdB3o6C7nJM_3N5UsLiGf3PyXlCyCwL4QHjT25qBnGHQZREtiBG5DbM4GgXelK_UFB0Fx=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKUsbfqwOZ7u6OXbK4wwKXSCHUzkMcQBa6t_b4eF98gjlapqxBAfYmGLZzSmEw57sfhgnuI2G77QXmNtYVfBeL5Z7D2-1pl7VIao60Juj3t5qWMXLbqyKDdB3o6C7nJM_3N5UsLiGf3PyXlCyCwL4QHjT25qBnGHQZREtiBG5DbM4GgXelK_UFB0Fx=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO7w_u2u5Wu6JNjvBmZiMKkOzImpQXmZdJSmBIRmFYhTLjze0XAIwv6w4VfCVuHw23o4vVQQY58V-6PY8ATSkLD4bbRXg9W0ewU9tTraGoDnaH0qPfGN5sxvUEWZRU8QuPiUUook-XRFlpWiqdEyeNnuIvZj-Z0QrTl0LJh9H3phdvb3FMegvBFr9Z=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Frankie and I explored all the little side paths to see if they led higher up or to different views (no and no). As illustrated on the maps, the trail ends at the knob and does not continue to the nearby high point of the ridge. So... obviously I was going bushwhacking to find it. Erwin had zero interest in that, and was doing something Pokémon on his phone, so Frankie elected to stay with the screen. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6njbOaSjE-kxJiCOdivOsKVc_bEuyXQNysW_4UGsj5SPL3CqEGAHjFsNwS-Cr6Gbijo71qMdxGwLORPlQtRSdjTuvvfqVRMlXGnhFTiE5hiyZmglm_irJoKVfrjNGA5OOTK574SDaGNn_kzxPJBy36OKJPPAApGWRzvwhB2np8mLLOG2zSb8YiN9f=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6njbOaSjE-kxJiCOdivOsKVc_bEuyXQNysW_4UGsj5SPL3CqEGAHjFsNwS-Cr6Gbijo71qMdxGwLORPlQtRSdjTuvvfqVRMlXGnhFTiE5hiyZmglm_irJoKVfrjNGA5OOTK574SDaGNn_kzxPJBy36OKJPPAApGWRzvwhB2np8mLLOG2zSb8YiN9f=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3q6sErF3m1d0w7csjgKc4U3i189wl5fdXTq1LAGv7j9jdDmeiWjyA0KtDDqWzVim_LSz7IPX9KI_ZAVpQHLx5iYxHZUsUfjttoVnQwa0Vol4uZX7urc_n8LqmLjYlT1YK8zmZg9D-WsO0aKc01onbL8gMZqT6JSIX9QHYOa6QhXDwtxmlXtzKaX7S=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3q6sErF3m1d0w7csjgKc4U3i189wl5fdXTq1LAGv7j9jdDmeiWjyA0KtDDqWzVim_LSz7IPX9KI_ZAVpQHLx5iYxHZUsUfjttoVnQwa0Vol4uZX7urc_n8LqmLjYlT1YK8zmZg9D-WsO0aKc01onbL8gMZqT6JSIX9QHYOa6QhXDwtxmlXtzKaX7S=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfTtfsmvTeCu0Cu3BXg8ezNIWNtO_0_b7MQ2hrEQNq43RDadyN9k8pJZpPJR0vND9E-KgIybfkMQdjmD8Vgj5FV3zhU58bR1fyLyz9dowgbzWNJWnUka6WAqUmX2PPdA5qQX01oFSMhQd6HPhX1RcsccHFTs-1fPLof6DC_iw_U0xEOPwTke6jC8QB=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfTtfsmvTeCu0Cu3BXg8ezNIWNtO_0_b7MQ2hrEQNq43RDadyN9k8pJZpPJR0vND9E-KgIybfkMQdjmD8Vgj5FV3zhU58bR1fyLyz9dowgbzWNJWnUka6WAqUmX2PPdA5qQX01oFSMhQd6HPhX1RcsccHFTs-1fPLof6DC_iw_U0xEOPwTke6jC8QB=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>It was an easy bushwhack through open forest to get up to the true high point. I walked around up on the ridge, climbing up onto several glacial erratics to make sure I touched the highest ground, then headed back down toward the knob. As I was almost back, a young welcome committee found me and took me back a more challenging way. Frankie had deep regrets about not accompanying me up onto the ridge (of course) but Erwin was chilly at this point from sitting around and ready to hike back to the trailhead, so down we went. