Now that we are free from weekend runs that impact half of our Saturday and necessitate a full Sunday recovery, Zdenek and I are trying to take advantage of our new found freedom by fitting in bike rides and weight training sessions whenever we feel like it. I thought it would be a good idea for us to also get out of the city a bit more and explore some of the lovely Northeastern surroundings that lie within an hour or two by train or automobile, and so we decided to head to Bear Mountain on Sunday with my good friend, Caitlin.
I had a whole blog entry written about this 11 mile (asinine) adventure, but on second thought, I've decided not to post it. Caitlin and Zdenek will understand why. The rest of you will have to be content with some photos.
View of the Hudson
New York City skyline from 50+ miles away
On the Major Welch Trail
Hiking up 12,000 year-old ice-age boulders(or, as Caitlin sarcastically declared, the grandeur of the Northeast)
No bears, only hikers
Me: tired and cold
They carried the backpacks; I carried the camera
View from the Bear Mountain suspension bridge, overlooking Iona Island
come on - you can't leave us hanging like that. you've made two separate allusions to a potential major event on this trip.. do tell :)
ReplyDeleteUm, it looks like it was 5 miles to Peekskill, not 4. Good god.
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