When I suggested a hike this weekend, Frankie was delightfully enthusiastic. However, he had an unusual condition: he insisted we go somewhere new. I suggested driving 2 hours to hike a fire tower in the Adirondack foothills, but he rejected the long drive, leaving me scrambling. I had to think pretty hard before I finally came up with a couple of ideas. [We hike much more than I record here, and he's already been to most of the places reasonably close by. I've considered adding a monthly roundup of hikes that don't get a full length feature, but I just haven't got around to it.]
