Mount Sherrill (again)

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Mount Sherrill (again)
5.2 miles
Elevation Gain: 1775 ft.

After last weekend’s failed attempt at locating the bus, Deborah and I felt like we had some unfinished business on Sherrill, so we went back.



Armed with some additional intel, we arrived at Shaft Rd. at about 3:15. There was only one car in the lot versus a pretty full lot last weekend. 




On the way up we hit mud at around 1500-1800 ft (same as last weekend). We also encountered some 3500 Club members on the way up as well (just like last weekend). We stopped and chatted for a while and told them our plans to find the bus. They had just come back from hitting Sherrill and North Dome.
We were really efficient this time around. It was pretty fast up the logging road / herd path. We took it as far as we could and then turned up onto the spine at around 2400 feet. We followed a faint herd path in and out up the center of the spine and turned for the south shoulder at around 3200 feet.




We had read that there was an old woods road that led to the bus. As we got really close we found a more definitive herd path, but much of the way south toward the bus, the path was faint. We were so elated when we found it. We looked back at our tracks from last weekend and we had walked right around it. We were so close!




It really does remind me of the Christopher McCandless Magic Bus. And, once again, I had a fantasy of living like him, though I’d be much more prepared and knowledgeable before attempting that. 
I sent a pic to my mom and told her I could quit my job now that I’ve found free lodging. I don’t think she found it that amusing since she knows I am pretty desperate to move back up to the Catskills full time. 




Mission accomplished today. Our beer was the Hop Brook NE IPA from Barrington Brewery. I highly recommend it along with the soft pretzels that you can dip into their cheddar ale soup. 

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