My second trip out to Hoye-Crest/Backbone Mountain, the Maryland state high point. This time the trail was carpeted in leaves, not snow, and while still somewhat slippery, was still easier to walk up. Mom's knee has also been replaced, and she's had ankle surgery, so she was doing a lot better too. (Not being 3 weeks out of the hospital, again, helps.) Ken hadn't done the Maryland high point yet, and we wanted to see some fall color and show off Western Maryland to our visitor, so Mom and I took him on a two-night/three-day adventure through Western Maryland, southwestern Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The hike here at Hoye-Crest is still well-marked with red "HP" and arrows painted on trees, and the trail itself is an old logging road. No issues. The register at the peak was basically full, though, and only since September 2020...! A busy day; a party of four had already signed in before us, and we passed four separate groups (while keeping appropriate social distance from those not in our party) who were heading up as we were heading down! The fall leaves were beautiful, a great day for leaf-peeping. Oh, and we found a small snake hiding in the leaves on the way down.