Big Slide
This hike will always be a favorite of mine, especially on perfect-weather days like this one. It was a great way to spend an afternoon!
Lower Great Range for Project 100
This hike was supporting Neil Luckhurst and his Project 100, which is raising funds for the ADK High Peaks Foundation.
Sewards in the Snow
Yesterday perfectly encapsulated shoulder season: A nice 3-4″ of cool snow on the way in; about 6″ of snow (drifting in places) at elevation; icy steep pitches, sometimes hiding under powdered snow; warming sunshine melting low-lying snow by the end of the day creating wide mud swaths.
Colden in the Clouds
We opted for a short climb of Mount Colden, up and back via Lake Arnold. This is our third trip along this route together, our first time was our 46th peak.
Santanonis (October)
This would be my fifth visit to this southwestern Adirondack range, and Kathy’s second.
Bennies Brook Slide to Lower WolfJaw, Upper WolfJaw & Armstrong
We started before sunrise, and made our expected time to the DEC Interior Outpost. From there we crossed Johns Brook onto the now-unmaintained South Side trail, first crossing the start of the Range Trail and a half mile later the base of Bennies Brook.
Allen (Friday), Street & Nye (Saturday)
Allen Mountain for my September 46, followed by Street & Nye to get Kathy approaching half way towards a 46 year.
Nippletop Bushwhack
I took my camera to document our hike up the huge slide leading up to Nippletop. The only problem is that we never got there.
2017 Eclipse
This was pretty cool. Skies in West Chester were clear, we had about 75% coverage at eclipse maximum. I don’t have a solar setup for my camera, so these are improvised.
Whiteface, Lunch, Esther
Sunday’s hike would be a bit easier though, and had a unique bonus for the Adirondacks: Lunch at the cafe at the summit.
Perfect Pyramid, Gothics and Sawteeth
Back in July 2009, we hiked our first Adirondack High Peak, a 2.3-mile jaunt up Cascade Mountain. We made it, but definitely not in ‘style’, and we were far too exhausted after the 1,950 feet of climbing to consider tacking … Continued
Fourth of July on Giant & Rocky Peak Ridge
It was a great Fourth of July, happy birthday America!
Dial & Nippletop plus Fish Hawk Cliffs and Indian Head
After two straight days of being thoroughly drenched, we wanted something relatively dry. I knew the excellent Leach Trail to Dial & Nippletop, with much of the hike on a ridge, would fit my criteria.
Flooded Ward Brook (Blueberry Trail)
The DEC issued an advisory indicating that the Sewards are flooded. They are.