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqBd7AvTzZoo3gpiHZYnXYmW2vE4SnzRyyn7UmYPqWhy_opP7PNx_3Vfa7qE2sALTXx0qln9rZnYvFql0yHUiAbV7F5JmE-l3gvgnfKccrWCJl2PFM2RnzJ5MNNOfAfTBncPiatPJW-lePEZ4Rg-p5trO6rIu1gyrcfJZFEsmX4FqvsL_gZsJSIamu=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqBd7AvTzZoo3gpiHZYnXYmW2vE4SnzRyyn7UmYPqWhy_opP7PNx_3Vfa7qE2sALTXx0qln9rZnYvFql0yHUiAbV7F5JmE-l3gvgnfKccrWCJl2PFM2RnzJ5MNNOfAfTBncPiatPJW-lePEZ4Rg-p5trO6rIu1gyrcfJZFEsmX4FqvsL_gZsJSIamu=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz17CskTJzVfsn5hQzgYpNe_VZ0V4e15dKVCFJ582hqvQN2ciZES4CHGOLbwP4q_jCt6Jt3Fnzyi1y2wrJc2GY8ZCyIXhCqHGhXqV37N83UV_gqduoWCgx0Bl2RFELilv-I232aoJ9mX5V_sp5aYfO5uMNJBvHaeKt1tiEwwzpf3hiwb5yOHxMf5B9=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz17CskTJzVfsn5hQzgYpNe_VZ0V4e15dKVCFJ582hqvQN2ciZES4CHGOLbwP4q_jCt6Jt3Fnzyi1y2wrJc2GY8ZCyIXhCqHGhXqV37N83UV_gqduoWCgx0Bl2RFELilv-I232aoJ9mX5V_sp5aYfO5uMNJBvHaeKt1tiEwwzpf3hiwb5yOHxMf5B9=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p>The boys ran much of the descent, but after gamely trying to keep up, I decided to stick to my own pace. Normally I will run along with Frankie because he likes it so much, but I was having a lot of visual disruptions from a (mercifully painless) migraine. After repeatedly scraping one leg, I realized I had a blind spot on that side... definitely not ideal for running down a mountain. I stopped to check out the designated campsite, pictured above, that is quite near the trailhead. I'm not sure I'd want to camp so close to Route 86, but you can't beat the price (free). <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwX93dqtevAersge_70qZKClXgoNKvkgJWVF1LjLtbE6qq3h0b79RRuAT449w5wEEZmQGtb3SGtWplB-I_N5wh6Vwg-5dKJtVJKhPILfSGdlBUfp-R76-ClKKVP0T66jSWOe6J1eOBMboYzjhEMB2HqDCsE6xcAXCoZzcjQnaq2FOrtNZO27wzi0tu=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1595" data-original-width="2048" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwX93dqtevAersge_70qZKClXgoNKvkgJWVF1LjLtbE6qq3h0b79RRuAT449w5wEEZmQGtb3SGtWplB-I_N5wh6Vwg-5dKJtVJKhPILfSGdlBUfp-R76-ClKKVP0T66jSWOe6J1eOBMboYzjhEMB2HqDCsE6xcAXCoZzcjQnaq2FOrtNZO27wzi0tu=w640-h498" width="640" /></a></div>MapMyRide tracked this out-and-back hike at 4.0 miles roundtrip with about 1,200 feet elevation gain, while GaiaGPS recorded 3.8 miles with about 1,300 feet gain. This is a great little hike and I'm glad we decided to check it out while in the area. <br /><p></p><p></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963451200061202143.post-44735070148031302462021-08-31T22:50:00.002-04:002021-10-09T22:35:29.076-04:00Lower Wolfjaw via Bennies Brook <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBaAQAjn1Ec1uI5Blnaix7iMPfAzpt2bZJrYyAo6YJm7m7RPyXDG-QiBsTniPVXzSApad7JJaOphvSAyjS4lNFxSElU0UNjqTPsey-YMtwTzZznz2k_grh-CveEbRdpAgV91EGJwYT6g/s2048/01-20210831_130234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBaAQAjn1Ec1uI5Blnaix7iMPfAzpt2bZJrYyAo6YJm7m7RPyXDG-QiBsTniPVXzSApad7JJaOphvSAyjS4lNFxSElU0UNjqTPsey-YMtwTzZznz2k_grh-CveEbRdpAgV91EGJwYT6g/w640-h480/01-20210831_130234.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Lower Wolf Jaw</b> </div>
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4,175feet | ranked 30/46 in height | 11th peak climbed (repeat)<br /></div><p>I first hiked <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2009/09/blog-post.html">Lower Wolfjaw</a> back in 2009 via the Wedge Brook Trail from AMR. Shortly after Hurricane Irene, I started seeing trip reports from hikers ascending the Bennies Brook Slide, and my interest was definitely piqued. It is described as a "starter" slide. We actually planned to hike it last year while staying at Grace Camp, but Tropical Storm Isaias altered those plans and we ended up hiking <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2020/10/big-slide-via-grace-camp.html">Big