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The gatehouse to the Mohonk Mountain House.  Imagine a world where this was an entrance to a hotel! Craftsmanship more important and price and speed of production.  I don’t believe we will ever see these…

Yeah. That’s me with bandage received from the surgeon the first time around. That half of my thyroid was found to have a small Pappilary Cancer hiding inside. Sooo… the rest must come out. My…

I just don’t feel very well today.  I will eat properly but the physical training will have to wait.  The surgery affected me more than I thought it would.  It’s only a week. I’ll give…

It’s time to get back on track. Lovely to have my brother John Paul here. Wonderful to have Jennie visiting twice, but now I seriously begin training. Food plan. Regular hikes with my pack. To…

I hate mummy bags. Hate, hate, hate. Always, I have hated them. Enter: Nemo! Wide in all the right places and look at the cute little flap to help keep my chin warm! Awesome! A…

Loaded up the Osprey and hike just 1 and 1/2 miles. Still wary of my right calf. Felt just ok. Nice trail! There is a whole system here at Promise Land State Park. Just 10…

Enough of this trail name nonsense. I am Gray. Why not? I use the name. I have gray hair. I like cloudy days and people call me that in comments. Your right Linda. It has…

Coxing Kill Trail In the Mohonk Preserve outside New Paltz, NY, there are a number of beautiful and challenging trails. It’s about an hour and a half north on Rt 209 from Pecks Pond, Pa.…

I loaded my Osprey Pack and hiked a bit to just see how my calf was. So far so good! Then loaded my kayak and paddled over to Rattlesnake Island for my first overnight with…