I think this is George Creevey, Lucy Creevey’s husband.   In real life, he was a well respected NYC surgeon.   Although filed in the West Hill Pond photographs, I suspect this was actually one of the road! trips into the Catskills.  Complete with converted ox cart as a trailer behind a Model A Ford.  Clearly, in that era, being handy with an axe and a bit of rope was a rather useful skill.