Thursday, August 11, 2011
Matthew, Katie, and Sue's Excellent Adventure - Day 1
Top of Falls
After an extensive car ride, featuring a scenic by-pass through downtown Schenectady for reasons that escape me, we arrived in the Keene Valley, home of the High Peaks. After a quick jaunt to our campsite, at the base of Roaring Brook Falls, we set up the tent under a can
opy of tall hemlocks, packed our food in the bear canister, and off we went in search of the top of the falls some 400 feet above our campsite. You can't really see the falls from the top, as the water just drops straight down from the sheered off bedrock. We hopped across the stream, stood on the rocks, took pictures and enjoyed the view. (On the ride home, I read that people have slipped, plummeted, and died doing exactly what we weredoing. Ignorance is sometimes dangerously blissful...) We gazed to the southeast towards the summit of Giant-of-the-Valley Mountain, our goal for the next day. Back at 
our campsite, we had a Moroccan themed dinner and dined on Falafels with Hummus, and Fruited Chicken with Couscous, which were a big hit. The hummus had a nice hint of lemon, which paired well with our pan fried falafels. The chicken, studded with currants, apples, and sun-dried tomatoes, melded with the curry and coriander spiced couscous as we dined under the hemlocks.
our campsite, we had a Moroccan themed dinner and dined on Falafels with Hummus, and Fruited Chicken with Couscous, which were a big hit. The hummus had a nice hint of lemon, which paired well with our pan fried falafels. The chicken, studded with currants, apples, and sun-dried tomatoes, melded with the curry and coriander spiced couscous as we dined under the hemlocks. We topped off the evening with hazelnut chocolate fudge, a nice fire, and sighs of contentment. Lastly, I crawled into my fluffy sleeping bag, tired and satisfied, between my two kids, and stretched out, discovering the tree root knot that would be my constant companion through the night right under my lower back.
Labels: Adirondacks, food, Katie, Matthew, nature, Sue, vacation
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Livin' the good life! Root at the back and all... You eat better while backpacking than most of us eat in fine restaurants!
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