Slide</a> instead. We knew Frankie could handle the slide itself, based on his previous hiking experience and feedback from friends who hiked it with their kids, but weren't sure if the distance from the Garden would be out of reach for him. But the kid keeps growing and is a capable hiker now. I compared distance and elevation gain, and it seemed like hiking in from the Garden would be no harder than hiking Whiteface and Esther, which he did last summer. We talked it over with Frankie and he was definitely into it, so we picked a good weather day mid-week and went for it.</p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p>I had a couple back up hikes in mind in case the Garden lot was full, because as I've mentioned previously, my boys are not on board with the alpine start. But we had no trouble, even rolling in at 9 am (which I personally find to be an absolutely deranged time to start such an endeavor, but I was outnumbered here). There were plenty of spaces available -- it pays to hike weekdays. We set off down the trail, familiar to all of us from past hikes. I always think of this trail as "Adirondack flats" because it doesn't lead up any mountains (that comes after the Interior Outpost) but that is somewhat misleading. It is steadily uphill pretty much the entire way, albeit at easy grades. There is a random benchmark right in the middle of the trail about halfway in or so. We have to stop for a picture every single time we walk by. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymxOx24g7f-DSNM2SRuqvhcShTnO28RLcQr1R7rjf7a_233eHPi5a5dI9SqQyQOh9HL9fsKs-kf7Gf2cLK7uSXgxaW6WZRNpUOpQqL9A1o8jISZmCW8ytyYFAk99Y6Rkn7NfbCxKDSog/s2048/02-20210831_095247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymxOx24g7f-DSNM2SRuqvhcShTnO28RLcQr1R7rjf7a_233eHPi5a5dI9SqQyQOh9HL9fsKs-kf7Gf2cLK7uSXgxaW6WZRNpUOpQqL9A1o8jISZmCW8ytyYFAk99Y6Rkn7NfbCxKDSog/w480-h640/02-20210831_095247.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwyeOL4_BTWz1fUMk1tFK2wqUcnxzOC5ITNF1c0I9Ta5FRpmkBwxku00J9Fe8JDiB3qNYCX4VKapFPwsAFbanhyphenhyphenNBKobkLHx8fhd9RShk06brr6NqqmLBH8bli57rrwyVUBVWSTKsxJOg/s2048/03-20210831_102651.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwyeOL4_BTWz1fUMk1tFK2wqUcnxzOC5ITNF1c0I9Ta5FRpmkBwxku00J9Fe8JDiB3qNYCX4VKapFPwsAFbanhyphenhyphenNBKobkLHx8fhd9RShk06brr6NqqmLBH8bli57rrwyVUBVWSTKsxJOg/w640-h480/03-20210831_102651.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Soon enough, we descended to the interior register and signed in again, then proceeded left toward the Interior Outpost. I had been this way before, on a solo <a href="https://sarahikes.blogspot.com/2017/08/gothics-armstrong-and-upper-wolf-jaws.html">hike</a> of Gothics, Armstrong, and Upper Wolf Jaw, but it was new territory for everyone else. Frankie was very pleased with the suspension bridge over John's Brook. At the far side of the bridge, we turned left onto the abandoned Southside Trail, parts of which washed out in Hurricane Irene and never were repaired. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUvZTYtasxur7d7uj-HDe8XKD7gWb25-p7vCYPGBlQmCJm2zMwReeRPRhNovHj035nRhmuB3FJUOMC5BM06pX0g7u1hETZrq3eD2UkRRGSkbYMBGrz_K6lkKJhOxXTJkaZ2EBoMwmapA/s2048/04-20210831_102836.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUvZTYtasxur7d7uj-HDe8XKD7gWb25-p7vCYPGBlQmCJm2zMwReeRPRhNovHj035nRhmuB3FJUOMC5BM06pX0g7u1hETZrq3eD2UkRRGSkbYMBGrz_K6lkKJhOxXTJkaZ2EBoMwmapA/w480-h640/04-20210831_102836.