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| Bonticou Crag from Mountain Rest |
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| The views north of the Devil's Path |
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| The summit of bonticou |
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| Wallkill River Valley |
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| The view of Bonticou from the base |
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| I at least rested and relaxed |
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| Chris B. enjoying the setting sun. "The best things are free!" |
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| Looking out towards New Paltz |
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| The setting sun striking the rocks |
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| Moonrise |
I finally set out for Bonticou Crag with a local Meetup Group, Hudson Valley Hikers. I showed up a little early and went up the trail, which in itself was a pretty good scramble. Casey, the leader of this hike, would introduce us to Bonticou Crag on steroids.
From the Spring Farm Trailhead in the Mohonk Preserve, it's a quick walk to the base of Bonticou Crag. From here we took the "trail" to the summit. There were a few tricky sections, but nothing too scary. The walk was mostly through a giant boulder field, with some narrow squeezes mixed in.
Once on the summit, Casey led us down from north of the summit scrambling off trail. There were a few areas where we had to dip down under rocks, just barely squeezing through. Other than that, the scrambling down was not too difficult. The rocks were plenty dry, perfect for grip.
Referring to your last picture, last night was better for the moonrise than it was for the sunset. There was one giant cloud hovering over the Catskills from Burger Hill. The sun never came back out from behind it. Disappointing!
ReplyDeleteThe moon was beautiful this past week. On Thursday night, I caught it large and tinged with orange around 9 p.m, then white and brilliant above the Ramapos about an hour later.
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