Brendan (the drummer from my band) and I went for a hike yesterday right in the midst of peak fall colors. It's somewhere between 10 and 15 miles, up and over Breakneck Ridge (a 1000 foot 45 degree climb along a 200 foot cliff) and then up Mt. Beacon, to the fire tower on top. Here are some of our pics:
Looking across the Hudson River at Crow's Nest Mountain on the way up Breakneck Ridge:
Another shot across the river, looking at Storm King Mountain:
Looking south over the edge of the cliff:
Getting close to the top of Breakneck Ridge:
At the top of Breakneck Ridge at last:
Another shot from the top of Breakneck Ridge:
Another shot farther along Breakneck Ridge:
Several miles later, looking out of the fire tower on top of Mt. Beacon:
Another shot from the fire tower:
Me standing in front of the fire tower:
Brendan standing in front of the fire tower:
Brendan on top of Mt. Beacon:
A stream on the way back down:
Bannerman's Castle, from the top of Sugarloaf Hill, on the way back:
Some nice fall colors on the north side of Breakneck Ridge, seen from Sugarloaf:
Another shot of Breakneck Ridge from Sugarloaf:
Some nice fall colors on the way down from Sugarloaf:
Back to the trailhead at last:
We climbed that?!
Looking across the Hudson River at Crow's Nest Mountain on the way up Breakneck Ridge:
Another shot across the river, looking at Storm King Mountain:
Looking south over the edge of the cliff:
Getting close to the top of Breakneck Ridge:
At the top of Breakneck Ridge at last:
Another shot from the top of Breakneck Ridge:
Another shot farther along Breakneck Ridge:
Several miles later, looking out of the fire tower on top of Mt. Beacon:
Another shot from the fire tower:
Me standing in front of the fire tower:
Brendan standing in front of the fire tower:
Brendan on top of Mt. Beacon:
A stream on the way back down:
Bannerman's Castle, from the top of Sugarloaf Hill, on the way back:
Some nice fall colors on the north side of Breakneck Ridge, seen from Sugarloaf:
Another shot of Breakneck Ridge from Sugarloaf:
Some nice fall colors on the way down from Sugarloaf:
Back to the trailhead at last:
We climbed that?!
