Rocky Mountain

Dec. 22 2022

Rocky Mountain shares a parking lot with Black Bear Mountain trailhead near Inlet NY. The day we chose to climb this little mountain was a blustery one, and I didn’t take many pictures for that reason. So none of my usual trailhead and trail marker photos! The trail starts at the back of the parking area. While short at just 0.5 miles to the summit, it is steep! Which makes it extra interesting in wintery conditions. We started right around 2pm.

There’s not much to note on this short but steep hike to the summit. The snowpack wasn’t especially deep yet, and the more well-trod sections of trail had turned to ice so we employed our microspikes for much of the way.

Before we know it, we popped right out on the summit, though there wasn’t much to show for it.

We were pretty well in a cloud, but sometimes I enjoy those views. They’re so different than how it might look in the summertime.

We turned around to head back shortly after arriving as our sweat from the climb started to cool us a little more than we liked. So we layered back up and carefully headed back to the trailhead.

Our drive home was an extra slow one as a blizzard decided to pass through on the same route. Happy Hiking!

Rocky Mountain: 1759′

Total Duration: 1.5hrs

Round Trip Distance: 1 mile

All images are property of adktrailtalesandtails and may only be used with express permission.