Huckleberry Point Trail (All Trails Challenge NYNJTC Map 141)

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Huckleberry Point Trail (All Trails Challenge NYNJTC Map 141)

If you want to do a hike in the Platte Clove / Kaaterskill Wild Forest area on a weekend then you have to go super early or very late. I opted for sunset, and it paid off in having the entire trail and view to myself. 



I put on bug spray so the bugs were not an issue even when I stopped to enjoy a lengthy stay at the viewpoint. They do like to fly around my headlamp, but it wasn’t that bothersome. 



The trail was pretty dry and the stream crossing was easy. It was such a beautiful hike and it made me look forward to spending uninterrupted time up here during the summer. I felt a little bit like my old self again. It’s been a while since I’ve felt like me so I was so grateful that I was able to access that part of myself again. 



Something that I was thinking about was how a lot of people on social media have gotten very turned off to the idea of God due to recent current events. I think people would be better off separating religion from God and trying to seek this connection to a higher source in their own lives. I think like every relationship, it’s unique and personal and manifests differently for everyone. I also think that just like we change and evolve, that our ideas about God should as well. Why should our spirituality remain static if everything else changes? 



Today’s IPA was Torque Wrench, which is one of my all time favorites.







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