Vintage Pollution

Celebrating 108 years of Pepsi? I was four years old when some choker dropped this can off near Lake Skenonto on the "Victory" trail in Harriman S.P. NY. I suppose it didnt look too out of place because I found it right in the middle of some appliance graveyard for equally vintage washing machines. Regardless of the trash it was a great chance to get some hiking in. H & the little bean had gone off to a bridal shower for the day so I snuck out this morning and parked George just west of Little Long Pond and scurried about 8 miles in 3 mini-loops. Beginning on the Ramapo Dunderberg trail over Tom Jones Mountain and then down the Victory trail along the west shore of Lake Skenonto. About face and up the Yellow triangle to again intersect the RD trail where I ran into a guy setting up for a photo at the viewpoint. He said to me he wasn't lost but wanted to know where he was on the map asking if we were at "X" - Black Rock. I said no we are at "Y" - Parker Cabin Mountain and you're totally lost. Seems that when he left his car at the trailhead he walked south of the road and he thought he'd been traveling north. I then continued down RD to the next view and ate lunch by the little augie doggie memorial erratic. Sorry no photo! then down the white cross trying to outrun a couple on my heels and then up the white bar trail where I passed by another couple heading behind me. Saw another dude at the next intersection and then I began to head backdown the RD and bushwacked to the triangle to avoid losing alot of elevation only having to climb again. Eventually I got back to the V-RD intersection and went left around TJ Mountain ( again don't need to climb that twice in a day) and went back to the car via Route 106 .4 Mi. When I got back to the car there was a group of about 6 guys heading into the woods where I started looking like they were packed for Antarctica! i'll bet they were each carrying their own case of beer.