Nice respite

I left work a little early and went up to Thacher Park with Howie. I parked at the Paint Mine lot and we did a loop on some of the Southern trails. There was still quite a bit of snow still in the woods. Luckily the snow on the trails was packed down like a sidewalk. Passed several small waterfalls on the way up the hill. Next, I crossed the street to the overlook area and walked along the escarpment. Returned back to the car a tad weary after covering 4+ miles.

Thtcher

Springtimes

I did a short walk this afternoon at Peebles Island state park. Followed the perimeter trail around the island. Some bits of snow here and there, but most of it has melted leaving muddy spots. Lots of other people out enjoying the fine weather. Walked about 2 miles.
Afterwards, I stopped at Cohoes falls and then Poesten kill gorge in Troy. Lots of water flowing at both locales due to the spring melt.

Peebles Island

Almost spring

It was a very nice afternoon (sunny and warm). I took off from work at lunch and did a short hike with Howie at Moreau State park. It's only 50 miles north, but there was quite a bit more snow than at home. The conditions varied from deep snow (2-3 feet) to no snow with mud. If you stayed on the path which was already packed down, you could keep from sinking in too much. Although, in a few places I sunk in up to my knee cap. I wore micro spikes to give me some more traction for the steeper parts towards the top. After a little huff and puff, I reached the overlook and took a short break before heading down. Saw nobody else on the trail. Everyone I saw was sticking to the paved (and plowed) road around the lake. Guess they don't like the mashed potato snow.

Round-trip Distance: 3.0 mi
Elevation Change: 800 ft

Moreau