GM and the Slacker take Harriman by (sno w) Storm.

“This trip came about kind of as a last minute thing. I was trying to make the MD AT trip, but decided that wasn't going to happen. I was dying for a trip, since I haven't been out since the birth of my son. Harriman seemed like the logical solution, close by and nice views. The only one that could go on such short notice was GreenMonkee. Thank God for that, or I probably would have ditched the idea. I picked up GM around 2:00pm (I'm a slacker)and we headed on up, I could feel the excitement as we neared the NY border. I so needed this trip! We arrived at the trail head a little before 4:00, and quickly made our way up Tom Jones to the shelter. It's a short hike, but this was about the "getaway" more so than the mileage.
We arived at the shelter and imediatly set out in search of wood, as the temp was about 30 and dropping fast. Gm was hauling some big a$$ timber back to the shelter, you should have seen him, it was impressive! I had brought my Sven (thanks Marko for the Idea) and started tearing up those logs, saw dust was flying and I was generating heat baby! Starting the fire was a snap and we settled in for a night of Growlers (oh Boy!) and Black Berry brandy.We had and awesome time BSing and messin' with fire. I finally managed to crawl in my bag aroud 1:AM? I was a little more than happy I gotta tell ya. Sun morning we awoke to a beautiful white blanket if snow, and it was still comming down pretty steady. We where in no hurry, so we started another fire, had breakfast and enjoyed the snow. At about 11:00am we geared up and made our way back to the trail head. My soul had been renewed. I drove home with a smile, and couldn't wait to see my little munchkin waiting at home. Thanks GM for a great little escape!

PS. Thanks LTHiker for the hand warmer tip for the bottom of the canister stove. At 25 degrees it worked like a charm. Gm took a couple of pics, I'll post them soon.
Peace!”

“Way to go!!

Svensaw warms you up before the fire gets going.”

“Way to go. Thanks for the report. I'll be watching for the pictures.”

“Tom Jones is a very cool place.”

“It was a pleasure, Slacker :)

Watch out for those Growlers, they'll get ya'.

Too bad we didn't bring cameras. The photo quality of my phone sux but it's better than nothing.

I was surprised by the condition of the shelter. It was a mess last time I was there.

We had a beautiful crescent moon and starry sky on Saturday night. Waking up to snow was awsome!

I'll definitely be picking up one of those Svens. They're the schit!

Hey BS, I forgot my rainjacket and a glove in your truck. I'm in no rush to get it back.”

“What condition was it in this time?”

“It was very clean, swept out, no cans, no garbage. A pleasant surprise indeed!

*GM, no problem, I'll hold on to them for ya.
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“enjoying the snow:

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“I'm just unpacking now, everything smells like campfire!”

“Sounds cool. I'm still thawing out from Thanksgiving weekend in Connecticut...”

“Glad you went anyway, Slack! We hiked Breakneck Ridge witgh the scout troop in Sunday! T'was very nice!”

“Yes, what awesome weather we had this weekend!”

“Yeah, it was great because it was more snowy than rainy. Cold rain sucks!”

“I love the dueling fireplaces!”

“Yea, we took the rocks from one to build up a nice wall to reflect the heat back to the shelter. We were toasty! Or was it the booze, I'm not sure ;-)”

“It would be nice to have both of them going at the same time. Of course finding enough wood might pose a problem.”

“There was lots of big stuff around. Cutting it up and/or hauling it uphill to the shelter is where the problem arises ;)”

“Glad to hear you had a good time. Wish I could've been there. maybe next time.”

“Yes GM, but that would have been too much like work! LOL I'm a slacker don'tcha know! :-)”

“Snow campiong rocks! Glad you got out, even if you only hiked twenty feet to the shelter :-)”

“Hey, it's more like 50 feet, get it right! ;-)”

“500 meters.....”

“Thanks, you should have been there, it was a lot of fun. I'll let you know if another trip comes up.”

“Cool keep me in mind. should be free after the holidays.”

“2 more pics

http://community.webshots.com/album/519169912QiCDLh”

“Growlers...
make for blurry vision and wobbling


LOL, I'll say.........”