Friday, March 19, 2010

Mush, mush, mush

Took the day off and went to the Shawangunk mountains ("Gunks") with Howie. Parked at the Minnewaska state park main lot and started off. We did a loop on the Hamilton and Castle Point carriageways. The day was sunny and warm (reached lower 70's later in the afternoon). The trail conditions varied from dry, bare ground to mud to slush to 6-12 inches of mushy, mashed potato snow. A tiring hiking, but worth it for the interesting terrain and beautiful views. Total distance hiked was about 7.6 miles.

1 comment:

QM said...

"mash potato snow"...good description. Good idea to crouch down to get a photo of the snowy lake.