Even mo' hills!

I thought Sunday was supposed to be a day of rest?! Right out of Ticonderoga, the hills started! All day was spent climbing rolling hills as we made our way to the state park in Newcomb (pop. 481). We haven't seen any bears here, but are told that they aren't exactly rare around here. As a safety precaution, we put all our food and stinky soaps in a " bear proof" canister away from the campsite. YIPPIE FOR BEARS!!! even more terrifying than bears are the large, mutant mosquitos that hover outside the tent door waiting to come in for a snack. They seem to crave the sweet smell of freshly-applied bug spray. At the end of the day; after the hills have eaten the energy from your legs, after the bears have eaten your food, after the mosquitoes have drank their fill, we are having a great time of all this!  We are meeting great, friendly people along the way and that makes the mosquitoes tolerable.