finding Brad Swain at the top of Giant Ledge

A bit earlier you saw a photo I took on the way down from Giant Ledge during a recent hike there. Well, now to be more specific. It was the last holdover weekend. Beautiful sunny day, although a bit warmer than you'd like in the Valley. Got to get up to a higher altitude, maybe catch some Catskill breezes up there. So a group of us went up Giant Ledge, as I say. And whom did we find up there at the top? Brad Swain. Brad who is the son of Claudia and Peter Swain and brother of Danny. Brad who grew up here at Frost Valley during his parents' years on the staff. Brad who came back a few years ago to do a summer as a Forest counselor. It was nice to see him. In the photos below you see the classic view from the ledges. In the first, we are looking southeast. In the second, we are looking southwest, back toward Slide Mountain. At the far right you can see part of Slide. Finally: a video that gives you a sense of the remarkable view from up there. I hope this inspires many ex-FV'ers to drive up to the mountains and take the hike. It's no more than 90 minutes up and 60 minutes down.

The folks you see at the start of the video: John and Irma O'Brien, parents of two great FV people (one a camper, the other a CIT); and John is a member of Frost Valley's Board of Trustees.