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fDZs6gQJVdNIo2bQjA3ajrHbhujlMro_QGkW7nlHCTiKeSdAw_VnjtU5u1M42NCEGvR2Es14xhTUaEy2BCUcpUmJq8CF8kPpDsleIWU5m8ClCgpyztGpduWs3_Evhwy7hr6hQ_ZBFhI/s2048/05-20210831_102900.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fDZs6gQJVdNIo2bQjA3ajrHbhujlMro_QGkW7nlHCTiKeSdAw_VnjtU5u1M42NCEGvR2Es14xhTUaEy2BCUcpUmJq8CF8kPpDsleIWU5m8ClCgpyztGpduWs3_Evhwy7hr6hQ_ZBFhI/w640-h480/05-20210831_102900.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John's Brook<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YsdwudLzNgp1mORveLjzcBO7ms8xLouoSmwOnsIOluP_O0YBQlcmdWlmaga1CZrX6xlAo1_OWaIsCVaQlRfb23z4twLqbsA08Jd7Ib7XzsJ-BXQ6RGdTeHs4yrgCZ4X9r4zK7M_Wrco/s2048/06-20210831_104044.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YsdwudLzNgp1mORveLjzcBO7ms8xLouoSmwOnsIOluP_O0YBQlcmdWlmaga1CZrX6xlAo1_OWaIsCVaQlRfb23z4twLqbsA08Jd7Ib7XzsJ-BXQ6RGdTeHs4yrgCZ4X9r4zK7M_Wrco/w480-h640/06-20210831_104044.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">washed out section of the Southside Trail<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMgW7WpTDDJtj27hmKiRTKW-BsKuhFDwfQ58MASJ_uoBpwR1fbl76lPu9qczHZqnCFa4NhNSEW2yfzyyATFWlpKwywf7TQZMXmhgG2SAXtWjTyrU50cKLBkz4DzfjLd60dig8Wsg0ejA/s2048/07-20210831_104214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMgW7WpTDDJtj27hmKiRTKW-BsKuhFDwfQ58MASJ_uoBpwR1fbl76lPu9qczHZqnCFa4NhNSEW2yfzyyATFWlpKwywf7TQZMXmhgG2SAXtWjTyrU50cKLBkz4DzfjLd60dig8Wsg0ejA/w640-h480/07-20210831_104214.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYaW07tmLQV4jpRW9XkBtH3CoamdBv697KnVxyejjdZue1-1V_hYGYqGfI4wN5H_a33ifWbbDyQ7njaSSEv8zIs5zlXYlNCDYzNkn9iR2jC5kfGxvCSqdciXyLSo1QZte9SNHTi8lKpU/s2048/08-20210831_105103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYaW07tmLQV4jpRW9XkBtH3CoamdBv697KnVxyejjdZue1-1V_hYGYqGfI4wN5H_a33ifWbbDyQ7njaSSEv8zIs5zlXYlNCDYzNkn9iR2jC5kfGxvCSqdciXyLSo1QZte9SNHTi8lKpU/w640-h480/08-20210831_105103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I was so excited to have arrived at the start of the slide that I neglected to take a picture of the cairn marking where Bennies Brook crosses the Southside Trail. I check GaiaGPS, which I had downloaded and was trying out for the first time, to confirm we were in the correct location to enter the slide. [Our friends who'd hiked it with their kids had shared their track with me, and it was comforting to know we would have this backup should we become confused. I was mostly concerned with exiting the slide at the appropriate time to find the herd path up to marked trail, but ended up really liking GaiaGPS; the base mapping is far superior to MapMyRide.] </p><p>Anyway, once at Bennies Brook, the way is clear: simply go up! And up we went.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFN4ydWCfMgZbeg55hgRcFBc0LGu4On4Ii_RDlPcbSvbTS7WoraQlUTvLoYNwn5q9R9LO1N8BcgxE0W_xoRkJgoLYs9Lok-R6Zbkv4Zm9acRcEXdunB44BbbspdSLpjPq18X6tA7lFmc/s2048/09-20210831_105444.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFN4ydWCfMgZbeg55hgRcFBc0LGu4On4Ii_RDlPcbSvbTS7WoraQlUTvLoYNwn5q9R9LO1N8BcgxE0W_xoRkJgoLYs9Lok-R6Zbkv4Zm9acRcEXdunB44BbbspdSLpjPq18X6tA7lFmc/w480-h640/09-20210831_105444.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD87vIH0DDtf4GyhVg_C4P0bZcBSObTiCZgcAetT_B5O-eZiE-bxT7JuwajbjF7vdvfD4S5uD_NLso321qBEDmfcl3NYJ5Lf3sfcy1bxLZ7a_sfhCrCwnl5ucHIrfVPM40pT8yh4DUrXQ/s2048/10-20210831_110313.