Bear Mt

where: orange county ny

participants: just the three of us

transportation: drove myself in my mom's car (she was outta town)

when: friday may 6th

food: can't recall at this point, just water i think

trail: started from the main parking lot, walked on the paved path along hessian pond, then up the trail with the white and red blazes: crosses the hill of the mountain and banks at the ridge; follows the ridge along the open rock portions then crosses a road. new gravel paths start near the top. lots of natural stone steps. the trail i used to descend is mostly this new gravel path with stone steps.

weather: there were clouds but it was warm. nyc skyline was viewable.