Nice 8 mile scramble through the trails around the Mohonk Mountain Preserve trails this morning - lots of cliff climbers out there today.
Plenty of color still in the Hudson Valley, but enough of the leaves are down so you can see the geological structures of this area. - awesome. Some spa-time at Mohonk, and Osso-bucco/Nebbiolo for dinner - not bad.
Just finished (from the Mohonk library) the book The Long Run by Matt Long - incredible account on how a NYC fireman/Ironman got nailed by a bus, destroying most of his interior - and after being stitched back together, had the verve to run the NYC Marathon, as well as finishing IronMan at Lake Placid. Wow.
Those who follow me on Facebook saw that I got up to the Superior Hiking Trail on Friday. 60 degree day couldn't hold me back. Went on a 15 mile hike and 7 mile bike ride between trail heads. Lots of elevation gain in this hike too. That's probably it for the season, although I hope to maybe get a little snowshoeing on the SHT this Winter. Right now I have a 30-mile gap betwen Crosby-Manitou S.P. and Temperence River State Park. Once I get that done (which I will in the Spring/early Summer 2015), then I will have hiked the SHT from Gooseberry Falls to about 8 or so miles north of Grand Marais, or about 40 percent of the Trail. This is some of the toughest (elevation-wise) miles on the SHT, as well as most scenic. My plan is then to take on the Duluth to Two Harbors section. Then I will take on the two ends with the desire to finish at the Canadien Border sometime around 2020, definitely by 2023 which would be my 60th birthday.