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD87vIH0DDtf4GyhVg_C4P0bZcBSObTiCZgcAetT_B5O-eZiE-bxT7JuwajbjF7vdvfD4S5uD_NLso321qBEDmfcl3NYJ5Lf3sfcy1bxLZ7a_sfhCrCwnl5ucHIrfVPM40pT8yh4DUrXQ/w480-h640/10-20210831_110313.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnRobQDCDQPFU6jFyyS8tb8Qi4HBHQPV7_ig-on-Z7v__KklDmJfAvhg7xpJqe62gCqWDIbnd8qXtVS-LSOq25TTk1SPeojlAFHWbrUzX27XZEPiRmHRDxezfa8P6EVkYfzRkj9Of9IE/s2048/11-20210831_113933.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnRobQDCDQPFU6jFyyS8tb8Qi4HBHQPV7_ig-on-Z7v__KklDmJfAvhg7xpJqe62gCqWDIbnd8qXtVS-LSOq25TTk1SPeojlAFHWbrUzX27XZEPiRmHRDxezfa8P6EVkYfzRkj9Of9IE/w640-h480/11-20210831_113933.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmeQcZDBz9E9W73VsvcKLs9lyrrV7A1covCwvzwP9cd1CWPutuvWs-bXOdNjQSoBzGA9yc9CjqOGh5yzg1Oh-_UfIyxAznwbbK2AC6PWNmusiYVgLYpd8ecvU1EruqmYGk2zn7HyZNsE/s2048/12-20210831_114347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmeQcZDBz9E9W73VsvcKLs9lyrrV7A1covCwvzwP9cd1CWPutuvWs-bXOdNjQSoBzGA9yc9CjqOGh5yzg1Oh-_UfIyxAznwbbK2AC6PWNmusiYVgLYpd8ecvU1EruqmYGk2zn7HyZNsE/w640-h480/12-20210831_114347.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1riUSksn2-KdKkQ-M2iq0pCcSgv8ba7GWxD4lQQo5narCYVfWX8Ik5b9dqRmT6PsuwfnQHDjYW6P2Ro-Ov0_a98b_GSgckQpRXEL6iDW-SSc81swG13rc-i8oT7SV3zrtKDP7LJtLeE/s2048/13-20210831_115731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1riUSksn2-KdKkQ-M2iq0pCcSgv8ba7GWxD4lQQo5narCYVfWX8Ik5b9dqRmT6PsuwfnQHDjYW6P2Ro-Ov0_a98b_GSgckQpRXEL6iDW-SSc81swG13rc-i8oT7SV3zrtKDP7LJtLeE/w640-h480/13-20210831_115731.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>It was so fun climbing the slide, and also very interesting. So many
different zones of vegetation and rock. It started off fairly narrow,
essentially hiking up inside the stream bed. The lower portion had a
good amount of cobbles and boulders, with lots of herbaceous plants.
Looking back and down across the valley, we could see the Brothers and once we got high enough, Big Slide and Yard. The slide widened somewhat as we gained elevation, and transitioned to bedrock with less vegetation. Eventually the slide rounded a bit of a bend and we could see more of the route ahead of us. Spectacular! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRYSr26rtgrim2Xs9lgWbKg0F3PNcaI5smie2gdMUV_cUblyf0o8NFyj-sKm0q6Jpn5T2l0IVWAoGEIWYM3jk0BPhyphenhyphenCKcaZojsKAnnEafEZrqDulNYpF00Gff09uBzLxeOscFnKCAbJQ/s2048/14-20210831_120708.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRYSr26rtgrim2Xs9lgWbKg0F3PNcaI5smie2gdMUV_cUblyf0o8NFyj-sKm0q6Jpn5T2l0IVWAoGEIWYM3jk0BPhyphenhyphenCKcaZojsKAnnEafEZrqDulNYpF00Gff09uBzLxeOscFnKCAbJQ/w480-h640/14-20210831_120708.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdYgCfBws6PtOogM9CRMipy5SNzSbJaXyDDF_-TYKQ1JuG41Zk91OYRi586jCQh5J78PU8AtrFI8N3o4pXv5cm4WZIM_ZaA4bh-fY1_DIxK-Mpf3UY_ZNont_aSSX2LAYiPAMAg0ByrPDo55jYFL_zeoOLPTt_3Pxo-xtUkNSjWzMbh5JvNRrBhsdA=s1008" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdYgCfBws6PtOogM9CRMipy5SNzSbJaXyDDF_-TYKQ1JuG41Zk91OYRi586jCQh5J78PU8AtrFI8N3o4pXv5cm4WZIM_ZaA4bh-fY1_DIxK-Mpf3UY_ZNont_aSSX2LAYiPAMAg0ByrPDo55jYFL_zeoOLPTt_3Pxo-xtUkNSjWzMbh5JvNRrBhsdA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bJyItBGFeWe1GMrqa4WX7wy_j7mYTFBTu8uOZYRgFl82y_F-9iAs8Z_nah1tVPiH6N4Qy_UC6ZDGU_26RnEd8zVOAcwriB4QD1p6GqnKtDCawGDuz3GWc5L2dEpUqowoCbGoJSGE_uQ/s2048/15-20210831_121535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bJyItBGFeWe1GMrqa4WX7wy_j7mYTFBTu8uOZYRgFl82y_F-9iAs8Z_nah1tVPiH6N4Qy_UC6ZDGU_26RnEd8zVOAcwriB4QD1p6GqnKtDCawGDuz3GWc5L2dEpUqowoCbGoJSGE_uQ/w640-h480/15-20210831_121535.