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Recap of Summer Hiking
Summer 2015 was definitely the best summer for hiking I’ve had! It was incredible because I didn’t have a single bad weather day! Here’s a little recap. June Pyramid, Gothics, Armstrong & Upper Wolf Jaw Mountains This was my first big hike of the year. I hiked a few times before this just to get my legs in shape and tackled most of the lower great range with Brendan back in June. It was a long day, but had some great views. I felt strong and this hike convinced me that I wanted to take on a bunch of high peaks this summer. July Street and Nye Mountains This hike…
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Mountain Biking at Garnet Hill
Because of the Monday holiday, Jordan and I actually had the same day off for once! We took the opportunity to go mountain biking in the Adirondacks with some friends at Garnet Hill. Three years ago I stayed at the Lodge and did some hiking on the trails and it was nice to finally be back! According to their site, two of the trails we rode were “advanced”–but I beg to differ. I didn’t have to get off my bike that much! The first time I rode a mountain bike back in June on actual trails, we went on really difficult ones and I was hardly ever on the bike.…
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Hiking Indian Head
Hope everyone is having a fantastic holiday weekend! It really is still summer because the weather here has been quite hot and amazing. Yesterday, Christine and I wanted to do an easy hike so we decided on Indian Head, a spot in the high peaks that is not a high peak but has an amazing view. We left Albany at 7:30 and drove up to the Ausable Club Parkin lot in Keene since that’s where the trail for Indian Head starts. The hike begins at the AMR gate (like many of the other hikes I’ve done). The hike itself is mostly just a dirt road walk. It wasn’t too exciting.…
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The Santanoni Range
Saturday was a big hiking day. Brendan and I hiked the Santanoni range in the high peaks of the Adirondacks, Santanoni, Couchsachraga and Panther peaks. And FYI: Couch isn’t technically a high peak since it’s not 4,000 feet in elevation–but its still required to hike as part of the 46. The trailhead to this range is at the Upper Works in Newcomb. On the sign at the parking lot it said trailhead to Bradley Pond, with no mention of the Santanonis at all. We took exit 26 on the Northway and drove through Minerva to get there. The trailhead is at the start of an old dirt road. We couldn’t…
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On Top of New York – Hiking Mount Marcy
Yesterday was the day! It was time to tackle New York’s highest mountain, Mount Marcy! I took the day off from work so Jordan and I could hike together (he works weekends so he usually can’t hike with me then). We met Brendan at the park and ride at 5:30AM and off we went to the ADK Loj. The easiest and most popular trail to the summit of Marcy is the Van Hovenberg. This is the same trail to Phelps and Tabletop as well. The last time I was on this trail was January 2014 and it was zero degrees. Yesterday was a bit different with 80 degree temps in…
