After a day of very iffy weather yesterday, when we just took in some local museums, today promised cloudy and misty skies early with heavy rain possible later in the day. So we did the smart thing and chose a couple of short hikes close to our condo and stayed dry while still getting out before the rains.
Owen and Copperas Ponds
These two ponds are only about a 2-3 mile round trip from the parking area. While it was not the most photogenic of days, the ponds were pretty scenic nonetheless. First, we came to Owen Pond, with some nice color across the way, in front of some lower shoulders of the Sentinel Range.
We continued on to Copperas Pond, which on a better day would have a very nice view of Whiteface Mountain beyond. Not so today, but we continued around to its leanto before turning back,
Cobble Hill
This is a small summit that looks down on the village of Lake Placid. There's an old road and several trails that lead to the summit. The views today were pretty murky, but we could make out the Sentinel Range, Mount Van Hoevenberg, and Mount Jo in the distance.
Before we descended, we started down one of the other trails that looked out to the west, across the village, from an open rock.
We got back to the condo about an hour before the heavy rains hit, and felt reassured that we had made exactly the right plans for this day.
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