This was the day of the trip out of town, the trip that I both yearned for and was stressed out about... and there was plenty to be stressed out about. We decided to rent a car, which meant arranging for one, paying for it, picking it up. We had to get there on time. We had to find our way to the George Washington Bridge. We had to navigate through New Jersey without a decent map.
But the time came at which we were cruising along smoothly through green and lambent hills, and all was well. We stopped for coffee and water, and someone had a litter of puppies in a portable kennel for us to admire. Then on we drove to New Paltz. Charming town. Wish I could go to college there. Stopped at the climbing store in town, bought some webbing. Then on to the cliffs!
I led a very easy route (Dirty Chimney, 5.0) and set up a toprope on that and on Laurel (5.7). Ross, Holly and Noah all had a fun and challenging time climbing the chimney, and I had a blast on Laurel. Then we took the gear back to the car and went for a couple of delightful hikes - one along the top of the Near Trapps, following rock ridges and fields of wild blueberries, the other hike through the lower forests trending down toward a creek and then back up to the parking lot. It was a day with a great dose of nature in it.
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