fogedaboudit

For all of you that don't speak New Yorker, that's forget about it. We are on a commuter train to the big apple and are excited to visit some friends and be tourists. New York and New Jersey have both been gorgeous, and, similarly to Kentucky, were preceded by undeserved poor reputations. We saw another huge black bear before crossing into New York, and we joined him in feasting on wild blueberries and blackberries. My birthday was simply celebrated by an afternoon pitstop at Irish Kevin's for a burger and beers. Although we were initially dissappointed that the local motel was full, we got to catch a great sunset from a cliff we camped on. We will be spending a couple of days in the city before returning to Bear Mountain, where we will push a couple days to the Conn. border. Spirits are high, now that the weather is cooperating, and we are hitting glacial lakes every day or so for swimming. We hope all is well at home, and we'll keep you posted on this big city nonsense. We haven't been around more than 10 people at a time in weeks, so this could get interesting. In case we don't get service later, happy birthday Mom!