The hills are alive

Did a hike in Adirondacks with Howie today. Climbed some small trail-less hills in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness area. Started from Sucker Brook trailhead. Soon after signing in at the register, I left the trail and headed up to Pine Hill. I quickly reached a couple of nice view points to looking west. Continued along the ridge to Orange Hill which didn't have much in the way of views, and onto to Franks Hill. There were several ledges west of the summit with views to the west/north/south. Stopped for a lunch break and headed to Number seven hill. Near the summit, I almost stepped on a baby deer. It got up and started crying. Within seconds, the mother returned and was making huffing noises. I got out of there and dropped back down to the trail. Took the trail back to the car. Great day out in the woods. Cool, breezy and sunny. And no bugs, except a couple of mosquito bites.

Summit Elevation: Pine Hill 1519, Orange Hill 1642, Franks Hill 1660, Number 7 Hill 1620
Round-trip Distance: 6.8 mi
Elevation Change: 1300 ft

Pine Orange Franks Hill