View from top of Horizon Hill

It has been two weeks since my last hike.  This a relatively short one hour hike up Horizon Hill.  Beautiful day to be out in the woods; it was warm but cloudy.

Hiking East Esker Trail in Mendon Ponds Park

Last three leaves...hanging on.

It has been several years since I hiked this trail and it was good to be back on it.  It is a 4.7 mile loop with a very interesting up and down due to the glacial formations, basically eskers, kames, and kettles.  This trail follows several long eskers, both on the tops and in the gullies.  It was a cloudy day and a lot of color is now gone.  But the yellows were spectacular and the weather moderate.

Some yellow still on the trees.

This particular trail is used by high school xc ski teams for competitions.  Actually almost all the trails in this wonderful park are used for skiing as well as hiking and horseback riding.  Here is a link to some interesting information about Mendon Ponds Park, one of our county parks:  http://www.monroecounty.gov/parks-mendonponds.php

Last Ride of the Season?

Looking East Down the Canal With Genesee River
Flowing Right to Left

It was a beautiful day that topped out at 70.  I took the opportunity to ride almost thirty miles.  I did it but it took a lot out of me.  I tend to maintain too fast a pace when I ride by myself.  It is always better witha riding partner.

Last Ride with Richard

This is probably my last ride with Richard this season.  He is out of town till after Thanksgiving.  It was a good ride.

Hiking the Quaker Pond Trail in Mendon Ponds Park

I returned from a quick trip to Cleveland Sunday early afternoon.  Marilyn and i decided to do some hiking at Mendon Ponds.  It was a spectacularly beautiful day and the trails were usually busy.

Abraham Lincoln Trail

Marilyn and I found this park last Sunday and were wowed by the terrain enhanced by the fall colors.  I returned today and hiked the full length of the white trail as well as investigated several side trails.  I also spent some time down on the water along the east shore of the bay.  There were three swans further out in the bay but nothing like the two dozen that were there Sunday.  The good news is that I now know how to get to that location.

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There were only two other groups on the trail.  Thus it was very quiet with leaves falling in a freshening breeze as a front began to move in.  I took some video of that peaceful scene.

Canalway to Downtown on both sides of the river.

Building at Lock 33

Richard and I had the afternoon without any time constraints so we headed downtown along the east side of the river and then back along the west.  I had done about a mile before Richard showed up so my total was almost 17 miles.  A good workout on the beautiful day.

Canalway to Scottsville Road

One of our usual trips and on another spectacular day. This time we happened to be on a bridge over the canal just west of the river when a tug and barge passed under.