A Gray And Misty Hike
Reading Time: 9 minutes Although the weather was not ideal I planned a new hike. I also had a new “toy” – a handheld hiking GPS unit – that I wanted to test out. My hike started with a steep climb up from Babcock Hollow Road (M19). The trail brought me up across Van Donsel Road; the same road Tim and I had gotten stuck on the previous hike. From there I made my way up to the top of one of the ski runs at Greek Peak and then descended over 750 feet down to Tone Road. A road-walk took me up the busy NY 392 and then up Carson Road (M19) to my turn-around. I turned back and struggled up along the ski run, sore and tired by the time I reached the top. Shortly before reaching the final steep descent to Babcock Hollow Road I twisted my knee painfully and limped my way slowly down.