All Entries Tagged With: "hiking"
April at the Landis Arboretum
Come Meet Us! We will have a table at the EMS in Mohawk Commons April 13 and 14. Here is a list of our events for April: At the Landis Arboretum (Esperance, NY) www.landisarboretum.org We love the Landis Arboretum, and think it’s one of the most beautiful places on earth. 500 acres of rolling forest [...]
Hurricane Mountain Fire Tower
Hurricane Mountain by Courtney I have hiked all over the world, but I have to say that Hurricane Mountain here in the Adirondacks is probably my favorite mountain of all time.At 3,694 feet, it is by no means a “high peak”. But it is a challenging enough hike for me to get hiking out of [...]
Afternoon Delight-Rock Climbing
I have been involved in indoor rock climbing for a number of years, but finally decided that “Hey, I live by the Adirondacks! Why am I not climbing outside?!” This weekend I went with a “climbing guru” friend and had my first outdoor climbing experience. Of course, some may find the drive a bit daunting [...]
THE ASHUWILLTICOOK RAIL TRAIL
THE ASHUWILLTICOOK RAIL TRAIL Yes, the name of this trail is certainly a tongue-twister, but it’s worth the hour trip from Albany to walk, run, bike or blade along this 11-mile rail trail. The rail trail starts right outside Pittsfield, MA near the Berkshire Mall and continues to Adams. Along the way, the scenery is [...]
Castle in the Clouds!
Castle in the Clouds 455 Old Mountain Road Moultonborough, NH 03254 Phone: 603-476-5900 Fax: 603-476-2512 www.castleintheclouds.org, Welcome to Tom and Olive Plant’s mountaintop estate “Lucknow”, built in 1913-1914 high in the Ossipee Mountain Range with a breathtaking vista of Lake Winnipesaukee and the hills and mountains beyond. Known as the Castle in the Clouds since [...]
Gothics Mountain
Extremely strenuous. See related articles under Hiking. Gothics is the 10th highest peak in the Adirondack 46. Since Courtney and I were last minute dropouts of a planned Santanoni group hike, we decided to make Gothics our destination. This is an extremely long hike, and do not attempt as a first high peak. There are [...]
Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain is a great little hike over looking Lake George. I am going to use the phrase “little hike”, but it is 3.2 miles one way, and is quite steep towards the top. The first mile of the trail is a rolling dirt road that climbs without incident. About a mile in, you hit [...]
South Brace Mountain/Rattlesnakes in NY
We got a bit of a late start for our Brace Mountain hike. We were at the trail head at about noon and there was a threat of afternoon thunderstorms. I was running a little blind on this hike as my wife had picked it out, so I wasn’t sure what to expect other than [...]
Giant Mountain Revisted
It’s big. It’s bad. It will leave you screaming for mercy! The first time I hiked Giant Mountain, I swore I would never do it again (see related article under Hiking). It is deemed VERY STRENUOUS by even experienced hikers, and at 4,627 feet comes in at number 12 of the Adirondack 46 So, with [...]
Monument Mountain
by Kurt reader submitted We weren’t sure what to expect when we decided to hike Monument Mountain. We were looking for a place that would offer both a fairly easy hike as well as a more challenging one. The trail head which is on the right side of route 7 coming from Stockbridge, offered just [...]
Sawteeth
Background Some of you reading this are going to be newbies to the Adirondack hiking scene, so I do need to take a minute and explain: There’s 46 “high peaks” in the Adirondacks. Actually, a few more, but some of them for various reasons are not called “high peaks.” Sawteeth is ranked 35th. That does [...]
Bash Bish Falls
Bash Bish Falls Reader Submitted by Kurt This is a good hike for families and people of all ages. We saw young children as well as a woman who looked to be in her 60′s. The path is wide the grade is usually gradual and a round trip hike is only about 1 1\2 miles. [...]
Kaaterskill Falls from the Top
Just some shots from the top. See related articles from the Bottom for additional information. Not many people see the view from the top because the directions are confusing. I stood a little too close to the edge to get you these shots. Please stand further back and always hike with good footing.
Kaaterskill Falls (Bottom)
Katerskill Falls (Catskills) is the tallest cascading waterfalls in New York. Off the Catskill exit of the thruway, go to intersection and make a left for several miles till you hit a hairpin turn and you will see the sign. The hike in is only half a mile or so. It is a very rocky [...]
Our Herkimer Getaway
My wife and I recently celebrated our 24th Anniversary and we couldn’t have picked a nicer weekend. You never know what the weather is going to be like in early April but it was just beautiful. We began our weekend by going to Little Falls NY. We spent the better part of 3 hours hiking [...]
