So yesterday after some trouble I made it up to Hunter Mountain, NY where they got 70"+ of snow last week. It was an epic, iceageical hike, to use the parlance of our time. Someone broke out the trail last weekend, so it wasn't too hard getting up there.
Click an image for a larger photo.
The back roads-
Topo map of the hike-
The trail on the way up-
The fire tower in the distance-
On top where the snow was 5-6' deep-
From the fire tower-
Two sizes, same vid. WMV files only-
2:19, 15.3 mb, 320x240-
http://www.drivehq.com/file/df.aspx/publish/mgpa/kaats/hunter/hunter2.wmv
2:19, 72.6 mb, 640x480-
http://www.drivehq.com/file/df.aspx/publish/mgpa/kaats/hunter/hunter3.wmv
I made it up in 3:40, on top for 1:10, and down in 1:35. 6.8 miles total in 6:25. The best winter hike I ever made by far. Those conditions on top were like being in another world.
Get out an do some snowshoeing in the winter. It's so much fun!
My hiking page- www.kaatskills.com
Mark Griffin
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