Fujinon Super EBC 60mm 1:2.4
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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.
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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…
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Rainy Saturday Flora
A couple friends and a flowering peony inspired me to grab some photos from the backyard. Overcast days are the best for photography in general, and…
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Armstrong & Upper WolfJaw (Winter)
After a successful hike to Big Slide and with continuing cool temperatures and sunshine, I had hoped to take Kathy on a more wintry hike. We packed the snowshoes, hoped for a white fluffy trail and headed up two of the lower Great Range, Armstrong and Upper WolfJaw Mountains.
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Street & Nye (Winter)
I met a new friend and breakfast and convinced him to hike Street & Nye, mainly due to the cool weather being the last good chance for a bit before the El Niño warms things up.
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Cascade & Porter (Winter)
Cascade was our first high peak, way back in 2009. Back then, the three quarters of a mile to Porter might as well have been a million; we were exhausted within a mile of the car.
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Cliff & Redfield (Winter)
In finishing the Adirondack 46 High Peaks a second time, I had a few of the more remote peaks to tackle. I had considered attempting Allen Mountain instead, but the planning (read: breakfast in Keene Valley) dictated this pair instead.
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Esther & Whiteface (Winter)
After doing about 11 miles the day before, and having a 6-hour ride home afterwards, the close combo of Whiteface and Esther fit my plan perfectly. I started from the Atmospheric Science Research Center, which sits at the base of the old ski lift on Marble Mountain.
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Iroquois, Algonquin & Wright Peaks (Winter)
Conditions were perfect for hiking, with hard-packed snow almost the entire length of the hike. There was enough snow along the entire route to smooth out the innumerable boulders, rocks, and roots which are a hallmark of this trail.
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Porter Mountain and Little Porter Mountain
After climbing Porter Mountain via Little Porter (and Blueberry Mt.) this summer solo, I wanted to bring Kathy along this interesting and scenic route.
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Nippletop Via Elk Pass (and Dial Mountain)
We enjoyed an unusually comfortable hike up the icy Elk Pass to Nippletop for our December Adirondack weekend.
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Owl Head to Owls Head
Owls Head in Keene easily beats the Owl Head in Elizabethtown for vistas, but the latter has a better hike.
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Wright Peak, 2015
Wright Peak is a slightly lower summit on the way up to the popular Algonquin Peak in the MacIntyre Range. Looking for another relaxing day (and having summited Algonquin twice previously) it was chilly as we started, but not nearly as cold as the previous day.
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Mount Minsi from Delaware Water Gap
Marking the eastern extent of Pennsylvania’s Blue Mountain ridge, Mount Minsi rises to 1,461 feet along the Appalachian Trail.
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Shenandoah: Old Rag & Robertson Mountain Loop
Psyched at my first black bear spotting, I turned from Old Rag up the Robertson Mountain Trail. This is a steep, constant climb, with 1,700 vertical feet in the last 1.5 miles to the summit.
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Big Slide Revisited
One of the best views we never saw in our initial round of Adirondack 46 was Big Slide Mountain.
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Mount Colden, Our 46er Finish
We had accomplished a goal set 5 years prior, through adversity and joy, in a simply perfect day for hiking in these beautiful Adirondack mountains.
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Seymour Mountain
Our penultimate peak would be 4,120-foot Seymour Mountain, the last in the Seward Range.
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Big Crow & Little Crow Mountains
After two long days of hiking, we enjoyed having a day for a relaxing hike with friends & family.
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Donaldson, Emmons, and Seward Mountain
With two of three difficult hikes behind us, the last long day in our quest was Mount Donaldson, Mount Emmons, and Seward Mountain.
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Haystack, Basin, and Saddleback Mountains
One of the things my quest for becoming a 46er has changed in me is redefining possible, and these three mountains are proof of it.
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Allen Mountain
“What type of mountain is Allen?” “Oh, just like any other mountain, only more so.”
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Longwood Portraits
More experimentation with camera settings and lenses with my Fuji X-A1 at Longwood Gardens.
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Longwood with the X-A1
It really is amazing living so close to such a resource – what better than to test some lenses?