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Hiking Giant and Rocky Peak Ridge
Another beautiful weekend behind us. What fantastic weather we had this past weekend. Perfect for a hike, right? Of course. I made a last minute decision to head up North again to tackle a peak or two. Giant was on my list of hikes to do this year and I couldn’t wait to do it. My friend Brendan and I arrived at the trailhead at 7:30AM Saturday and took the Ridge Trail to Giant. The entire way was just a steep climb with few flat portions to catch your breath. I was struggling up the mountain, but took my time and took a few water breaks. We arrived at the…
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Phelps Mountain
Winter hiking was never really on my radar until recently. I love being outdoors and pushing myself physically, and since I’m not marathon training now, I need goals! And hiking is a great way to test your limits. Most of the hikes I’ve done in the past few months have been more difficult, and more physically and mentally demanding than I thought. Getting to the top of a mountain is extremely rewarding and nothing can compare, even the finish line of a marathon. Both feelings are fantastic–but they are different. Jona and I were planning on hiking up in the high peaks on Saturday. The weather report was…interesting. The high…
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Hiking Sawteeth: First Winter High Peak
Happy Christmas Eve! I took yesterday and today off from work to enjoy the holidays. I got all of my shopping done on Saturday and had Sunday to relax and hang out with Chris before he left for PA. So, Monday I had free to get in some WINTER HIKING. Yes, you read that right! Jona and I were originally planning on hiking on Saturday, but the weather up north wasn’t that great so we postponed until Monday. Jona decided on Sawteeth. The trailhead is located at the same place where I hiked last time with Christine, at the AMR. But this time we had a bit further to walk…
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My Third High Peak – Tabletop Mountain
Oh the Adirondacks, how I love thee! Saturday my friend Brendan and I drove up to the High Peaks area to do some hiking with Christine and her friends. She’s in the middle of hiking all 46 high peaks and wanted to hike Table Top Mountain. We met her up there at the Adirondack Loj where the trail began. Finding the Loj was pretty easy, there are three huge parking lots for hikers, and a camp shop for buying supplies and renting bear canisters. There are also bathrooms and showers! Off we went for our little jaunt in the woods. Table Top is one of the unmarked trails, but the…
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Hiking My First High Peaks – Cascade and Porter Mountains
Friday night after work I drove up to the Lake Placid area to meet Chris and his cousins. They had been backpacking in the Adirondacks since Monday and were done—they were already settled into a KOA Campground in Wilmington, and I was meeting them up there for some camping! First, I met them at Lake Placid Pub and Brewery for dinner, after driving 2+ hours a beer was much needed! For dinner I ordered the maple and pear flatbread. The flavors were great but this flatbread was way overdone. Should have been taken out of the oven way earlier, I think I cut my mouth on the crispy edges about…