Another grand hike & lunch at Sue's house

July 10, 2012 Tuesday

I went to bed WAY to late last night.  It was almost midnight.  Barb was up before me this morning for our second hike.  I got up at about 5:15am.  It was very early but we had another exciting hike planned for this morning.

The hike this morning wasn't as strenuous as the previous one.  There wasn't a constant uphill climb.  We were still out for about five and a half hours but only covered 7 1/2 miles.  We walked slower and really enjoyed the views more. 

We found this hike online and there were coordinates and pictures and trail maps.  Barb had the maps and pictures downloaded onto her notebook.  I had the coordinates entered into my phone GPS program.  We even had a steep uphill bushwhack to complete too.  Normally this wouldn't have been a big deal except that the GPS program that I have on my phone is not the best for navigating to a way-point.  We were doing a lot of guessing and the GPS was jumping around a lot due to the tree cover, etc.  If we try this again I want to have a real GPS.

Here is our first view from the Palenville Overlook...

The view was nice but the neat part was where we sat to see it.  Someone had taken flat stones from a nearby foundation and built a three seat rock formation!

We also got a neat picture of a rock formation called Indian Head.  We hiked over there next....

There was an old fire pit here.  We have seen a lot of these fire pits in various locations but this one came with utensils!  Someone had left behind a hamburger turner and tongs too....

Here is a picture of me in need of a little help.  I reached out to Barb but she said she had to get a picture first....

I just had to get a picture of this neat looking mushroom growing on the side of a tree.  It was so vibrant and colorful...

Here is a picture of Barb on trail...

We stopped at a spot called Boulder Rock next.  We both tried our hardest but it wouldn't budge...

 

After our return home from our hike we headed down to Sue's house in Rhinebeck for a nice lunch and swim time.  Here is Eric enjoying the pool area.  A pool or swimming spot is always a favorite place to be for Eric...

In the evening back at Barb's we ordered pizza for dinner.  Barb also made hot wings to go with it.  I headed off to bed early - very tired - it was a fun day for sure!