Here's some pics of a very much needed 2 night, 2day trip up around Alder Lake in the southwest corner of the Catskill Mountains.
Right near the famous trout stream, The Beaverkill.
Friday night was COLD! How cold ... a 2 gallon jug of water left out in the open froze solid! I slept well though, thanks to my down
sleeping bag rated for 20 degrees and my old dome tent – old enough that it did leak a bit late Saturday night during some rain.
Carried my Sargent. Did a great hike on Saturday down a river gorge and around the lake. I also used a new pack ... an external frame
model from Kelty. It's been a while since I used an external frame, internal frame packs being more popular now-a-days, but the external is
great for carrying big loads on relatively level ground.