We went up to Mongaup Pond for Memorial day weekend.  All the new systems in the RV worked well, except for a propane leak in the connection for the new catalytic heater.  Once I tightened it up, it was fine.

Trish relaxing in camp:

 

On Sunday we went kayaking on the pond:

Followed by a ride around the campground:

 

After lunch, I went for a mountain bike ride.  The climb out of the Mongaup basin was tough, with grades exceeding 20% in spots:

 

Hodge Pond:

 

Old wagon wheels:

 

 

At one point the trail suddenly enters a thick, canopied forest:

Frick Pond:

 

This grave marker is a bit off the trail near Frick pond:

 

Here’s the newspaper article from 1933:

 

 

M and B at the beach on Mongaup pond:

   

On Monday we went fishing on the Willowemoc, but we didn’t catch anything:

 

We decided to test thenew SUV on the same “road” we rode last summer:

 

 

At one point we saw a fawn struggling to get across the road.  Trish moved it to the shoulder and we cut open a water bottle for it.  It was pretty weak, so it probably didn’t survive:

 

Here we are breaking camp:

What a great weekend!