BRACE MOUNTAIN - 18 MARCH 2012

Recently I saw an article in the local newspaper about hiking trails at Brace Mountain. Brace Mountain sits atop the Taconic Plateau in NY right next to the borders of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York. My sister and I are always looking for new places to hike so we decided to give it a try.  The sign at the bottom of the trail showed that the first 0.2 miles was "strenuous".  In reality, it felt more like the first 2 miles!  I think billy goats would find the first part of the trail strenuous.  We were however rewarded when we got to the top - what a view!  We also discovered that the top is a launching area for paragliding.   There was a group of about 2 dozen who were waiting for the fog to clear.  I was surprised to learn that although there's no motor,   paraglider flights can last many hours.  Unfortunately this day, the conditions were not great and the flights didn't last very long -- many made it to the bottom before we did. Our hike down took about 2 hours.