I spent the day sitting at the Meadows Lane parking area doing trailhead stewarding for the 46ers. As a treat to myself, after duty was over, I took a trip up Mt. Jo. I've been up it before, but it's been a couple years, and there is a new long trail that I've been needing to hike. Drove into ADK Loj and surprisingly found parking. I hiked in and went up the short trail, which is short and steep. You're literally climbing about 550 feet over 0.4 miles. That's more than your standard ADK mile of 1000 feet per mile. I decided to go to the viewpoint that's just below the top (and not an official trail) to get some alone time and pictures first.
The climb up to the top from there was a couple ladders, and next thing you know, you're there. The views on the peak itself were nice, but not any better than the viewpoint a bit lower down. The hike down the new long trail was fun. It is a bit longer than the old one, and in some places you can still see where the old trail was, but they have brushed it in pretty well where needed. Easy to follow, mostly mud free. I like it. Great hike for those that are looking to do something small and quick.
