"Hiked up from the Beaver kill road PA with friends Yong Ae, Anna and Tom. We were meeting up with nearly two dozen other friends to witness our good friend Harold’s 420 Grid finale. Harold arrived under an arch of trekking poles in true Scottish splendor wearing a kilt and socks and a sporran on his waist. A celebratory toast with champagne then onto a feast of foods on the picnic table. As an additional treat the two Fire Tower volunteers, taking folks up in the cab, were two friends I haven’t seen in a while. A bit toasty standing around in the bright sun waiting for Harold’s arrival then celebrating/chatting." — Nimblefoot • Jun 25, 2022

"Back to South Doubletop only this time hiking with Barbara, aka Island Girl, and adding Big Indian and Fir to the mix therefore completing the Triple Biscuit. The first day of summer but a bit damp and cool. Low hanging clouds kept the woods wet and dropped some sprinkles every so often. I guess the weather deterred other hikers as we didn’t see a soul all day other than the DEC guy picking up trash at the Biscuit Brook TH in the AM." — Nimblefoot • Jun 22, 2022

"Back to South Doubletop only this time hiking with Barbara, aka Island Girl, and adding Big Indian and Fir to the mix therefore completing the Triple Biscuit. The first day of summer but a bit damp and cool. Low hanging clouds kept the woods wet and dropped some sprinkles every so often. I guess the weather deterred other hikers as we didn’t see a soul all day other than the DEC guy picking up trash at the Biscuit Brook TH in the AM." — Nimblefoot • Jun 22, 2022

"Becca and I hiked from the south. There were several downed trees on the path, and one on the road on the way to the parking lot. We met a hiker from New Jersey at the firetower who had come 6 miles from the northwest. He passed us on his way back there while we headed to Mill Brook Ridge, and eventually retraced our steps. ~9+ miles all told." — mikebenjamin • Jun 20, 2022

"Cruising up the NYS Thruway I brain-farted and got off at the Kingston exit instead of the Saugerties exit. So I did Hunter first before heading over to Mink Hollow for Sugarloaf and Plateau. Nice climb up the Becker Hollow trail, short and sweet. Only a week since last climb but needed it for day #211/366 for the northeast 4K/day challenge. Lunch in the parking lot then over to Mink Hollow. On my way up Sugarloaf I ran into a group of four descending that I met between East Rusk and Rusk. Short chat with the Ladies then went and tagged the non-descript summit. On my descent I ran into a local ultra runner out training for an upcoming race, Manitou Revenge. Nice chat about all things trail running, FKTs and the local running scene. Once down to Mink Hollow I headed straight down to the car and passed on the idea of doing Plateau as I didn’t really “need” it. Sugarloaf closed out my single season Spring round earning me a triangular trillium patch and a 4 seasons in a row patch." — Nimblefoot • Jun 10, 2022