Oh Jay!

It was Ken's idea to hike the Jay range and what a great idea it was. Jay is reputed to be a short hike that is lousy with awesome views of the 46. It certainly did not disapoint. We got a late start arriving at the trailhead at 10 via some back roads where we saw a defiant red fox. After about an hour and a half up a dry and slippery herd path we emerged onto the ridge where the clear sunny day provided us views from Rocky Peak Ridge all the way around to Whiteface. There were several bumps or ledges along the ridge between which the trail sometimes dipped into the woods for a few minutes then resurfacing with short rocky scrambles. If you looked to the east you could see Lake Champlain, Mt Mansfield and Camel's Hump in Vermont.

We were up there for about 6 hours and saw only 10 other people all day. Enough time to play with various camera features and to take a hundred or so photos. Folks this hike may be a local secret but I would put it near the top of my list of favorite Adirondack hikes.

My apologies if you read this expecting something like a review of OJ's new book "If I did it". (P.S. Yes he did)