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCd0fpMU9iCEQHdD7enK4uhkd7QUlBHgYpX_sLSL6JexEIBm1E6lVzeL-iicCMXkrwWk4-q0k3elPDNbo2Oyvy-jFaXjfyULFKl6le9D69iUEYl5BC3NmesZBo43alXGsw7Qqa1lCooUk/s2048/16-20210831_122848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCd0fpMU9iCEQHdD7enK4uhkd7QUlBHgYpX_sLSL6JexEIBm1E6lVzeL-iicCMXkrwWk4-q0k3elPDNbo2Oyvy-jFaXjfyULFKl6le9D69iUEYl5BC3NmesZBo43alXGsw7Qqa1lCooUk/w640-h480/16-20210831_122848.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKqFLT4zU2oLQuFzJVTItvvBJS4YFk1rEYVfMoI4BtoyCNlFgsA5Foh_sx1yAbiEGf1uThr4vzUdeEluVkK1GeVUpewK2BlkxHNO_FR6FxmKcfR36F5EHsvMZaYZ1MS2_NW_6G9GRKmE/s2048/17-20210831_122859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKqFLT4zU2oLQuFzJVTItvvBJS4YFk1rEYVfMoI4BtoyCNlFgsA5Foh_sx1yAbiEGf1uThr4vzUdeEluVkK1GeVUpewK2BlkxHNO_FR6FxmKcfR36F5EHsvMZaYZ1MS2_NW_6G9GRKmE/w640-h480/17-20210831_122859.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Cs12FR787fL8fzbFfF9c5kskaQFrwiMgr6ksu4KT53Ks72Hg3Rl20e5V3Knj4Ue17OS2-zHuIjdum2WfeF8-jGb58NXlhmLYLQHvrPviuGSG-yOOI7twCv015QtZbhwf-t0Y5qEoyo0/s2048/18-20210831_123640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Cs12FR787fL8fzbFfF9c5kskaQFrwiMgr6ksu4KT53Ks72Hg3Rl20e5V3Knj4Ue17OS2-zHuIjdum2WfeF8-jGb58NXlhmLYLQHvrPviuGSG-yOOI7twCv015QtZbhwf-t0Y5qEoyo0/w640-h480/18-20210831_123640.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>We stopped for lunch on the slide, knowing the views here would be better than at the top. Frankie and Erwin had got ahead of me on the steepest part so they picked a spot and started eating. I didn't take pictures on the steepest part, as my hands were busy. I remember wishing I had taken my visor off because it was so steep I couldn't see ahead of me, but not having enough hands for that either. Frankie just scrambled right up like it was nothing, a spider walking up a wall. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VSZd378cvx99yHx9X_yJJOvzcQVuSTKwJlIf7jQzgQpLic_Ds0TQ2Q6JiDc4qQTbG40cZwEVkb1q1LuPvrab5Sc0hqPByNm8gHVOm_EsqNtoay7ck9E4FACSDZgiLD5JoLHVvmPv3Jo/s2048/19-20210831_123659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VSZd378cvx99yHx9X_yJJOvzcQVuSTKwJlIf7jQzgQpLic_Ds0TQ2Q6JiDc4qQTbG40cZwEVkb1q1LuPvrab5Sc0hqPByNm8gHVOm_EsqNtoay7ck9E4FACSDZgiLD5JoLHVvmPv3Jo/w640-h480/19-20210831_123659.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39gaSlviM-7ozi0AX69W_htYEfrY27NRRdMSitJ94ok7Wcb1utq90xKIzaHMk1rOnSjsmrOFNLIJZVFSLMtQjzjeOsBcjchNIgIob3oLRL5ter-eETnRxi9DPmnjqe2lpgWwTl8BO-1Q/s2048/20-20210831_123804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We knew the herd path would be on the left before the headwall visible in the right of the photo below, and I checked the GPS track as we approached, wanting to be sure we didn't overshoot and have to backtrack. There is a modest cairn marking the herd path entrance. We paused here for a brief moment to enjoy our last views down Bennies Brook. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNM-1dZ3UWVY5lYpmLfuAQedNgdtqT5OCM7illZiwA1C_1_uGbh6_fW_jYQG_NJTmM5P4MKH5P1TldpNyhhWhv_FTFv070UpYjFkDbVpuz4AF0Xo34yRehwW9po0abmfvMG7mEvDPEYxM/s2048/26-20210831_132750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNM-1dZ3UWVY5lYpmLfuAQedNgdtqT5OCM7illZiwA1C_1_uGbh6_fW_jYQG_NJTmM5P4MKH5P1TldpNyhhWhv_FTFv070UpYjFkDbVpuz4AF0Xo34yRehwW9po0abmfvMG7mEvDPEYxM/w480-h640/26-20210831_132750.