I made the annual trip to hike with the crew from CARC a
week ago. It was a great time as
usual. I arrived early at the Adirondack
Loj and was able to secure a nice parking spot.
The rest of the crew was not far behind and we all started to get a plan
together. Some of the group headed out
to hike Mt. Marcy, others went off toward Algonquin. I went with the group that was going to take
it easy. A short hike out to Rocky Falls
and enjoy the water and sun.
It was a
beautiful sunny day in upstate New York.
We started hiking about 11:00am with a good sized group and made it to
the falls by noon.
We sat, ate and
watched the water for a while but we all wanted a little more so we decided to
keep going toward Indian Pass.
Following
the Indian Pass trail we continued on.
Eventually coming to Indian Pass, which was a nice view but a little bit
of a letdown, there was still some snow in the crevices at the bottom of the
pass, and that was interesting.
Now we
were all pretty tired and had hiked about 6 miles just to get to the pass.
It was a long journey back to camp.
Our short hike had grown to 12 miles and we
still needed to cook dinner for everyone.
We arrived back at camp about 6pm and set about cooking a nice group
meal of sausage and peppers and onions, salads, chips and dips, and of course
dessert.
It was delicious.
The next morning was cloudy and the rain started as we were
finishing breakfast. I needed to head
out by 11am so chose a quick hike up Mt Jo.
Mt Jo is located at the Loj with just a short hike, about 1 mile
out. It has some steep spots on the way
up but was a nice quick hike that provided some nice views of the surrounding
mountains.
Mt. Marcy and Algonquin are
to most prominent peaks.
After enjoying
the view in the rain we made our way back toward camp.
I packed up and was back on the road by
11.
It was a fun weekend and I got some
good hiking in.
As always I am looking
forward to next year.
