I headed
back to a favorite trail this week, hiking a section of the South Taconic
Trail. I was lucky enough to have a day
off with my wife this week and we took advantage of it. We decided to hike to Alander Mountain from
Bash Bish Falls. We arrived at the
parking lot around 9:30am and began hiking.
It was a beautiful fall morning, almost perfect hiking weather. Bluebird sky’s and cool temps helped to keep
us from overheating as we made the climb from the valley floor. We stopped just
before the top and had a snack and caught our breath, then we made the final
scramble up and the hiking got easier and fun.
It is a tough climb up for a
little over a mile, then the trail levels out and we were able to cruise along
nicely. There were some scattered views
out through the trees, looking west over the valley and farther out to the
Catskills. The trail climbs as you
approach the summit of Alander Mountain and we started seeing better views.
We
could see Mount Everett and Race Mountain as we approached the summit. After a rest on the summit of Alander, we
turned around and made our way back.
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