Catskills 3 weeks in a row for me. That's a record for me these days. In the summer no less. I took two guys who had never been there and everything worked out. My plan worked. The thunderstorms never came and the Canadian wildfires were never that bad. It was a hazy day but the sun was out and we had some semi obscured views from the fire tower. We went back down the trail past the stinging nettles and everything else. We hung at the picnic table at the top for a while prior and my friends said they had a great time. This is all new to them.
I found a great swimming hole somewhere in the area which we hit. It was pretty deep and the water was not that cold honestly. I'm used to those Creeks being shockingly cold. Try to go to Woodstock Brewing but it was closed. I swear I looked it up and it was open on Wednesday but that's not what the sign on the door said. Changed it up and hit that bbq joiint before the Thruway. Back to Jersey. 3 weeks in a row three hikes in a row. Plateau, Bearpen/Vly & Hunter. Thanks for reading