Belleayre, NY: Train Tracks to Fresh Tracks

[raisingarizona]

Haha! Wtf?

You’re an animal man!

 

[Peter Minde]

Here we go. It’s hard to see on mobile

Double Chair Podcast - Episode 11

Podcast Episode · The Double Chair Podcast · 04/17/2025 · 36m

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Listening to you, @Robert and @Ripitz right now. Great show. Although I prefer to say, if you don't fall once in a while, you're not going fast enough.

 

[tirolski]

It’s a lot safer than most roads, the shoulder is like 12 feet wide.

This article came out in POWDER a couple days ago.

https://www.powder.com/how-to/how-to-set-up-your-bike-to-go-skiing

Do ya use the same helmet for skiing-biking?

A telescoping fishing pole for The Esopus might come in handy.

Upper Esopus Creek Trout Fishing

Located in Ulster County, Esopus Creek flows 65 miles from Winnisook Lake in the Catskill Mountains to the Hudson River in Saugerties.

dec.ny.gov

I rode my mountain bike to go fishing off the northville-placid trail when mtn bikes 1st were a thing in the 80's a couple times. Then they outlawed it and I had to just walk in.

Allez! Allez! ADK Roubaix! | Bike Adirondacks

The 122nd Paris-Roubaix bike race is coming April 13! And you may be wondering what this has to do with the Adirondacks? Here's the story.

bikeadirondacks.com

 

[Ripitz]

Someone should call out your awesome decision not to try to continue the hike when you found out you were off course. You still got in such an epic, successful trip. So, I am calling out that one specific, very good decision.

You totally beastmoded this. Thank you for the gift of sharing it with us.

Thank you Dom for the kind words.

I definitely went through some emotions when I realized I made my mistake. I felt as if I failed. Then I thought about how silly the whole thing was. I sat down, letting it all go, and it was like a weight was lifted off my shoulders. The stress of making good time was over and finally felt I could simply enjoy the day.

It’s the journey not the destination, right? While we are all familiar with this cliche, it seems hard to live by, especially in our fast paced society that prioritizes accomplishments. It is important to understand the difference in being goal-oriented and process-oriented. There are pros and cons to both.

It’s easy to get tunnel vision while peakbagging. Now that I’m at 35 of 37 it’s even easier. But when I think back to why I started hiking the High Peaks it was because I wanted to immerse myself in their splendor. On the way home I enjoyed my success.

 

[DomB]

Thank you Dom for the kind words.

I definitely went through some emotions when I realized I made my mistake. I felt as if I failed. Then I thought about how silly the whole thing was. I sat down, letting it all go, and it was like a weight was lifted off my shoulders. The stress of making good time was over and finally felt I could simply enjoy the day.

It’s the journey not the destination, right? While we are all familiar with this cliche, it seems hard to live by, especially in our fast paced society that prioritizes accomplishments. It is important to understand the difference in being goal-oriented and process-oriented. There are pros and cons to both.

It’s easy to get tunnel vision while peakbagging. Now that I’m at 35 of 37 it’s even easier. But when I think back to why I started hiking the High Peaks it was because I wanted to immerse myself in their splendor. On the way home I enjoyed my success.

Very deep and very true. I try to teach my kids to focus on process. If we focus on outcomes too much, it can unnecessarily increase challenge. At the same time, goals are important to motivate us, as you noted.

And while some part of you may have felt in the moment like you failed, you have accomplished so much more than most or all of us here could. Great job! Great on you for seizing joy from the struggle and, yes, the occasional 'failure'.