2022-12-26: Rudolph Weir Jr Road

Cairo NY Roads: 110/114 mi

The weather remained cold over the Christmas season, but it was no deterrent to finishing my final few walks in Cairo. I headed out on a chilly Boxing Day afternoon to walk a somewhat lengthy route in the western portion of town, north of the hamlet of South Cairo. This covered much of Indian Ridge road, which climbs the back of the eponymous rise, and Rudolph Weir Jr Road, the last of Cairo's many 'name roads'. My camera's battery was on the verge of death through most of this walk, so I used it sparingly, and made decent time on the hilly, rural terrain.

Roads Walked: Beers Road, Indian Ridge Road, Middlefield Road, Rudolph Weir Jr Road

Remnants of an old stone foundation near my parking spot on Rudolph Weir Jr Road.

A glacial erratic stands out among a hickory grove.

Standing perfectly still in the cold, this horse stood out on the rise of a hill.

Looking southeast towards the southern half of Potic Mountain.

An abandoned trailer along a private dirt road off of Rudolph Weir.

Strangely, one house on Middlefield Road was flying a Jolly Roger on their only flagpost.

Looking west into Cairo, the same power lines that run over High Hill cut through the forests of Indian Ridge.

Looking northwest towards Coxsackie, endless trees are interrupted only by another, more distant power line.

My walks in west Cairo have been sadly bereft of mountain views. This shot of Windham High Peak is the first I've taken all winter.

A stream running under Indian Ridge Road cuts a miniature canyon into the rock, with the river all frozen at its edges.

A young deer, all fattened for the winter, kept on grazing as I walked past.

Beers Road is a rural enough road that its signage is homemade, although the pole is provided by the highway department.

A single juniper tree stands out in the middle of a field along the very top of a hill.

This great big empty field on Beers Road has some interesting-looking structures at the end of it. Gates and surveillance cameras around the field suggest an equally interesting use.

Ice invades the edges of this tiny waterfall along a seasonal stream at the south end of Indian Ridge.