I was terrified of going to the wrong camp and getting murdered by a backcountry nut

Long Path Sections 21 + 22: Mink Hollow to Palenville

This is the eleventh installment of a series on section hiking the Long Path, a long-distance trail that runs over 350 miles from the West 175th Street subway station in New York City to John Boyd Thacher State Park near Albany. The adventure begins here, and you can read the previous installment here.

Mink Hollow to Devil’s Kitchen

We allowed ourselves a…