When I first started planning this whole event, several months prior to retiring, I asked Sandy about her thoughts on the trip. She overwhelming supported it and wanted to join in at any point that she could. When we looked at all of the maps and mountains together, she was resolute that she wanted to climb Slide Mountain with me which is the highest in the Catskill range. (a decision which might have come back to haunt her) 
The climb to Slide starts in a large and well maintained parking area off of NY County 47. It's the most used trail to the highest summit in the Catskills. It is steady but not overly difficult. When you reach the trail sign in the picture to the right, you have only climbed one mile, but we still had nine more to go till the end. With the recent rain, there were a number of water stops for Sarge and wet crossings for us.
Sandy got her request and we hit the highest mountain in the Catskills together, but I also got to learn a lesson about the difference between hiking with 2o something guys and women... When hiking with young dudes, they tend to be hard to get out of bed and get moving in the morning ... and while they think that they're strong, after a long night of telling lies and drinking beers, they are weaker than they might think they would be...
Women, are actually much stronger hikers, but apparently they also have a need that once they get to the top of the highest mountain, they have to stop and get on a cell phone and talk for twenty minutes... (Mars and Venus, it all makes sense up here)
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