1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
2 tsp Mustard
1lb Ground Beef
1/2 cup ketchup
1 Onion
1tsp Salt
1 can pork and beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can butter beans
1 tsp vinegar
Brown hamburger, add chopped onion.
In separate bowl mix sugar and mustard, ketchup, salt & vinegar, drain beans and add to hamburger & onion.
Add the rest & simmer. The longer you simmer the better the flavor. You can put this on rice or potatoes or use it as is.
4C flour
4tsps baking powder {1 tsp baking soda, 1/4C warm water}
1/4C sugar
1/4C oil
3 eggs
Pinch of salt
1C applesauce
Mix together add enough milk to make a thick mixture. Add soda and warm water to batter. If to thick add milk to the desired consistency
Getting to Chimney mountain: Coming from Indian Lake, head south on Route 30 and turn left on Big Brook Rd after about 0.5 miles. Follow Big Brook Rd for 8 miles to end. The trailhead is on private property. Keep your dogs on leash and pay the $2 parking fee.
The trail is well marked and easy to follow along. The trail has a gradual rise of about 900 feet to an elevation of 2,720 feet. Towards the top, there are a few very short steeper sections. It's approximately 2.5miles round trip depending on how much exploring you do up top.
Navigating around is pretty straightforward, going in and out of caves. There was a set of caves closed due to protecting the bats. There was a lot to enjoy, even the cool breeze that sneaks its way through...
Started off with a foot of powder at the Blodgett Rd, turned around at Bartlett Pond with 2 feet of powder. Not our intended hike of Redfield and Cliff, but when you wake up at 2 am and can't get back to sleep, it's a good replacement.
Trail much like reported on 27 December. Barefoot to herd path, then to the base of the climb. The First 500' of the climb is easier with microspikes than bare boots. Next 500' is a toss-up between micros and snowshoes. I noticed a downbound snowshoe track from yesterday so put mine on. Above 3000' elevation, I'd strongly suggest snowshoes.
I didn't encounter the ice issues that folks on the 27th found. I believe the reason is that a light coating of snow overnight soaked into the wet ice surface and made it crusty on top. Good traction in snowshoes.
Due to differential melting of the snowpack (denser snow in track melts slower than loose snow on sides of the track), there are many areas where there is no trench whatsoever, so even a...