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The Plattekill (No Trespassing Edition)

The summer has been quite hot and ripe for a nice swim at one of the Hudson Valley's great swimming holes.  The Plattekill doesn'...

Sunday, September 25, 2016

Rondaxe (Bald Mt)

Bald Mt rises above the Fulton Chain of Lakes just north of Old Forge.  I came here a few years ago since Bald is part of the fire tower challenge.  I remember the gorgeous sunrise over the lakes.


Today I would repeat that.  Despite my 6am start, I was not the first person up the mountain.  It's a real short walk, mostly over long slabs of rock.  About halfway up, the first views come into view.  A lot of fog settled on the lake.  The morning was cold, but not so much where it was the first frost of the year.  My hands got quite cold from snapping pictures from the cabin of the fire tower.  

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