Lost City, Mohonk Preserve

Lining up to enter the first crevasse

Looking up toward another playground

Climbing up into the crevasse

First section that I took a pass on

Nice spot to chill while waiting

Balancing act

Enjoying the day out

The Rook

Ross making his way through the ice

We encountered some ice, but not as much as I thought we would

Looking out toward Mohonk

Ready for the beach!

Enjoying some time up top

The views east

I felt like a real geek wearing that helmet

Don't get too close

Looking out toward Mt Beacon

The long line down the crevasse

Maggie making her way down the crevasse

The Flat Iron

Standing out over the Gunks

The cliffs of Lost City to the left and Mohonk to the right

Mohonk from the east

We live in the internet age.  A few years ago I heard about Lost City.  I tried to find info on the net and their was not much to be found.  Locals kept Lost City out of the guidebooks and the NYNJ Trail Conference kept Lost City off the maps.  This changed recently and Lost City is no longer lost.

Today I went with the Hudson Valley Hikers Meetup Group.  My friends Ross and Maggie were also among them.  Ross had been through Lost City quite a few years back.  The group was quite large with approximately 30 people.  One of the most challenging things would be constantly waiting to make it through the crevasses.  If it were Ross, Maggie and I, we probably could have done double in a fraction of the time.  But this is to be expected and it happened to be a great group. 

Lost City is a fairly easy place to explore.  It's about a mile walk in to the Crevasses.  Lost City is basically a long ridge of cliffs with large mounds of rocks.  When you get to those cliffs, just dive in and explore.  The group was a mix of beginners, intermediate scramblers (which is what I'd classify us) and the advanced.  Many of the routes had options for everyone.  Looking around, one could spend days exploring the different routes.