Today was a prep for memorial day hiking/backpacking, and I failed miserably.  The hike itself is quite beautiful up to the former caretaker's cabin, that is once you get off the long road walk in.  You pass through forest and meadows, by ponds and over streams.  I actually saw some fish in one stream and painted trillium, which I don't recall ever seeing before.  The trail up from the cabin was a typical ADK trail, but the views from the tower are lovely, and I haven't seen the high peaks this well from the south before.