I'd just reached the summit of Azure Mountain with my sister, my niece and five dogs. Our first order of business was to walk down to the edge to see the spectacular view and to feel the thrill of looking out over the Adirondacks from such a height:
We had to walk downhill from the fire tower to get to the rocky ledges:
Even the dogs seemed to find the view stunning. I was a little worried about one of them slipping off the edge, but they were all well behaved and I began to relax:
My niece sat and took in the lovely view, hugging her beloved Papillon, Madeline. She would be leaving Madeline with me when she drove back to Chicago and I knew her heart was probably breaking as she hugged her sweet little dog:
My sister is widely traveled and has seen lots of scenic overlooks. But I think she was impressed:
We began walking down the trail along the ridge, going farther than I had on my previous visit:
The fire tower (which we hadn't even climbed yet) got farther away as we hiked down along the ridge:
And there were new views opening up along the way. There was a very small road visible down in the valley and we thought for a moment it might be Blue Mountain Road, which we'd traveled to get to the trail head. But I didn't think that was it. A later look at a map has revealed McCavanaugh Pond Road, but it's all on private land and apparently not open to the public:
The dogs ran ahead to see a very large glacial erratic perched atop the mountain:
My sister and niece were behind me, walking slowly and enjoying the views:
So I went exploring with my dogs to look for new vistas:
My niece, my sister and Madeline rested to enjoy the view. I'd wanted my family to see how wonderful the Adirondacks could be, and this mountain was doing that nicely. But we still hadn't even climbed the fire tower yet. I'll post more tomorrow:
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