Keepin' Cool

I did a bunch of small hikes on this warm day with Howie - all along the Route 8 corridor and all of which involved water of some form.
The first was the east branch gorge trail. I followed the unmarked path along the east side of the river. Passed a double cable crossing near the start of the gorge. Didn't need to use it. I took the eastern path all the way to Square falls and then returned.
The next hike was along the shanty brook path. Had to wade across the Sacandaga river near the start. The water was low so crossing was easy (though Howie begs to differ). Continued on a well-used foot path all the way to Shanty falls. There was a nice pool below the falls. I took a quick swim. The water was a bit cool. Returned back to the car after drying off.
The last hike was on a marked trail to Kibby pond. Mosquitoes were starting to come out at this point. Reached the pond where there was an old canoe and two metal row boats for general use. Didn't venture onto the pond, but took a short snack break before hiking back.
Nice day out to visit some new places. Didn't see anybody in the woods today. Walked about 7.5 miles altogether.

Sacandaga