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Adirondacks, Landscape March 2, 2021

Avoid Outdoor Activity (Whiteface & Esther)

The title comes from the dire warning from the NOAA weather advisory, and is in response to the near-zero (Fahrenheit) temperatures and high winds across the…

Adirondacks, Landscape April 29, 2020

Conditions in the Adirondacks in spring are usually variable and can present a different set of challenges to winter or summer hiking. This day was warm (for April) and changed from sunny to snow to ‘wintry mix’ to light rain to sunny again — fairly typical.

Adirondacks April 6, 2020

Giant & Rocky Peak Ridge

Had a beautiful bluebird day to hike Giant & Rocky Peak Ridge. Temps in the 30s (F) at our 8:30am start, cooler at elevation, then warming…

Adirondacks, Landscape December 8, 2019

Whiteface & Esther

I know this will sound strange to all you frigophobes: 6 hours tromping around the snow in sub-15°F (sub-minus 10°C) is really quite fun. The hardest part is getting from the house to your car; once you’re stomping down fluffy white snow, and especially once you start climbing a mountain, you barely notice the temperature.

Adirondacks, Landscape June 19, 2019

Colvin & Blake June 2019

I took advantage of the last sunny forecast for a few days by hiking Colvin & Blake, two peaks which aren’t known for their views. As…

Landscape June 18, 2019

Ricketts Glen 2019

It was part photo trip, part photo lesson. It didn’t take long, and Kayla’s pictures are stunning. We both gravitated towards the darker images, helped by the cooperative overcast.

Adirondacks, Flora, Landscape May 15, 2019

Mount Van Hoevenberg

It was a beautiful day for this hike, a nice little gem of a mountain.

Landscape April 6, 2019

Grand Canyon South Rim-to-Rim

We started down the South Kaibab trail at 5:45AM and because of shifting clouds got to enjoy two sunrises on the way. The views were stunning. It looks very different and, strangely, smaller from inside the canyon versus from the rim. The varying waves of different-colored rock made every turn breathtaking.

Adirondacks March 16, 2019

Cascade & Porter

Despite being the shortest and easiest pair of Adirondack High Peaks, even these aren’t always “easy”. Hiking was uneventful (but pretty!) until we hit the open summit rock. Upon exiting the cover of the trees, we were immediately hit with constant 30mph winds and gusts high enough to knock me over.