This week's mountain for Cate and I was Black Mountain. I don't have time to tell all of the details right now cause this is the first time I've been home since Thursday (except to sleep) and I have tons of stuff to do. Just to give you a hint of what's to come, I'll describe it in two words:
LOST HIKERS.
So while this is NOT anywhere near my explanation, here is random stuff that I found from various websites, about Black Mountain.
Elevation: 2665 ft / 812 m
Preview: This loop tops Black Mountain, the tallest mountain above Lake George, for a superb panorama of the lake region; eastern looks strain to Vermont. Ponds and beaver marshes put a stamp on the tour.
Special Attractions: Lake, island, and ridge vistas; ponds and beaver marshes; overnight lean-tos; colorful fall foliage. Expect some soggy trail stretches.
Black Mountain, at 2,665 feet, is the highest peak in the two ranges of mountains that shelter Lake George. It lies about halfway along the lake's eastern shore, along with Buck Mt. The views from the summit are more than proportional to its height. One of the trails to its summit rises steeply from the shore of Lake George, but it is accessible only by water. Your route on Black Mountain is a loop that requires a bit less climbing, but it still traverses part of the reputedly more handsome trail from the lake. This loop also allows you to visit a series of charming ponds that lie south and east of the summit. There is a fire tower on Black Mountain, and although you might appreciate climbing it to identify distant mountains, Black's summit is mostly open rock, so overlooks in every direction can be found at ground level.
Heather, I included this picture for you. I went with more neutral colors this hike.
3 comments:
We weren't lost!
Yeah, actually you're right. However, that was what we were continually referred to as though. "Hey we got some lost German backpackers!"
THIS would have been the trip to waer the bright colors... that way people would see you sticking out from the mounds of leaves and sticks that you have had to bed down in until your were saved. Maybe next time you should wear one of those bright orange road-worker vests. I'll lend you my awesome "physical" shorts to go with it. And maybe my black dress socks, but then I think you might look too hot for the woods...!
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