Race to the top

I did a hike on Saturday with Howie in the southern Taconic range. We climbed Mount Race from route 41. Had a nice warm, sunny day for our climb ... T-shirt weather even. Followed the Race Brook trail up past the waterfalls. After the falls, there was 6+ inches of packed snow to navigate through in the pine forest. Got to the saddle between Mount Everett and Race and followed the Appalachian trail south. Not much snow at all on the ridge. Reached the summit and continued down the other side to a line of cliffs. Had nice views to the east into Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Summit Elevation: Race 2365 ft
Round-trip Distance: 5.8 mi
Elevation Change: 1880 ft

Mount Race