Chris just couldn’t make the photo with the timer. It’s all about the background anyway.

Chris, Tom and India (the dog) spent a couple days backpacking, hiking, climbing, camping and having some fun on Crane Mountain in the Adirondack Mountains.    The mountain is at 3,241 feet above Sea Level.     The hike is steep and well worth the trip.    There is a pond (the locals call it a pond, but if you have living in SoCal it is a large lake).  The pond is about 2,700 feet and you can camp on the shore.  There is a fire pit at a site near the water with a boulder to throw your tent up and have and epic view.    The sunset is spectacular.  The guys visited on the last days of summer and the leaves were just beginning to change color.    The weather was crisp and cold, it was down to the 40’s at night.    Probably because the guys went on a weekday, there was nobody around.     Pretty much perfect overnight.   Put this on your bucket list.  It is worth a day of your life to go.

Stopping on the trail for a quick photo.

The view of the sunset at Crane pond was ideal.

Climbing up to camp.

Waiting for Chris to descend.

Chris relaxing at his tent with some coffee.

Hiking up the trail to Crane Mountain.

We were treated to a great evening during Interbike  with some amazing shops and people for the National Bicycle Dealers’ Association’s America’s Best Bike Shops.  We are humbled and honored to be chosen.

A couple other shops beat us as best mountain bike shop in the country and we absolutely celebrate their winning.  We certainly love great shops and it was a tremendous honor to be included and one of the 6 nominated.