The Monkey is fully loaded and ready to climb some mountains
The group rides out of Schenectady on the Mohawk Rail Trail
Mohawk River
If this were England, you’d never see this sign.
First ice cream - Strawberry soft serve.
Purveyor of first ice cream and a very tasty burger. Road score. Ice cream first of course.
Rolling down the roads.
Mohawk River dam
Rolling down the dirt logging road
Supply shopping
Purveyors of said supplies, and winner of Best Sign
The Mountains, you might say
The winner of White Trash Yet Kinda Awesome Lawn decor
Lakes for days
What? You don’t have your own hanger?
Part of the crew
Just me using my phone to zoom in on a distant bird
First you go up
Then you go Wow!
Then you go down
Stunt fishing for the Gram
Left over lunch on the campfire was the best, that garlic bread had been soaking all afternoon
follow the arrows
A Must-Stop for pastries and donuts
I forget which lake this one is
Up we go again
Up amongst the giants
French Onion, always if it’s on the menu
open face hot beef with gravy and mash, fuel!
Here it comes
Wilmington Notch
some kinda critter, but I don’t think it was a dog
North Pole, NY home to Santa’s Workshop
surprisingly on a road called Split-Rock Road
He’s taking a photo, not bowing before the Stone Table
Had to get the large swirl
Camp store got everything
The Lovers
Campfire Poutine
The day of rain
Raquette River
The cockpit with new dancing bear pin
Fishing Stick
From this very spot a year before, I decided I needed a fishing appliance of some sort
Didn’t catch a fish
I was tempted and it was worth it
Morning view
Oh, yeah!
We had the real Chombo, not this imitation
Taco Night
Putting the workhorse to work
After nine days of mountains, the train home
Recovery drinks while we wait for the bikes to get home