Write-up:Meg Higgerson
Leader: Meg Higgerson
Co-Leader:Bobbie Scarpino

After meeting at Mapledale, we drove the 1 3/4 hours to the trailhead. The day was going to be warm, but blue skies were in our forecast.

We had a nice hike over rolling, and sometimes muddy terrain to the falls. We enjoyed our lunch overlooking what is noted as the highest waterfall in the Adirondacks. According to article in the Adirondack Explorer 2019 Outing Guide, the unusual name for this waterfall comes from the “loggers warning cry of “OK slip” when releasing logs from the OK Slip Pond toward the Hudson River.”

On our return we passed a number of hikers with dogs on leashes but only one hiker with a South American coatimundi on a leash! A member of the raccoon family, the Coati had a long ringed tail. We understood it to be a “rescue” coati, and though it was cute from a distance, it was not the sweetest of pets, nor the easiest to take care of.

Our return hike was in the heat of the day and thus we were delighted to have a slice or two of cold watermelon when we reached the cars!! A nice hike for a July 4th.