Tramp & Trail

Write-up by Meg Higgerson

We met and drove to the Minerva Post Office where we left some of the vehicles.  The trail which was established last fall was wonderful soft duff.   As we climbed, the day was hot and extremely humid and the hike though only 5.4 miles at times seemed more like 10!!!  We were rewarded on numerous occasions as we moved across open ledges with beautiful views of the southern Adirondacks and an occasional breeze.  The blueberries on the mountain were fully ripe and with one eye we noticed them while with the other eye we looked for bears.  It was evident that they were around!

We sat and enjoyed the cliff like summit for close to an hour.  The blueberries were rampant and some of us picked to our hearts delight while other wiled away the afternoon doing some orienteering.   After the descent, we bid one another farewell and most proceeded to return to the Mohawk Valley.