Catskill Trip

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andrew7978

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I haven't posted too much lately because I have been busy, but managed to get up to the Catskills for an overnighter. Here are some pictures from the trip.

Tinder Fungus:
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Rabbit hiding in the rocks, not blending in too well
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One of the views
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Cooking breakfast on a hot rock instead of dirtying my mess kit
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Some of the trails were still pretty icy
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Playing with fire
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Waterfall
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Awesome! my favorite place on the planet! Is that iced-out trail in Mary's Glen? I've never been hiking up there in winter, but you be able to see forever from the Escarpment. Thanks for the pictures!
 
wintermute said:
Awesome! my favorite place on the planet! Is that iced-out trail in Mary's Glen? I've never been hiking up there in winter, but you be able to see forever from the Escarpment. Thanks for the pictures!
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Not sure where Mary's Glen is so I would have to say its probably not there. It somewhere on the Escarpment trail. Unfortunately, I lost my good topographic map :( of the area so I had to navigate with a compass and a map that did not list trail names or colors, so I'm not really sure where anything was.
 
I saw the video you posted on youtube, very nice mate:

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I just love the Catskill Mountains I've been going there for years.
Cooking breakfast on a hot rock looks pretty cool I would suppose bacon would be messy.
 
hollowdweller said:
Always wanted to try to cook bannock or pizza on a hot rock like that. How long did you have to heat it?
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That rock was real thin and the fire was very hot, I think I threw the egg on there after about 5 minutes.

We also heated rocks to sit on and rest our feet on to keep warm while sitting around the fire. Heated seats in the wilderness is such a luxury!
 
You'd be pissed though if that rock split half way cooking your egg :D

That picture of the fire and sparks shooting is awesome!
 
Andrew, That's a classic shot of North/South lakes, you sure do get some beautiful views from up there. I just got down off of North Mountain a few hours ago and worked up a badly needed get rid of some lard hike. North and South mountains are my favorite hiking spots, I have South mountain down to 9 min's from Kaaterskill falls to the top of the mountain, a great hike to get the old arteries pumping. Another trail you may want to try is Platte Clove to Mead Mountain, stopping to camp at Echo lake. There is a lean too, along the way that you may find me taking my afternoon nap in.
 
Glad you enjoyed the trip ! I don't think we have any white easter bunnies [snowshoe rabbit, varying hare] here in the southern Catskills Nice to see the photo.
 
DaveinNY said:
Andrew, That's a classic shot of North/South lakes, you sure do get some beautiful views from up there. I just got down off of North Mountain a few hours ago and worked up a badly needed get rid of some lard hike. North and South mountains are my favorite hiking spots, I have South mountain down to 9 min's from Kaaterskill falls to the top of the mountain, a great hike to get the old arteries pumping. Another trail you may want to try is Platte Clove to Mead Mountain, stopping to camp at Echo lake. There is a lean too, along the way that you may find me taking my afternoon nap in.
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Thanks for the trail suggestion. I'll keep my eye out for you next time i'm up there!
 
Before I moved to Thailand I lived in town of Catskill. Your photos make me homesick. Strangely there are areas of Chiang Mai mountains that resemble catskills.
 
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