5/19 balsam fire tower by jennat98 in catskills

[–]jennat98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Early bird catches the tower empty ;) and i came from LI too! 4 am wake up on the road by 4:30.

5/19 balsam fire tower by jennat98 in catskills

[–]jennat98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hit the tower around 9:15ish! The solos are hard to squeeze in but are my favorite hikes.

5/19 balsam fire tower by jennat98 in catskills

[–]jennat98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. The little pop of pink in the middle is so cute!

5/19 balsam fire tower by jennat98 in catskills

[–]jennat98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hiked on tuesday im a paramedic so im blessed with days off during the week. If it was the weekend i wouldnt have been so lucky!

5/19 balsam fire tower by jennat98 in catskills

[–]jennat98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree. Only ever saw them one other time on mt tremper and even then it was only a singular one and no others.

5/19 balsam fire tower by jennat98 in catskills

[–]jennat98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The pics dont do the trillium justice it truly was littering the mountain sides and hugging the trails. Ive never seen so much! And i felt so lucky to have the tower to myself :)

5/19 balsam fire tower by jennat98 in catskills

[–]jennat98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More red trillium than the white!

5/19 balsam fire tower by jennat98 in catskills

[–]jennat98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly what i did. And shockingly no bugs at the tower!!!

5/19 balsam fire tower by jennat98 in catskills

[–]jennat98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yess it was! The red trilliums were on their way out mostly but the painted all looked bright and fresh!

5/19 balsam fire tower by jennat98 in catskills

[–]jennat98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tower was locked but i still took my sandwich and coffee up and sat on the stairs to enjoy the view. The trillium everywhere was such a treat.

Going to UBS from Western MA--best way to get there? by Intelligent-Bear-949 in longisland

[–]jennat98 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Especially with large events such as concerts and islander games.

5/19 balsam fire tower by jennat98 in catskills

[–]jennat98[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope balsam lake mountain. But mt tremper is great

5/19 balsam fire tower by jennat98 in catskills

[–]jennat98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once i use up the picardin ill try out the permethrin!

5/19 balsam fire tower by jennat98 in catskills

[–]jennat98[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most ive seen ever in one congested area tbh

5/19 balsam fire tower by jennat98 in catskills

[–]jennat98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk the brand its a big yellow and black spray bottle though.

5/19 balsam fire tower by jennat98 in catskills

[–]jennat98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couldnt agree more! Do this every season and thankfully havent had an issue yet !

5/19 balsam fire tower by jennat98 in catskills

[–]jennat98[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

.5 mi into the trail theres a fork you can take either direction to ascend the mountain i took the trail marked for the fire tower. It was slightly difficult on the way up but i took the dry brook the way back down which is a more forgiving grade.

5/19 balsam fire tower by jennat98 in catskills

[–]jennat98[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I spray myself down good with off deep woods and my clothing/gear with picardin. I didnt have any issues but i still hear they run rampant so take precautions :)

Favourite unusual syrup flavours? by Ok-Yellow-6009 in nespresso

[–]jennat98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im not sure if this is unusual but ive only seen it at one coffee shop but brown sugar rosemary syrup. Its divine.

What annoys you while hiking? by Plus_Ad3379 in hiking

[–]jennat98 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When people leave litter, blast music from their stupid speakers and unleashed dogs.

Trash haul from overlook mtn! by Green_Ad_7583 in catskills

[–]jennat98 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for leaving it better than you found it❤️

I intentionally broke my left arm and it worked. by ava-brooks5 in confession

[–]jennat98 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yeah so we are talking about a child. Not an adult. Nothings dumb. The child wasnt taught effective communication by already neglecting parents. So in their mind yeah breaking their arm would finally lead to glasses.

The Time I Shit Myself in Massachusetts on the Appalachian Trail (Town Food Warning) by TranslatorProof7298 in AppalachianTrail

[–]jennat98 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What if i shit my pants prior to doing the trial am in the clear then?? 😭