Breaking Trail

When 10 degrees feels warm - you know you are in the western Catskills in January. 

It has been brutally cold this past week and between frozen water pipes, blizzard conditions and work that waits for no weather, hiking has been non-existent. 

Today, Charlie Browne and I changed that. 

We chose a trail that is unbroken - no footsteps to follow. Except ... Charlie and I have been here before. In this place, on this path - metaphorically and literally speaking.

We offer some advice ...

and above all ...

*Between hikes, Lillian Browne writes about the environment, politics, crime and business in Delaware County. She is a NYS licensed outdoor adventure guide exploring the world around her, one step at a time, with her dog - Charlie.