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCFuhoXrPPuiXyF3e9EzP5R0XDJz64iuOwK86pNDWNrt9ZHv5piPbmGjVtwXvnJrlE1mpGlZ270eyZ6jDvD-RYCmpPCLG5Mu5n8BlgApxM7gDlNglT26QYr51Xlb2I9OT2-Q3hINMw2g/s2048/27-20210831_133334.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCFuhoXrPPuiXyF3e9EzP5R0XDJz64iuOwK86pNDWNrt9ZHv5piPbmGjVtwXvnJrlE1mpGlZ270eyZ6jDvD-RYCmpPCLG5Mu5n8BlgApxM7gDlNglT26QYr51Xlb2I9OT2-Q3hINMw2g/w640-h480/27-20210831_133334.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaju3DcjPyPsa1owReyFoak2_ylDnhSpzpgBqUHqJ8AVXEtqYlMgdIl_jky9UXdcobvsJMLk62095ml-tkKkfXMug4XbmLX1reoj9Jy5G4Tozi-5SsFqokry2GdQpbOC_ioXNn2hq38_U/s2048/28-20210831_133234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaju3DcjPyPsa1owReyFoak2_ylDnhSpzpgBqUHqJ8AVXEtqYlMgdIl_jky9UXdcobvsJMLk62095ml-tkKkfXMug4XbmLX1reoj9Jy5G4Tozi-5SsFqokry2GdQpbOC_ioXNn2hq38_U/w480-h640/28-20210831_133234.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStjXeFS1Spp_loX-XPJAr__50-h9E29gdSg5X4R1GNpENfsT1um11zMGXNVtzHc80CdZcFvCsvNX0cQFOwC57ijs9LkO8emRIdq2_XtVfb9bnW2WmMN85nuUKRT0jjgwHIIS8Yx8ehVI/s2048/29-20210831_133533.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStjXeFS1Spp_loX-XPJAr__50-h9E29gdSg5X4R1GNpENfsT1um11zMGXNVtzHc80CdZcFvCsvNX0cQFOwC57ijs9LkO8emRIdq2_XtVfb9bnW2WmMN85nuUKRT0jjgwHIIS8Yx8ehVI/w640-h480/29-20210831_133533.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">last view down the slide<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The herd path is a very narrow route climbing steeply through ferns. After a very short distance, the herd path joins the marked W.A. White Trail at a small level spot. There are several hundred more feet to be gained before the summit ridge is reached, and the marked trail is gnarly and eroded while climbing. Once gaining the ridge, the trail levels out, winding pleasantly through the moss and firs. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_88_Mov8hw0U4cG4FQtOlvDN-Ff-HludBTWllcqI3WyiznLxCfP9WOBy0Z60OoVFcrsJTbRjZ5sLRLsTB5oQyx2eFqGaGbdect1tr__sPVfPEQ8cTwvVNI4_0vL25MPQRY6aikq8jLCQ/s2048/30-20210831_134210.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_88_Mov8hw0U4cG4FQtOlvDN-Ff-HludBTWllcqI3WyiznLxCfP9WOBy0Z60OoVFcrsJTbRjZ5sLRLsTB5oQyx2eFqGaGbdect1tr__sPVfPEQ8cTwvVNI4_0vL25MPQRY6aikq8jLCQ/w480-h640/30-20210831_134210.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoO9aiCqERaGFmn9EkLIoGh_tzoAxXV7EZqRvVkcmHwKJfC-0yll_0UOJ4opflflbimt1-5iyZwKNISuEMhfa5HPlYMZcl7yNajWsFnuXNCgh4-bfDjOebNfdjM1EHA7qHtBhMB7LWXEE/s2048/31-20210831_135222.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoO9aiCqERaGFmn9EkLIoGh_tzoAxXV7EZqRvVkcmHwKJfC-0yll_0UOJ4opflflbimt1-5iyZwKNISuEMhfa5HPlYMZcl7yNajWsFnuXNCgh4-bfDjOebNfdjM1EHA7qHtBhMB7LWXEE/w480-h640/31-20210831_135222.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheV_mc4RB4SGLTvDqhYB7xz7gKt3PdokDanydubBC29zK7k8xjtHu6196aM0b9Ok2Ne9YcDizDdlpZsh_-yPFLWIDxkHQJZdvq1XFL4-v6jGwm5MRDEch5-ZXrDb42U5cSiDP_E1rcn6A/s2048/32-20210831_135307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheV_mc4RB4SGLTvDqhYB7xz7gKt3PdokDanydubBC29zK7k8xjtHu6196aM0b9Ok2Ne9YcDizDdlpZsh_-yPFLWIDxkHQJZdvq1XFL4-v6jGwm5MRDEch5-ZXrDb42U5cSiDP_E1rcn6A/w480-h640/32-20210831_135307.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>There are no benchmarks or summit signs on Lower Wolfjaw, just the above signs posting the distances back to various trailheads. The summit rock is where Frankie is sitting below. