In our second day at camp, we decided to hunt for a pond. One of our group was planning to lead a hike in Harriman in a few weeks and wanted to scout part of it - for the second time. The first time, they had taken the wrong woods roads and ended up south of where they intended. This time, at least we knew one turn to avoid.
(This may be the only time I criticize NY/NJ trail conference maps, but they don't adequately show all the old roads, leading to situations like this.)
We hiked from camp to the Victory trail, which is marked with blue "V" blazes. It had snowed overnight, so the going was a little slower than usual. The Victory trail follows an old road before turning back off into the woods; at that point, we stayed on the road.
Alas, we did not end up in the right place this time, either - instead, we were slightly west, ending up on Masonic Camp Road.
Perhaps the third time will be the charm. However, this outing was plenty charming, as everything looked quite nice in the snow.
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