Today's Hike

[MarzNC]

Spent a day at the New River Gorge National Park in southern West Virginia a couple weeks ago. It was a side trip on the way to visit family in Chicago.

Near the end of the Long Point trail, an easy 1.6 mile hike one-way. Steep cliffs on both sides.
Can you see the people at the end?

The height of the bridge is as much as the Washington Monument plus the Statue of Liberty twice. Completed in 1977.

 

[Capt_Planit]

Indian Pass Rock, one of the few camping spots in this vicinity. One with a very well-aerated water source!

Hemmed in by cliffs, the trail sees little sun. Wallface mountain (highest cliff in the east, maybe) is back there somewhere.

And yeah, I got some turns in! No, not on the snow, but I had to jump turn down into the crevasse to fill my water bottle.

Best of all, no bugs! Yeah, it rained cats and dogs all weekend....

 

[Ripitz]

Happy Long Day from Little Haystack

 

[takeahike46er]

Barely rising 5600’ above sea level, Golden Ears feels much grander than its elevation would suggest—rising quite steeply and prominently above the Vancouver Metro area.

Snowfield below the Golden Ears summit


Much of the trail leading to the alpine is rocky, rooty, muddy and severely eroded. Combined with the black flies swarming me for much of the hike on Sunday, and it was like I was back in the Adirondacks!

From the summit you can spot the emergency shelter, and tent pads on the ridge below

Standing in front of Edge Peak and Blanshard Needle, just below the summit

Gold Creek

 

[Harvey]

Sweet shots!

 

[tirolski]

@Ripitz going beast mode again.

The Saranac Ultra 6

The longest day, in the ADK.

nyskiblog.com

Attaboy

 

[Peter Minde]

This was interesting:

Adirondack Report: Litigation and project updates

 

[Ripitz]

Hikers ticketed for leaving Adirondack chairs on Slide Mountain - Hudson Valley One

On July 8 at 1:30 p.m., the Catskill 3500 Club notified forest rangers about a group of hikers carrying two Adirondack chairs toward the summit of Slide Mountain in Shandaken.

hudsonvalleyone.com

 

[tirolski]

Hikers ticketed for leaving Adirondack chairs on Slide Mountain - Hudson Valley One

On July 8 at 1:30 p.m., the Catskill 3500 Club notified forest rangers about a group of hikers carrying two Adirondack chairs toward the summit of Slide Mountain in Shandaken.

hudsonvalleyone.com

Well they were Adirondack Chairs.

Is there such a thing as Catskill Chairs?

 

[Ripitz]

Is there such a thing as Catskill Chairs?

They have thrones, not chairs.