Sucker Brook

Randy and I met up with a group of Herkimer Alpiners to hike the Sucker Brook trail at Lewey Lake. We met up in Speculator and caravaned up to Lewey Lake. We took a short diversion to the falls on Falls Creek, a very pretty little water fall. Then we went down to the trail head for Sucker Brook trail. Starting about 10:40am, it was a great hike. The trail isn't very steep but for our oldest members, the oldest about 78, it was a good hike. Four of them stopped about 1.5 - 2 miles from the Height of Land (supposedly 3.6 miles from the trailhead) for lunch and a rest. Five of us continued on to the last stream before the steep part of the trail, about 2.8 miles from the trailhead. Two others had pushed on ahead of everyone and they actually got to the height of land then turned around. The five of us stopped at the steam (2.8 miles) and ate lunch streamside. Lots of sign of moose in the area. Along the trail red trillium and yellow trout lilly were beginning to bloom. There was a lot of Carolina Spring Beauty in bloom. The weather couldn't have been nicer, about 65, no bugs, lots of sun thru the trees that were only just starting to put out leaves. A great Sunday out!