Spent 2 nights on the Northville Placid Trail last week. Started at Benson Road access point. Was planning on hiking to Long Lake, but fell 3 times on the second day, so hiked out to the road at Whitehouse on the third day. Nothing life threatening, but my knees were pretty banged up and had lots of bruises and sore spots. I can say that my Spot device was worth every penny. I could not get a cell signal to call for my ride so I used my Spot to send the Come Get Me message to my family list. By the time I got a ride to the end of West River Rd and got a cell signal, my family was already on the way. I only had to wait 5-10 minutes before my brother was there to rescue me. Otherwise would have had a *much* longer wait.
So, despite injuries, I still had a pretty good time. I met a thru hiker at Cedar Lake. We chatted and I told her she looked really familiar...turns out she had just recently finished thru hiking the Finger Lakes Trail and I recognized her from her posts there. Small world! Saw 2 day hikers the first day, and a total of 3 hikers the next day.
First nights campsite was completely awesome by the West Stony Brook crossing about 6.7 miles in (got a late start that day). Listened to the sound of running water all night. Nice level site, tree with broken branches to hang stuff on, and a "cooking" stone.
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The bridge across the Sacandaga River just before Whitehouse is not too much fun if you are not a fan of heights. You kind of have to look down to watch your foot placement as there are gaps between the boards and the bridge sways as you walk.
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Each trip I do, I learn more and more of what I am capable of and what I can do to improve. Only been at this hiking think for a year now, but I don't ever see myself wanting to stop.
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