Bald Peak

Keith (aka-Earnest P. Higgonbotham) decided at the last minute to come up from Jersey this weekend to do some hiking and drinking (Ryan saved the last of his homebrewed Rye Pale Ale's for Keith to try), regardless of back pain that rendered him immobile only days earlier. What a recovery that was, Earnest, I mean Keith! We decided to head north again to the High Peaks in the Adirondacks Saturday morning. The weather was in the 70's, close to perfect. Our goal this weekend was up and over Blueberry Cobbles to Bald Peak, a round trip total of 7.8 miles.

We realized a mile and half into the ascent of Blueberry Cobbles, why it was named so. Wild blueberries everywhere! We snacked along the way, occasionally stumbling upon wild raspberries too. The blueberries were yummy, but the far more rare, perfectly ripened raspberry, was a definite treat!

Tiny and slightly tart!

View from Blueberry Cobbles

Blueberry Cobbles overlook

With the peak of Blueberry Cobbles behind us it was down and then back up a small ridge, then down the ridge and finally up to Bald Peak. It really stinks, hiking down knowing that every step down means even more to climb uphill! Although, we did get to climb up some fun rocky areas that to get down I had to do the crab crawl. The closer we got to the summit the more rock there was to climb (hence the name Bald Peak) and the top because of the open summit allowed for 360 degree views! It also allowed for lots of wind!

View looking east, Lake Champlain in the distance

View looking west toward the High Peaks

We ate lunch enjoying the views, looked at our map to locate other peaks, took some pictures, and then realized that dark clouds were quickly approaching from the north. Us being on a bald peak and all, we decided that maybe we should hightail it down to the treeline, before we became one of those 5:00 news stories. I try not to be a news headline as much as possible, unless it's winning the Lotto jackpot, I'd take that headline I guess.

Wow, look what Keith built!

Gotta love the hair...on both of us!

The hike back to the trailhead was pretty uneventful, luckily it never did rain. My legs did get pretty tired and my knee brace didn't seem to be doing a thing to help. Needless to say, I was glad to be back to the car. First things first - shoes and knee brace off, Crocs on!

This picture is a definite sign that I am getting old!

After getting home and showering it was out to dinner at one of our favorite places, Brown's Brewery in Troy, for some great beer and pub food on the patio overlooking the Hudson. Good times!