Awesome, great place to make memories!.. If there was a cave I think I missed it. There was a small side spur that went to a little boulder outcrop that I couldn’t figure out what the deal with it was, so it definitely could have been what was there and I missed it.

If its that short merge that you’re talking about, yeah it is. Surprised the hell out of me. Glad the truck saw me and got over in time because I had no clue it was so short.

Haha, yeah wrong pulpit rock for this hike, also the pinnacle was nit the highest point on the hike, but what can you do. Great pic!!

Can’t post raw files on here, and I’m sure as hell not putting any effort into it after your insulting comment. Thanks for the critique, I’ll work on being better and hopefully one day will meet your standards.

Haha, yeah it’s always so funny seeing ‘falls’ like that. Like, ‘no that’s a riffle, but you do you.’ I’m pretty sure I made it over to Britton Hill (Florida’s high point at 346 ft and lower than Miami skyscrapers for any unaware) when I was a kid. But then y’all have things like manatee springs and big cypress which are so cool in their own right.

Ha, get ready for a few more you’ve done then! Was headed towards Ithaca after this, which was such a pretty area. Did Lucifer falls, Buttermilk falls and Watkins glen nearby. Was staying at Taughannock falls state, but somehow managed to not find the time to hike it like a dummy while there. They’ll be showing up in a day or two.

Haha, yeah I had a joke setup in my head that never quite played out. You know famous jersey rockers Def Leppard,

More than a feeling,

I keep believin’

As I climb the stairway to heaven

Doo doo di 🎶

I was headed north as well, so yeah hit the boardwalk/marsh first, then the bridge (although that bridge pic is actually on the return) before the stairway and returning.

Haha, hell yeah!

Its a fun one for sure, and a good mix of sights along the way. Stairs get your heart going, but its very forgiving. I’d imagine if you can get the fall leaves change, the view up top would be fantastic (also probably for sunset).

I just travel around and hike everyday that I can. Am based out of Oregon but travel out of a van nonstop. I finally started posting everything as a daily hike earlier this year (was on the photography page before recently switching to pics). Spent 3 months in Canada earlier this year and then now doing a loop through the NE, which I’ve never been to before.

Haha, yeah I get around. Yeah, I really dug the inlet areas around there. Didn’t get to explore as much as I’d like to, but very cool spot.

The rebar into boulder is certainly a throwback to the old days haha. I’d like to know how many people go up it a day, as I was there relatively early and it was already turning into one extended queue along the ledges.

I saw another one (in a tree) last week and its got more quills on the underside than the top of its tail so I wonder if they keep it a little away so they don’t get themselves. I’ll have those photos posted in a few days. Had no idea porcupines were a thing in the NE, the other one was in Connecticut.

Haha, yeah I got a good view of its face first when I walked up, but by the time I could get photos taken it turned into a different kind of photo shoot.

If you go the champney brook route to get there, there is also a waterfall on a spur trail on the lower end that is apparently nice. Person I was hiking with said it was dry right then so we just skipped it.

Yeah, I’ve just started noticing a couple random trees turning here and there. I’ll bet when that all gets going it’s pretty spectacular.

Yeah, I really enjoyed my time there. What is it, 48 4kers I think? Hiked Mt Chocorua with a friend of a friend and I think that’s what he told me. Although I guess that is all of NH, probably a good chunk just in the Whites. Out of my time here in the Northeast, I think that area has been my favorite so far.

Thanks! Yeah, this is east coast too so i feel like I get beat up so much more by the trails out here. That’s a lot of down when its all rock stairs and boulders. Love that North Cascades area, well done yourself!

Right on, thanks for the advice!