Walking (Trails) 4:04:52 [4] 9.91 mi (24:43 / mi) +340m 22:20 / mi
max:162
Wurtsboro to Fergeson Rd on Shawagunk Ridge Trail.
Went up and down quite a few hills without too many problems. The last hill at around 8.0 miles finally did me in. Didn't lose a lot of time, but I was gassed.
Knee hurt on and off for almost the entire distance. Tried running a bit and it hurt even worse. Bad idea. May have to cut back my exercise a bit to keep the knee from getting worse.
Finally got far enough north where I can now see the Catskills on the horizon. Quite a bit of evidence of coyotes from scat to tracks in the snow. Still a bit of snow on the north slopes and under the evergreens.
I guess the good news is I survived my first (of many upcoming) hilly section of trail in quite some time.