Well, I figured since I couldn't make the meet up hike on January 16th with a group from ADK Fire Tower page, and I really didn't want to get out of a nice warm bed on the 15th, today was the day to do something.
I have been working some odd shifts at work this week and it has
allowed me time off during the week to hike with my son, who was also
off today as well, so it was a win-win situation.
The trail-head to Spruce Mt. was easy enough to get to. Its about a 2.5
hour ride from Plattsburgh. The forecast was for overcast to partly
cloudy today, with little to no breeze. The temps were expected to be
around 40 degrees, which is crazy for January weather.
The trail was a hard pack all the way to the top. We gave the snowshoes
a free ride and wore micro-spikes the entire way with no issues, I
suspect that will change as this week is going to be unusually warm for
this time of year.
The trail was easy to follow, and was an easy incline the entire way.
We left the truck at 10:30 and took our time, arriving at noon.
A quick 30 minutes and we were back at the truck.
Camp / Hike / Repeat
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Point Au Roche State Park
I was feeling lazy today. My initial plans were to hike Spruce Mt. with
some friends, but just didn't want to get out of bed this morning. So I
texted them to see if they too would rather hike Rattlesnake Mt. in
Willsboro. They were feeling lazy also, so we hemmed an hawed on a few
different hikes. Long story short it was just me and the pups, and we
headed out to Point Au Roche State Park.
This is a very popular area all year long. I was surprised to have only run into two other people on the trail. This was nice because it allowed me to run the dogs off leash, and when I seen another person recalled them until the other hiker passed by.
All three pups came with me today, which is good as typically Hattie feels left out when we hike a mountain. Hattie is nursing knee surgery from last summer, and I'm taking it easy with her.
We went out on the point taking the orange trail, following the rim all the around.
Map
This is a very popular area all year long. I was surprised to have only run into two other people on the trail. This was nice because it allowed me to run the dogs off leash, and when I seen another person recalled them until the other hiker passed by.
All three pups came with me today, which is good as typically Hattie feels left out when we hike a mountain. Hattie is nursing knee surgery from last summer, and I'm taking it easy with her.
We went out on the point taking the orange trail, following the rim all the around.
Map
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