As I drove on I received a text message from Chase. I hopped back in my car and started off again. As I walked to the restroom I shivered a little the air was brisk, fall was just around the corner.
I stopped for a quick bathroom break at a rest area just before the I-390 / I-86 split. It was chilly, only around 50, and I turned on a little bit of heat in the car. Our start time would be 7 am.Īfter loading my car in the early morning dark I set out on the long drive west. The plan was to park at the casino in Salamanca, NY and hike east to Bucktooth State Forest lean-to and back. I invited Chase to come along on the hike once again.
Normally I would have preferred a sunnier day, but with the long road-walk cloudy was better. My planned hiking route covered a significant amount of road. Saturday would be cloudier than Sunday and a few degrees cooler. He weather for the weekend predicted to be cool with highs only reaching the upper 60s.
