28 November 2015 Hatch Run Again

We usually spend Thanksgiving in Pennsylvania and often struggle with where to be on the trail. While not hunters, we both respect the rights of hunters and want to give them time in the woods during deer gun season. It's full gun season in New York so trips to the state to the north are out. We avoid state gamelands and the national forest as well since many of the persons in the area for deer season will be out early to tune their guns for the Monday start of deer season. The big series in Hatch Run gave us a better chance than usual to cache and hike a bit. The streams were pleasing today and the wet trail was inviting.

There are few hunters in Hatch Run searching for small game, but we are always prepared with plenty of orange in the fall.

Tiny partridge berries were plentiful today.