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFg4JJZI3gTQFDQG6e2BiLBrvO2voV1k9NNcRENanVYnv-zQ5XeL8VapwwuO4wkS_649cesjxFxrz1l8cMdZCWQBxPq3CNX2rlh6x1vGABqjp0pJ5g7ydRHuYF7td9eCs34RF0pIAhop4/s2048/33-20210831_135524.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFg4JJZI3gTQFDQG6e2BiLBrvO2voV1k9NNcRENanVYnv-zQ5XeL8VapwwuO4wkS_649cesjxFxrz1l8cMdZCWQBxPq3CNX2rlh6x1vGABqjp0pJ5g7ydRHuYF7td9eCs34RF0pIAhop4/w640-h480/33-20210831_135524.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">view from the summit of Lower Wolfjaw<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpVZO1h2k4xqU4p51_MYp77s8AcFJ1aq73G_jOpGcTm79AQjkqt5ahy7p4YfsltcUt8OLO1E1zIKASqEXN9UH-WvgCvavLbiZ0VGBTE_u9woqRh9V8WOn9xnuxrLdacMAo1YVYt0thw0/s2048/34-20210831_141107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpVZO1h2k4xqU4p51_MYp77s8AcFJ1aq73G_jOpGcTm79AQjkqt5ahy7p4YfsltcUt8OLO1E1zIKASqEXN9UH-WvgCvavLbiZ0VGBTE_u9woqRh9V8WOn9xnuxrLdacMAo1YVYt0thw0/w480-h640/34-20210831_141107.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>After more snacking, we started our decent toward Upper Wolfjaw, turning right once we reached the col and following the marked Wolfjaw Trail back down to the Southside Trail, John's Brook, the Interior Outpost, and eventually the Garden. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBt337uHp4hfOmBHdD53_6MeiPBHXa2BtQX_dqlYzL2RtmyFo1YVlfHi21ay82MjXYAmYNiF3YgUK1iMujkueFbdylWQDUs_p8Tf3odpDS9l9Ahp9wFibbGLksNXjw-xw6BwYosSG2_4/s2048/35-20210831_150818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBt337uHp4hfOmBHdD53_6MeiPBHXa2BtQX_dqlYzL2RtmyFo1YVlfHi21ay82MjXYAmYNiF3YgUK1iMujkueFbdylWQDUs_p8Tf3odpDS9l9Ahp9wFibbGLksNXjw-xw6BwYosSG2_4/w480-h640/35-20210831_150818.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWj5gvZjzo_8g2QItXioJE8A9fs9h9ZYFX_UKxmaPBYNLS4W5x4o37XGehLIqGeJFKjuggcabduKcd9Rz8KCRMLnOsRB1eR88qJ9kVE3MO_eCe-s5H4ebs_AJsqU0FgJhJuxyrqpe3vM/s2048/36-20210831_154728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWj5gvZjzo_8g2QItXioJE8A9fs9h9ZYFX_UKxmaPBYNLS4W5x4o37XGehLIqGeJFKjuggcabduKcd9Rz8KCRMLnOsRB1eR88qJ9kVE3MO_eCe-s5H4ebs_AJsqU0FgJhJuxyrqpe3vM/w640-h480/36-20210831_154728.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXS0kGVUiaG0Qyuf5qmD2DVfbj5OBWDtmF7NwB-zroAOrGKfBszmwSYgJ3TyOhOV-2QkqPCYflJQPziH6QI4PaGxxwoi0B3qYsH4Bj2Jc4KXo8NWdigaZFY41ZdWw4VJQIYh9IpD6k0kU/s2048/37-20210831_161212.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXS0kGVUiaG0Qyuf5qmD2DVfbj5OBWDtmF7NwB-zroAOrGKfBszmwSYgJ3TyOhOV-2QkqPCYflJQPziH6QI4PaGxxwoi0B3qYsH4Bj2Jc4KXo8NWdigaZFY41ZdWw4VJQIYh9IpD6k0kU/w480-h640/37-20210831_161212.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>MapMyRide tracked this hike at 11.9 miles with 2,688 feet gain, while GaiaGPS tracked it at 11.5 miles with 2,795 feet gain. I'm not sure which of these is correct, but honestly it doesn't matter. Either way, this is an absolutely amazing hike. I found it well worth hiking Lower Wolfjaw a second time to enjoy the slide ascent. And Erwin declared it his new favorite Adirondack hike, edging out his previous favorite, Giant. Frankie was utterly enthralled with the slide climb, of course. He was tired when we were done, but not overly so -- he straight out sprinted the last half mile back to the car. <br /></p>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09118647016189175858noreply@blogger.com1