"A late morning/afternoon hike of Rusk and Hunter with Ed. We intended to also do SW Hunter then return to Hunter to see the full moon at sundown for some photo ops for Ed. Neither of us was up for SWH so we were on Hunter too early and the cloudy sky discouraged us from sticking around for sundown. One or two snowmobiles came up the Old Hunter trail and chewed up the upper half of the Spruceton trail to the tower/cabin." — Nimblefoot • Feb 26, 2021

"Mimi and I did the 3-Peaker despite the weather forecast of mixed winter precipitation and slippery roads. Not many Holiday hikers, Presidents Day, out so it was a nice quiet day. Normally I would have whacked straight over to SW Hunter from West Kill through Diamond Notch but I didn’t feel like breaking a track so all the way down to the bridge then all the way back up. Still some bare booters out there punching holes into the nicely packed trails....too lazy to where the big shoes." — Nimblefoot • Feb 15, 2021

"Becker Hollow Trail, 4.7 miles. 2240' elevation gain, very steep after a mile up. Snowy, and packed down for the most part, only used spikes. Snowshoes would have been better, at least near the top. Cloudy day, but around 30 degrees and very light wind. Climbed the fire tower but no views through the clouds unfortunately. Was able to slide down half the way down, which was fun and made the descent much quicker." — gregoryskiba • Feb 14, 2021

"Enjoyed a nice climb up Becker Hollow trail to Hunter and then over to SW Hunter and back down Becker. Trail mostly tracked out, drifts in places. Roughly 10 miles RT. Perfect day to be out on the trails" — deb-and-rob • Jan 31, 2021

"Joined Itty Bitty for an easy romp of SW Hunter and Hunter for her month of December. Hunter was day #195 of 366 of the 4K peak/day challenge and the first peak of the Catskill 35 to reach the big 5-0( 50th ascent that I recall/documented). The tower on Hunter was nicely frosted for a winter-like photo op for IB." — Nimblefoot • Dec 10, 2020

"Did a Spruceton circular of West kill to Rusk. I hit the summit of West Kill first, to find the cairn knocked over and the remnants of a recent “camp” fire including a scarred tree roots, then whacked down to Diamond notch. After an easy stroll through open woods it was a steep drop that was a bit slippery with wet leaves. Next was a steep ascent on sliding rocks to head toward SW Hunter. Once most of the elevation was regained it was an easy stroll to the canister. Now it’s rail bed and trails to Hunter with the overcast sky breaking up and the sun showing through. The two people descending the tower were the only two other hikers I saw on the summits. Popped up and over the East summit of Rusk on my way to the canister on Rusk followed by a speedy descent on the herd path trying to stay ahead of gravity with the slippery leaves again." — Nimblefoot • Oct 27, 2020

"Up and down the Spruceton trail with Katie. This is a horse trail. It’s an easy gradual climb. You barely notice those 2000 feet go by. There was a summit steward at the top “regulating” the traffic up the tower, meanwhile 25 or so people milling around The bottom. 🤔 Anyway, we enjoyed our summit beers while we waited. First 4K and fire tower for Katie 🥳. " — bethmorgan • Aug 22, 2020

"Loop of SW Hunter and Hunter via the DP and Spruceton trail with Mimi and Peter. With a late start of 9am we had nice weather of sunshine, cooler temps and a slight breeze, and no rain." — Nimblefoot • Jul 11, 2020

"Six of us did a loop of Rusk, Hunter and Southwest Hunter from the Rusk TH. Nice sunny blue sky but unfortunately that led to warm temps and sticky snow. Bushwhacked over East Rusk on our way to Hunter mtn where we had our usual buffet lunch complete with tablecloth, paper plates and napkins. Bumped into Ralph Ryndak and Rob Stewart, who had whacked up from Becker Hollow TH, at the cabin. We chatted with them while having lunch with the wind blowing and the sun shining. Got to the SWH can and out to Spruceton road before 5 pm so no headlamps were harmed on the venture." — Nimblefoot • Dec 23, 2019

"Tom, Peter, Mimi and I met in the Spruceton trail PA to get in a quick romp of SW Hunter and Hunter before the big snowstorm comes arrives. First a short road walk to get over to the Diamond Notch trail then onto the Devils Path to ascend to the can on the SW peak. Up to the tower on Hunter where we celebrated Tom and Peter’s completion of a single season Fall 35 and Mimi’s completion of her 4 season grid. Do to the windy conditions we dropped down the Spruceton trail to have our catered lunch and present Tom and Peter with their Fall triangle patches. Mimi prepared some bowls of vermicelli soup bowls with seafood right on the trail then opened up a container of spring rolls with dipping sauce and a container of cream puffs. On our way out we passed the only other hiker we would see all day down by the spring below the leanto. He was also doing Hunter before the storm figuring it would be quiet peaceful, which it was. The roads were a bit messy on the way home with a occasional car sliding off into a guard rail or into the median." — Nimblefoot • Dec 1, 2019