Swimmers along the North Bouquet |
Up the river to the beaver dam |
A beaver |
The next morning, starting from Keene Valley |
The views from Rooster's Comb are impressive |
It seems like you could take a short cut back to the trail, but the sign seems to say no. |
The view from Hedgehog |
Looking back on Rooster comb from Lower Wolf Jaw. Glad I didn't take a short cut |
Getting a view along the great range from Lower Wolf Jaw |
and I meet the first hikers of the day |
More hikers on Upper Wolf Jaw |
Lunch on Armstrong |
The col between Armstrong and Gothics is beautiful |
Lodge on the lower ausable |
You can see the scars of the Floyd fire on Noonmarks shoulder |
An old marker on Gothics |
and a great view |
even from inside crevices |
Ladder makes easy work of a memorable ledge |
After returning to lower Wolf Jaw, I try to find the slide. After wandering a bit, I find it a little ways down. |
The slide offers great views |
Johns Brook near the base. |
More of the brook |
The famous Noonmark diner in Keene Valley. |
The morning fog lifts as I drive to Upper works. |
I intend to hike through Indian Pass and scout a route from Walface pond to MacNaughton. That is impractical. |
My camera dies photgraphing the scarey bridge with missing slat, and I settle for a hike through Indian Pass, over to flowed land, and back to upper works. But I had a wonderful hike on a beautiful day. |