Poko-Moonshine
Start: 1:30 p.m. Saturday April 13, 2002
Poko-Moonshine Lewis, NY
Weather: Rainy/Humid
Short drive to the trailhead. It starts from a NYS campsite. The campground is tiny and lies along route 9. We were better prepared this time. I wore dad's Vasque boots, Kendall, still sneakers. The trail was neat, steep and level parts. There;s good rick climbing on the mtn. Over the winter an ice climber died when the ice broke. Humid air was tough and my boots were heavy, and I had a new pack on my back. There are caves about .25 of the way up, and what we called table rock, it was shrouded in mist and very beautiful, off the side of the trail. The summit was either very large or not too steep. Near the top a leanto and old ranger cabin foundations. We ran into a couple at the leanto who were enjoying soup and coffee. They had come up a less steep part of te MTN> they said something about driving up part way. THey looked at us strangely whe we said we were having lunch on the summit. It was raining but we had raincoats and we were pretty wet already. Plust the fire tower is accessible, and that where we ended up eating.
They Thought a thunderstorm was coming, not the best place to be (on top of a firetower). But it only rained. We signed the guestbook at the leanto . The tower ebbed out of the cloud-choked air. One minute it wasnt there, the next it was. The tower box was graffittied, but still nice. There was nothing to see, but at least we were out of the rain. Materials that must have gone into restoring the tower were still on top of the mountain.
We at the sandwiches we packed her -turkey and a granny smith, me roast beef and a red delicious. We left the top just after lunch. I was still hungry. THe rain came down harder and we were both pretty wet at the car. We weren't cold, which is good. Once I took of the rain jacket I got a real chill. We had brought extra clothes, so I warmed up quickly.
Poko-Moonshine Lewis, NY
Weather: Rainy/Humid
Short drive to the trailhead. It starts from a NYS campsite. The campground is tiny and lies along route 9. We were better prepared this time. I wore dad's Vasque boots, Kendall, still sneakers. The trail was neat, steep and level parts. There;s good rick climbing on the mtn. Over the winter an ice climber died when the ice broke. Humid air was tough and my boots were heavy, and I had a new pack on my back. There are caves about .25 of the way up, and what we called table rock, it was shrouded in mist and very beautiful, off the side of the trail. The summit was either very large or not too steep. Near the top a leanto and old ranger cabin foundations. We ran into a couple at the leanto who were enjoying soup and coffee. They had come up a less steep part of te MTN> they said something about driving up part way. THey looked at us strangely whe we said we were having lunch on the summit. It was raining but we had raincoats and we were pretty wet already. Plust the fire tower is accessible, and that where we ended up eating.
They Thought a thunderstorm was coming, not the best place to be (on top of a firetower). But it only rained. We signed the guestbook at the leanto . The tower ebbed out of the cloud-choked air. One minute it wasnt there, the next it was. The tower box was graffittied, but still nice. There was nothing to see, but at least we were out of the rain. Materials that must have gone into restoring the tower were still on top of the mountain.
We at the sandwiches we packed her -turkey and a granny smith, me roast beef and a red delicious. We left the top just after lunch. I was still hungry. THe rain came down harder and we were both pretty wet at the car. We weren't cold, which is good. Once I took of the rain jacket I got a real chill. We had brought extra clothes, so I warmed up quickly.
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