Today I woke up at 7:30, had breakfast (toast and milk), got stuff together, and headed for a hike up Tongue Mountain...well, not quite that quickly. The motor boat had a dead battery, the guys tried to jump it with a little lawnmower (not a good plan), they killed the lawnmower, and they finally jumped it with a car and it worked. That took awhile, but by 9:45 we were on the trail. This is a very steep, difficult, challenging hike but offers breathtakingly beautiful views of Lake George about every 10 minutes. Many pictures were taken and memories made. There was a lot of hand-to-hand boulder climbing...we were down on our hands and knees crawling up huge rocks. We had sandwiches, crackers, chocolate treats, cashews, bananas, and lots of water to eat on the trail and at stops. In all, we hiked 10.8 miles on the Tongue Mountain Trail. It was, like I said, very hard (the hardest I've ever been on...even harder than Mount Washington)...but so much fun at the same time. My body may be tired and my knees may be aching with so much steep uphills and downhills, but it's worth it!! I just love hard, challenging hikes...especially since I can look back and have special memories. We got to the end of the trail at 4:45 (seven hours later...including all the stops), savoring memories, views, and wild New York blueberries (all along the trail...yummy).
We checked out a beautiful waterfall (0.4 miles round-trip...approximately) after our 10.8-mile hike...bringing our bodies to 11.2 miles of hard-worked hiking. Every second was great, though, and I loved it. We came back, showered, and enjoyed turkey, baked potatoes, carrots, salad, blueberries, and milk for supper. Then bananas foster for dessert, and a little play entitled
The Saga of Little Nell. I had the role of sheriff. It was all very fun.
Now I am ready to sleep and rest my tired muscles and bones. Have a great day!
Val and me after 10.8 miles of mostly up and not much down.
~Anna~
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