Two People, Two Summers, Three Towers

We made it! It was a muddy slog up a mountain stream bed, but we made it. Lucy and I, in the company of my siblings and a nephew got to the top of Lyon Mountain Monday morning.

Back row from left to right. Ellen Schvetz, hiking out of Evergreen, Colorado; Mike Graser, hiking out of Liverpool, New York; Lucy Graser, hiking out of Marion, Ohio; Austen Halpern-Graser and Carol Graser hiking out of Galway, New York. The front row is Tom Graser of Marion, Ohio.




Lucy and Austen were the first climbers to reach the summit. They really pushed hard through the last mile, which was very difficult. They celebrated later in a hotel room party which consisted of root beer, popcorn, sugarless cookies and "American Gladiator""


The top of the mountain was very foggy and the view from the fire tower was no better than the view on the ground. Lucy, however, while gleefully informing us of her fear of heights, scaled the tower to complete her climb.


Uncle Mike was the first one up the tower, but the fourth climber to the summit. He was also the first climber back to the parking lot.
It was the first time the four Graser siblings had ever been on the top of an Adirondack peak together without the aid of an automobile!