Caption: ADIRONDACK LOJ TRAILHEAD: 9 hours and 15-20 miles later.
My exhausted, pathetic attempt at a patented Nikola Ivanov wave--see some later JPEGs for the master himself at work.
We got back to our inn only to watch the couple we had to share a bathroom with pull into the parking space next to us, glance at us, then sprint for the shower, monopolizing it for the next hour or two. It was a long day.