So far hiking Long Path section 9 and 10 were the worse. Maybe that’s being too harsh so I’ll say that section ten is my least favorite. Why, you ask? Because it was all street walking. Put in cold, snow, and crazy drivers into the mix and you have yourself a mighty good time..or not….
One of the Catskills fire tower challenges that I wanted to delay doing was Hunter Mountain fire tower. In the summer when we did it, I was sweating, huffing and puffing and remember miles of uphill trail. Perhaps in the summer it seems worse that it is because of the mosquitos and heat. This time…
We have been talking about getting a kayak for a long time. One issue is that they are expensive, especially if you are looking for a tandem kayak. Thanks to LetGo app I was able to find an amazing deal on 2 used kayaks. For $300 I got a tandem and a single Wilderness Systems…
Long Path section 13 is supposed to be easy because we know the trail and have done it a few times, in sections. We got up, drove down the hill, crossed over, and were greeted by a “Road Closed” sign. They closed off Ferguson Road to do some street work. This added on some extra…
When you wake up on an April morning and find three inches of snow outside your home, you can go back to sleep or go hiking. We chose to go hiking at Roosa Gap and bring our garbage bucket. Well, the bucket stayed empty since if there was any trash, it was buried under the…
The last Catskill Fire Tower Challenge hike we did with Kara was Overlook Mountain and Echo Lake trail. The last time we came to Overlook fire tower, it was still winter and everything was white and frozen. This time it was a rainy, fall morning. We decided we were not going to let the rain…
Did you ever see a shark at Buttermilk Falls? Now you have! After a few days of rain, the sunshine finally came back and the shark was ready to play. We took the shark on a quick car ride to one of the waterfalls. Let’s just say the shark did some great nose dives and…
