Month: July 2010

Reading Time: 5 minutes My fourth hike on the FLT. I had talked about the trail to my friends and my good friend Tim decided he wanted to go on a hike with me. I planned out a relatively short 11 mile hike as his first introduction to the trail. It was a beautifully sunny mid-summer day; perfect for a hike. Our trek took us from Old 76 Road to NY 79 and back. We rested along the wide grassy shoulder of Blackman Hill Road. Near NY 79 we encountered a long series of low bridges over marshy and wet ground.

Reading Time: 11 minutes My fifth hike on the FLT and my first single-day 20 mile hike. I started from NY 79 on a cool summer morning that had the promise of a warm day. My trek took me down NY 79 and then up over a hill in Robinson Hollow State Forest. I crossed over Harford Slaterville Road into Hammond Hill State Forest, passing under a tall microwave tower. After leaving the tower behind I descended to cross NY 38 and make a long hot walk along Purvis Road out in the bright sun. I arrived at the Jim Schug Rail Trail (not what I expected) and followed it along toward Lake Road. After a break for lunch on a bench along the rail trail I continued on to Lake Road and then turned onto the road. I left the road and continued across a field heading for what I believed was a road on the other side. At the far side of the field I found it was not a road and decided it was time to turn back. After a long trek back I descended on to Robinson Hollow Road and discovered that I had lost one of the lenses on my sunglasses.