Carved in stone

We went apple-buying and animal-visiting at Indian Ladder Farms this morning.  It was pretty busy there, considering the dismal cold, wet weather and the lack of actual apple-picking.  It was good to so many people out supporting this local business. 

The kids were, as usual, happy to see the kids.

After lunch, the weather had started to clear so we headed south and introduced my parents to our favourite Hudson River lighthouse at Saugerties.  The sun was shining, but it was blowy by the water.

From the river, we drove up into the Catskill Mountains and stopped at North South Lake State Park.  We took the short trail up to the escarpment where the Catskill Mountain House Hotel used to stand, and admired the views across the Hudson Valley.

We gave ourselves a competition to find the oldest grafitti carved into the rocky plateau - Grandpa won when he found 1845.  Bonus points for the Girl, though, who found this marriage proposal:

I wonder, did Kim say yes?