gothics

Following our precious one night at Putnam Camp, we scored tickets for the exclusive Ausable Bus and got a ride up the Lake Road to the start of the trail. At the start of the ascent we passed Beaver Meadow falls:
Then we climbed. Steeply.
After a sustained climb of about 3000' we reached the summit, which was partially shrouded in swirling fog.On the return, we cruised along the ridge, picking up Armstong and Upper Wolfjaw before beginning the descent in earnest. The like the climb, the descent was STEEP. Watch Amy shrink into a speck in this sequence of photos taken from the same spot on the trail:
Overall the trip was deemed fun and worthwhile, especially because it elevated Amy to the peakbagging status of "ten-er", but it quite strenuous, reminding me of why I got into such great shape when I spent the summer in the area.

As is typical of these hikes, Amy reached her "fun quotient" a few miles before we finished. This shows how she felt towards the end of the long walk out:
Or, more accurately, this: