"A trifecta of peaks on a beautiful day with a blue sky overhead and some early white fluff underfoot. Time to switch out the trail runners for boots and gaiters as we enter a new ice and snow season. Some icy patches to avoid on my way up and over Giant Ledge and onto Panther. A few slips and slides on my return kept me alert to my footing. On GL I started meeting the incoming weekend crowd so it was no surprise to find the parking lot at the hairpin curve overflowing. Dropped down to McKenley Hollow PA, hoping to find a spot to park, had lunch in the car then headed up to do E & B. Fewer hikers and deeper snow encountered compared to Panther. Following footprints out to Eagle from today but the hiker(s) turned around literally five minutes from the herd path to the new canister. It was a shame to get that close and not get the peak- oh well. Back over to the col and up to the obelisk on Balsam then a speedy descent to the PA before darkness fell. " — Nimblefoot • Nov 9, 2019

"A trifecta of peaks on a beautiful day with a blue sky overhead and some early white fluff underfoot. Time to switch out the trail runners for boots and gaiters as we enter a new ice and snow season. Some icy patches to avoid on my way up and over Giant Ledge and onto Panther. A few slips and slides on my return kept me alert to my footing. On GL I started meeting the incoming weekend crowd so it was no surprise to find the parking lot at the hairpin curve overflowing. Dropped down to McKenley Hollow PA, hoping to find a spot to park, had lunch in the car then headed up to do E & B. Fewer hikers and deeper snow encountered compared to Panther. Following footprints out to Eagle from today but the hiker(s) turned around literally five minutes from the herd path to the new canister. It was a shame to get that close and not get the peak- oh well. Back over to the col and up to the obelisk on Balsam then a speedy descent to the PA before darkness fell. " — Nimblefoot • Nov 9, 2019

"A trifecta of peaks on a beautiful day with a blue sky overhead and some early white fluff underfoot. Time to switch out the trail runners for boots and gaiters as we enter a new ice and snow season. Some icy patches to avoid on my way up and over Giant Ledge and onto Panther. A few slips and slides on my return kept me alert to my footing. On GL I started meeting the incoming weekend crowd so it was no surprise to find the parking lot at the hairpin curve overflowing. Dropped down to McKenley Hollow PA, hoping to find a spot to park, had lunch in the car then headed up to do E & B. Fewer hikers and deeper snow encountered compared to Panther. Following footprints out to Eagle from today but the hiker(s) turned around literally five minutes from the herd path to the new canister. It was a shame to get that close and not get the peak- oh well. Back over to the col and up to the obelisk on Balsam then a speedy descent to the PA before darkness fell. " — Nimblefoot • Nov 9, 2019

"Planned to do both Fir and Big Indian but because of a late start from home I had to leave BI for another day. A pleasant whack up steamboat ridge off the P-W trail then a return via the traditional herd path back the P-W just beyond the lean to." — Nimblefoot • Nov 4, 2019

"We had a beautiful day for a Catskill Niner with cool temps and sunshine. We enjoyed a clear star filled sky with our headlamp start and the same after our headlamp finish. Only met other hikers on Witt and Friday then one guy on BC then we met on Friday before a noisy group crowded the small summit/canister area. Our passage through the “Dink” was our easiest so far with only minimal pokes and a growing amount of open stretches." — Nimblefoot • Nov 2, 2019