The weekend after returning from vacation I was back out in Schoharie for a quiet weekend at Burnt-Rossman Hills, swimming at Mine Kill State Park and poking around the wildflowers and waterfalls there.
Cool but generally pleasant long weekend up at the Hardwood Hill Campsite (No 14) - technically not on Hardwood Hill but the hill next to it along Jessup River Road. Hiked Snowy Mountain one day, Pillsbury another day, went down and saw the fire tower lighting in Makomis in Speculator, and generally are enjoying my new SuperDuty rig.
I decided not to head up last night as it was raining pretty hard, actually that was a decision made not yesterday but Wednesday based on the forecast. Ended up having to up to my office this morning fairly early, mostly to get my flash card memory for my camera but also I had some state business to do and always a list of campaign committee business the later I’m now working at from the Vermont Bennington Welcome Center.
Going to head up to camp shortly once I make sure I have no more pressing emails to address. And then get some things set up, do whatever remote work comes in this afternoon, and get camp set up for the weekend. I wanted to get here earlier, maybe set up camp and then either remote work from there or the Bennington Library but yeah life and work gets in the way.
I feel guilty burning all this expensive gas in the SuperDuty, but I like my big truck and I like camping. I don’t have a lot of luxury in my life, and when still living the city, I want to get away while it’s nice. It’s a beautiful early autumn day in Vermont, and tomorrow will be good for hiking. Haystack Mountain and whatever hikes feel good tomorrow. Rain Sunday, but hopefully not to later in the day. Still it’s good to get away. Next week if I turns out to be a nice, I’ll do Rensselearville State Forest.
Well let me head to camp, get the hammock set up and address whatever emails come in the mean time form camp. Have a nice day anda great weekend.
