Today we started out in a pretty populated part of the park;
it was also the weekend so there were lots of people out and about. The first major spot we came to was the site
of the historic Catskills Mountain House.
The house its self was no longer standing, but there was a commemorative
plaque off to the side of the clearing. As
we were enjoying the view and checking out all of the information, Miles
noticed a guy and a girl walking up the main path, and he was wearing a
Kentucky basketball shirt; we knew this was gonna be a good day.
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| Commemorating the Catskills Mountain House. |
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| The old site of the Mountain House. |
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| Looking back on North Lake and South Lake, and the Hudson river valley. |
The Mountain House was right near a couple lakes called
North Lake and South Lake. We went and
dipped our feet in them; it looked like an awesome area to hang out for a
weekend. Maybe we will go back
sometime. From here we took off on the
escarpment trail. It followed along a ridgeline,
and provided lots of awesome views of the Hudson River, as well as of the
valleys between the mountains.
At lunch time we got a great boost to our energy; looking
out from the three hundred and sixty degree view at north point, Miles spotted
Albany. The destination was in sight,
and our excitement level climbed greatly.
Even better to us we the fact that between here and there all the
terrain looked to be comparatively level!
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| Spike sees Albany! |
Our days in the Catskills are about over and we have mixed
feelings about it. Miles is looking forward
to not having to climb up and down every mountain, but we are scared to see
what the quality of the trail becomes. We
will also be without maps, and only have a written direction and markings to
rely on for the rest of the way. We just
have to remember though, the end is in sight now!
Traveled 11.35 miles of trail.
-SM-
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