**Indeed we did! I was huffin' & puffin' but I made it to the top!! Walking back down was almost more difficult.**
This hike was SO MUCH FUN! It was Sunday afternoon, I was in a funk from not enough sleep and too many great stimulants, and the exercise was just what this boy needed. I thought it was going to be a leisurely stroll....WRONG! This was a very challenging hike, climbing up through mostly rocks on what was once a stream bed, to reach the summit with a beautiful view of the Catskills. Most of the joy for me was getting the chance to talk one on one with Maggie, Patrick, Lieve, Lori, & Alex. It was great, and to help them down the mountain, I bored them all to tears with details of the covers project - lemme tell ya, they were sprintin'! :~D I looked over that ledge at the top and got a sinking feeling in the pit of my belly. Lori danced along the edge like the 1/2 mile drop was nothing. So now you know it wasn't all decadence! :~) Bob NP: Bruce, "Lonesome Day"
