The Bear Mountain Inn with its namesake in the background
And another view from Tim's disposable camera
The starting point for Section 3.
Looking south from the top of Bear Mountain
Smoking Sox crests the summit
The Perkins Tower and 45 mph wind gusts - both on the summit of Bear Mountain
Views to the west during the descent of Bear Mountain
Looking back at Bear Mountain from West Mountain
Crossing the Palisades Parkway a mere 34 miles from NYC
The NY skyline from the top of Black Mountain
Looking west from Black Mountain
The William Brien Memorial shelter - refuge from the cold and winds
Oh, I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK. I sleep all night and I hike all day.
Mike & Shannon on their maiden backpacking trip
The Fingerboard Shelter - our original goal for Day 1
Yes...you can get there from here!
Shannon entering the infamous Lemon Squeezer from the top end
Sox ready to duck out the bottom of the Squeezer
The Tortiose on his way out of the Squeezer
The Elk Pen parking area - where we threw in the towel and hitched back to the Bear Mountain Inn
The ladder took all the fun out of this escarpment
Sox ready for a steep descent
Stalking Tortoise heading down
Almost there....
Finally... except we left an Orphan Hike between NY Routes 17A & 17
Another hike down the State Line Trail to Greenwood Lake NY - this time in the daylight