Plotter Kill Preserve
How do we decribe Plotter Kill? A gigantic gorge with three incredible waterfalls? A touch of serenity just outside Schenectady, where you can walk but a few hundred yards and find yourself all alone, where ice bergs passed millions of years ago? Or perhaps we can call it “under estimated”, because its allure is so [...]
Schenectady Forest Preserve
The Schenectady County Forest Preserve is located in the Town of Duanesburg on Lake Road. This is a well-marked and easy to walk trail, leading to a large beaver pond. You can fish, cross country ski, and see the old foundation and walls of James Duane’s house. Now, the following pictures are clips of the [...]
Prospect Mountain
Prospect Mountain, Lake George Just before you enter Lake George Village (on Route 9, heading north) is a small sign that reads, “Prospect Mountain”. It’s funny, but a lot of people have passed that sign and never went up! It’s called the 100 mile view–and for a reason! This is a beautiful peak in the [...]
HADLEY MOUNTAIN (FIRE TOWER)
HADLEYMOUNTAIN(FIRE TOWER) HADLEY, NY (30 minutes from Lake George) Hadley Mountain is just outside beautiful Lake Luzerne, about 30 minutes east of Lake George. What awaits you at the top is a fire tower, erected years ago when a series of wild fires ripped through the Adirondacks. As a kid, I remember seeing these towers [...]
Gore Mountain
Gore Mountain North Creek, NY www.goremountain.com Beautiful Gore! For those not into hiking, this wonderful mountain about a half hour off Exit 23 of I87 in NY offers a cheater’s view to the top: NY’s only gondola ride! Drive past Lake George, through beautiful Warrensburgh, and follow the signs to Rt. 28 into North Creek. [...]
Snow Mountain
SnowMountain Exit 30 of the New York State Northway, I87, is, in a way, a magical portal. After passing Lake George, only the serious seem to venture to Exit 30 and either drive straight through to Lake Placid, or stop and venture into some of the wilderness that awaits you. This is, after all, land [...]
Saratoga Battlefield
Saratoga National Battlefield Saratoga, NY http://www.nps.gov/sara/photosmultimedia/virtualtour.htm This article isn’t a lengthy, detailed article about the Battle of Saratoga. Heck, no—there’s lots of that out there already, treatises, in fact. And the government covers lots of it on its own web site, http://www.nps.gov/sara/photosmultimedia/virtualtour.htm But here are some neat photos of the turning point in the American [...]
Thacher Park
Thacher Park Just outside Altamont, New York, lies Thacher Park, one of the richest fossil-bearing formations in the world. There’s actually two aspects of the Park: The park itself, home to miles of hiking trails, snowshoeing, a swimming pool (the opening of which is always under scrutiny with State Budget Cuts), playgrounds, ball fields, and [...]
Sleeping Beauty Mountain
Sleeping Beauty Mountain, Fishbrook Pond, and Bumps Pond Near Lake George, NY (directions at bottom) I have hiked Sleeping Beauty many times. The photos are marked “08”, but I have been back several times, and the scenery hasn’t changed much. The hike is a favorite: It can be short and sweet, or long and wonderful, [...]
Giant Mountain
Giant Mountain. Even sounds difficult. It is the 12th highest peak in the Adirondacks, and sits right off Route 73 heading towards Lake Placid. Me: 48, almost 49. Slight pudgy. Non smoker. In shape. Co-hiker: 19, thin as a rail, in great shape. No, it wasn’t a total mismatch climbing up to the summit 4,600 [...]
Mountain Greylock State Reservation
Mountain Greylock State Reservation Jennifer Mayne You might think, like many other people, that the Berkshires are only a vacation spot for the elite.Unless you’re going to Canyon Ranch Resort to rub elbows with the likes of Paul Newman, or to see the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, why make the drive out to western [...]
Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center
Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center 87 Nature Center Way Voorheesville, NY 12186 (518) 872-0800 On your way to Thacher Park (see related articles), outside Altamont, New York, you will see a very small sign that says “Nature Center”, and an arrow pointing to the right. I have driven by this sign several times, but [...]
Street Mountain
Street Mountain starts at the Adirondack Loj Parking Lot, a few miles South of Lake Placid. The hike heads east across (or around depending on the weather) Hart Lake towards the Old Nye Ski Trail. This is a very difficult hike, mainly because this is a trailess peak, without an obvious view. After about a [...]
Cascade Mountain
Cascade Mountain 7 Miles Outside Lake Placid, NY Rt. 73 There’s 46 “high peaks” in the Adirondacks, and if you climb all of them, you become a member of an elite group called the “46′ers.” Most hikers start their journey to membership here, at Cascade/Porter Mountain. I say “Cascade/Porter” because when the agony is largely [...]
