Edgar and Joe, I ask my wife to hide the remote on the TV on the weekends so I can get some exercise, but then I usually just end up watching the same channel whether I like the programs or not.
...Bill! --- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > Yes, I had those books. Still do I think. I'd go hiking every weekend with > Appalachian Mt. Club and others when I lived in Manhattan... Did Schunemunk > and many many other hikes in the books... > > Edgar > > > > On Apr 1, 2013, at 2:05 PM, Joe wrote: > > > Edgar, > > > > Slide! Mountain, that is. I climbed it three times. Doing the circular > > trail over Slide, Wittenberg, and Cornell mountain. I love that area. And I > > love that hike. About 26 miles, I think, over the three peaks. I did the > > walks in different directions over a six-year time or so, every few years > > coming back. As to approaches to Slide, I remember one dir. was very steep, > > and difficult, and one was gradual. One of them was called "the Jeep trail". > > > > We don't have GREEN like that in S. Arizona. My eyes ache for it. > > > > But when I am back there -- or elsewhere -- and see such green again, my > > eyes then ache from THAT. It's like suddenly landing in IRELAND. Too, too > > green, after decades of desert. Just too impressive on the system. But not > > all as hard to take as I make it out to be. ;-) > > > > I never did do Mt. Marcy 'way up in the Adirondaks, highest point in NY > > State. Just over a mile high, i think. My transportation was via bus from > > Port Authority at 42nd St., and I usually didn't travel as far as the > > Adirondacks, nor could spend so much more time out, away on "school" > > (college) vacation -- and then work -- during all those hiking years. For > > Slide Mt., I'd get off the bus on the highway at Phoenicia, and scramble to > > find the trail-head. Driver would open the luggage compartment outside for > > me, I'd take out my pack, and off I'd go. To hail the bus on the highway > > five days later. I carried the bus sched. in my pocket; and wore a watch, > > in those days. > > > > THE NEW YORK WALK BOOK is still a favorite tome. It's the book, too, that > > stimulated me to take up outdoor sketching and drawing, which I always did > > up in the hills and out on the trails. If you own the book, you'll recall > > the many drawings. I think there's also a NEW JERSEY WALK BOOK, nowadays. > > > > Closer to the City, do may remember "Schunemunk"?, around West Point and > > Harrimann. Fascinating conglomerate rock underfoot. Big quartz cobbles in a > > brown shale matrix. Quite beautiful. We had to cross a farmer's posted land > > to get to the trail, but I think he provided a narrow easement. Memory > > fades, there. > > > > --Joe > > > > > Edgar Owen <edgarowen@> wrote: > > > > > > Mike, > > > > > > Great story! Reminds me of the day I climbed the highest mountain in the > > > Catskills for the view. At the top we couldn't see more than 10 feet in > > > any direction for the fog! > > > > > > Also reminds me of the day I climbed Mt. Fuji illegally in November way > > > out of season. Started walking up the road from the bottom mid afternoon. > > > By the time it was dark a heavy snow was falling. The road was closed and > > > there was not a single car on it, only the mountain and the trees and the > > > snow and mile after mile of steadily rising totally empty road and me > > > totally alone. Total magical silence in the night. A wonderful many hour > > > walking meditation on the light within! Finally reached base camp where > > > the road ends in the middle of the night. Only a single custodian there > > > who gave me a bunk in the otherwise completely empty inn. Unfortunately > > > was unable to finish the climb to the top as the snow was much too deep > > > toward the summit.... > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
