SUFFERING on the SUFFERN BEAR MOUNTAIN TRAIL a fun rocky hike including PYNGYP Mountain

This was such a fun YET FROSTY trip northbound on the S-B (SUFFERN BEAR MOUNTAIN TRAIL) This trail is supposed to be a 24 mile "challenging" hike from SUFFERN NY terminating at the Bear Mountain Inn. Not sure where that 24 miles comes from because with some side quests lol it was closer to thirty. Normally 30 miles is not such a big deal. I can walk ten miles in two hours in the Mohonk Preserve. THIS HIKE IS NOT FOR BEGINNERS THIS HIKE WAS A MOFO OF never ending ROCK SCRAMBLES and some minor detours. DO NOT JUDGE THIS HIKE BY MILES, judge it by never ending up and downs and plenty of challenging rock scramblings. Included in this hike is the STONE MOUNTAIN SHELTER and the bomb diggity WEST MOUNTAIN SHELTER in the Harriman State Park. The views are epic from each shelter. Keep in mind its allllll stone and there are NO PRIVVIES to be found ANYWHERE. No sure where you're supposed to poop, and there was sadly a number of poops on rock ledges. That must get weird during the busy summer season. YES I was overloaded with GEAR, there was a reason. Oddly the temps sunk into the teens and there was a lot of wind so it all worked out. Why all the gun fire near suffern or Pomana NY? We don't know but there was a lot of shots fired for much of the night? Random and odd, before you say "fireworks", know your audience- 100% gunfire. I met a very inspirational young lady solo hiking solo camping at the West Mountain Shelter. Laurie not only travelled to Harriman State Park from VIRGINIA but she has some crazy stories. LAURIE WAS ONCE BITTEN BY A RATTLESNAKE and WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. I'm only hoping with those ODDS she wins the POWERBALL!!!!! DUTCHWARE CHAMELEON HAMMOCK DUTCHWARE HAMMOCK SUSPENSION DUTCHWARE HAMMOCK CAMPING IN WIND STORM DUTCHWARE BONDED TARP UGQ under quilts UGQ over quilts underground quilts Hammock camping hammock underquilt protector in wind storm hammock camping in severe winds HARRIMAN STATE PARK Bear mountain hiking AT detours Appalachian trail Bear mountain detours stone mountain shelter WEST MOUNTAIN SHELTER rock scrambling at PYNGYP Mountain Harriman Backpacking Harriman State park OSPREY ZENITH BACKPACKS KATADYN HIKER PRO water filters PEAK REFUEL CHAD MENDES MEALS JETBOIL IN WIND ALCOHOL PENNY STOVE HOBO STOVE CAMP STOVE FAIL ZAMBERLAN BOOTS BIG HILL lean to PINGYP PYNGYP rock scrambles GLACIAL ERRATICS hike IRISH POTATO glacial erratic KITCHEN stairs hike Grandma and grandpa rocks glacier stones rocks COBUS Mountain Harriman The Egg Harriman HAWK CLIFF Harriman Panther Mountain hike Harriman Third reservoir Harriman Jackie Jones Fire Tower harriman Lake Welch Drive harriman SCUTT Memorial PynGYP mountain Harriman Horn Hill Mountain Summit Harriman Cats Elbow Hike HArriman West Mountain Harriman Bear Mountain Inn DULUTH FLEXPIDITION PANTS COLUMBIA HIKING SHIRTS COLUMBIA WIND BREAKER Columbia Shell jacket