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| Hiking | 5.75 Miles |
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| no partners | | I had wanted to hike this "summit" during dry conditions with good long range visibility for a while. I wasn't sure I would be able to do so this year, but late season cold fronts still produce these conditions well into April, it seems. Also, leaf out and pollen season is probably soon, so I didn't want to deal with that scourge, even though it is possible May has days like today.
Returning 8 days after my last hike here meant things felt much better. I miss that about regular real hiking (flat "hiking" isn't hiking at all, it's a walk, even if 15 miles) and the ability to feel that type of fitness may not be fully appreciated by people who live in mountainous areas. Imagine living some boring flat place like Florida or Illinois and trying to hike a mountain. No wonder people think it is torture.
Unlike over near Tammany the spring sign is much less. There, Hickory seems to be nearing leaf out and pollination time, but not so, here. No mosquitoes at the little creek crossing, either. It was freezing last night, so that is part of why. There was a breeze, nothing like what Flagstaff can endure as routine in April, but that kept wildlife sounds like birds to a minimum.
The hiking felt better this time compared to September. I figure this was because it was pretty cool and dry. The high was about 60, but the dew point (at Mount Pocono) was in the teens for most of the day, which is really nice considering where it will be in a few months. I felt like I was on Wrightson at 9400' when I was at the high point. It was very similar by feeling.
As a result of the great conditions, I was able to see the Catskill Mountains up in New York. Nothing extreme, these are not the Sierra Nevada as seen from Telescope Peak, but you could see them. It was a little like seeing the Mazatzals from Humphrey. There were two birders who came up a north AT approach and let me use their binoculars. I was able see the tower structure at the NJ high point.
On the way back I stopped at the Sunfish pond. |
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