A sunny hike (EoK)

Took a sunny hike on the trails south of Howe Street today - things are looking good!

Colonie Park - By The River!

On the way up to visit my mother I stopped by Colonie Mohawk River Park to ride the trails by the river.  I have often ridden the trails on the south side of the rail trail but this was my first time riding the trails by the river - they were great!

Some of the Green Trails (as marked on Trailforks) have been "sanitized" for young mothers with baby carriages but they are still fun to ride

There's plenty of decent singletrack!

Along the river was great!

This is the location of the photo ABOVE

The lovely Mohawk River:

There's even a covered bridge!

Even though I was a bit pressed for time, I couldn't resist riding a bit of the trails on the south side of the rail trail which I used to ride quite frequently :-)

Sunday Afternoon - Cowles and Case

It was a cool and breezy typical autumn day so I decided to head up to Cowles Park and ride the Blue Trails. Sadly Microburst and Inside Job were very wet with frequent puddles and quite a few muddy sections so I called it quits after riding just a bit of Inside Job. Next time I hope to hit the Blue Trails further west...

On a whim I thought I would go a check out the Case Mountain Dam - I hadn't been there yet even though I've ridden Case quite a few times.  As you can see its a beautiful spot - WOWEEE!

No More Rain - Finally!

Took a short late afternoon hike - South of Howe - East of Keeney.  The stream was high due to the incredible amount of rain we've had recently but the trees are starting to change color - mmm... mmm...

A return to Cowles Park

Despite the bugginess and increasingly hot weather, I had a fun ride today. It was just me and the  squirrels (the parking lot was empty).

• Exhibition (north to south)
• Inside Job (south section - north to south)
• Yellow Trail
• Orange Trail (East) (Cedar Ridge Road)
• Chappy's (heading back north)
• Exhibition (south to north)
• Inside Job (north section - north to south)
• Red Cut
• out to Parking Lot

A Return to the Mesh

In the fall of 2021, I hiked a bit of the "Mesh" - this time Kevin joined me. It was a very enjoyable hike and its always a thrill to see the old Nike Missile stuff...

AllTrails Map

It was a rocky and steep trail in....

At the old Nike Launch Site

Oops!

Continuing on to the Abandoned Nike Control Area

Kevin using app to determine tree type:
Beech

Soon the trail turned into an old paved road and there were crumbled cement block ruins all around

Berries everywhere (Russian Olive Tree) - too bad its an invasive plant

Steps!

?? Memorial ??

The way back out was very scenic and varied!

Tarzan's Swing :-)