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Saranac 6er Relay
A few weeks ago a group of my hiking friends and I completed the Saranac 6er Relay in Saranac Lake. You may be familiar with the Saranac 6, a group of mountains in Saranac Lake. If you hike them all you earn the 6er patch (kind of like being a 46er). However, on Oct. 13, the town of Saranac Lake held a relay in which teams of 6 could hike the mountains (one mountain per person). We got a team together and headed up North. We rented a cabin at Whiteface KOA, which turned out to be perfect for our group. We drove up Friday evening, arrived at our cabin…
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Seymour Mountain
With last Monday’s hike up Cliff Mountain, I had three peaks left. Seymour, Esther and Whiteface. Seymour was orphaned in August after hiking most of the Seward Range, so driving the 3+ hours to Saranac Lake had to be done. I was not particularly looking forward to this hike, either. I planned to make a weekend of it and hike Seymour on Saturday and finishing the 46 with Esther and Whiteface on Sunday. I left home at 4AM Saturday morning and was on the trail to Seymour by 7:45. I met a new hiking friend at the trail head (One of my 46er friends connected us so so I didn’t…
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Hiking Basin and Saddleback and Camping at Rollins Pond
I hope everyone had a great Labor Day Weekend! Mine was fantastic! The past few weeks have been pretty great. I started my Dietetic Internship, did a few other hikes, and this past weekend got together with my closest hiking friends for a weekend in the Adirondacks. Brendan, Jenna, her friend Colleen and I booked a camp site at Rollins Pond in Saranac Lake for two nights. We had the best camp site! It was big, secluded, and right on the pond, complete with its own beach. How had I never camped here before?? We arrived Saturday afternoon, set up camp, and cooked dinner. We went to bed pretty early because…
