The trail started with 100's of steps made of granite - it was a quick "welcome to hiking"
Once we got to the top of the stairs we turned onto the undercliff trail - it was a smooth path, to our left were the cliffs rising 100's of feet into the air, and to the right were beautiful views of the valley below.
This was a VERY heavy rock
After the first couple of miles we transitioned from Mohonk Preserve Land to the Mohonk Mountain House property
After a short while we emerged from the woods & were met with beautiful views across the lake of the Mohonk Mountain House, a Victorian Castle that now serves as a luxory hotel, and the adjacent cliffs. It was magnificant.
We then arrived at the famed "Labyrinth" trail, and were met with the following sign
It quickly became clear where the trail got its name it was a winding path through, under, over & around gigantic boulders
Once we got to the top we were met with little bungalows for two and the summit tower
We descended from the tower by way of a wandering trail that took us along the cliffs
We hiked down a set of trails over, under & through rocks, through arching rocks overhead & into caves
Soon we'll get all the furniture put back into the dining room:
After the floor was cleaned up it was time to remove all the staples & trim around the room.
Once the dining room was complete, we moved on to the living room & then our house looked like it was under construction.
Then we started putting on the new color, called Balmy Seas
The bathroom came out so nice that it made the bedroom color unbearable, so it was back to Home Depot for a different color, but of course that decision was made AFTER we put all the furniture back and all the outlet covers back on. Sunday morning the painting started again, this time with Viking blue.
It was a HUGE improvement - it gave us the beachy feeling we were looking for.
