OT - hikers/climbers?
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Jacwil
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A friend of mine and I did Black Bear Mt. last weekend, (hunting bear). I know it's not considered too difficult, but the descent down the blue trail that merges with the x-country ski trail back to inlet, was a "bear" with a 50lb backpack and holding a rifle! We slid down the rocks up top on our butts...a touch sketchy. Would be much more fun with 2 free hands and less gear lol.
Jacwil
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I hear ya!!! We stayed at the Bears Up North cottages in Inlet. We researched and found that the description for the location of that ski trail trailhead, said "Just to the left of the telephone company substation." We walked over there and low and behold there was a small opening into the woods! No signs until we got in there a bit and we thought to ourselves, that there's no way anyone has done any x-country skiing on that trail in a LONG time!!!
der_wille_zur_macht
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I've attempted Marcy twice in the winter (only made it to the peak once). Always wanted to try in the summer or fall. Nice photos! Amazing how different it looks without a few feet of snow. 
Nice Pictures
I have hiked a few high peaks in the summer months. Fatigue from the heat is a very big thing and you have to bring LOTS of water. People tell me that in the winter the hiking is easier if you have the proper cold weather gear because you walk over top of all the trail mess( rocks and tree limbs). I would like to try it in the winter sometime but I will need an experienced friend to go with me. I guess it can get pretty nasty in the high peaks in the winter months.
John
I have hiked a few high peaks in the summer months. Fatigue from the heat is a very big thing and you have to bring LOTS of water. People tell me that in the winter the hiking is easier if you have the proper cold weather gear because you walk over top of all the trail mess( rocks and tree limbs). I would like to try it in the winter sometime but I will need an experienced friend to go with me. I guess it can get pretty nasty in the high peaks in the winter months.
John
Gary Majchrzak
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I used to hike Marcy once a year back in the 80's.
I came close to hiking it again last year when we camped at Fishcreek Campsites but it didn't pan out. It's on my list of things to do (again) but I won't do it in the snow.
FWIW
I've hiked a lot of kewl places. Here's a pic I took in Utah's Zion National Park
I need to go on a bug collecting trip with Tad to some exotic place!
I came close to hiking it again last year when we camped at Fishcreek Campsites but it didn't pan out. It's on my list of things to do (again) but I won't do it in the snow.
FWIW
I've hiked a lot of kewl places. Here's a pic I took in Utah's Zion National Park
I need to go on a bug collecting trip with Tad to some exotic place!
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aquadonkey
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Ooo! Hiking! I guess I didn't really think there was much good hiking in this area, but that looks like quite a nice one!
Is the trailhead at sea-level? That's a huge elevation gain!
I'm excited to see some nice hiking here. How far is the drive? Where can I find info?
Here's a hike hubby and I did last month in CO:
Gary, the pics of the honeymoon in the Swiss Alps are on hubby's computer, otherwise I would have done my best to one-up you
Is the trailhead at sea-level? That's a huge elevation gain!
I'm excited to see some nice hiking here. How far is the drive? Where can I find info?
Here's a hike hubby and I did last month in CO:
Gary, the pics of the honeymoon in the Swiss Alps are on hubby's computer, otherwise I would have done my best to one-up you
mr.maroonsalty
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That looks awesome! It was kind of a cruddy weather weekend. The worst of our weekends we've had all year up there; the wind was blowing pretty good Friday and Saturday.
I was very proud of my 5 yo this summer doing the Raquette River Falls loop barefoot; we spend time upstream from there looking up at a few of the peaks and just took the small boat down to the portage.
I was very proud of my 5 yo this summer doing the Raquette River Falls loop barefoot; we spend time upstream from there looking up at a few of the peaks and just took the small boat down to the portage.
jacksonpt
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That's great! Zion is on my to-do list for the near future. Did you hike the narrows?
jacksonpt
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Marcy's peak is at 5,344', but the actual elevation climbed is only 3,166'. Some climbs are longer or shorter, steeper or easier, taller or shorter, wooded or open... Google "Adirondack high peaks" and you'll get a lot of info. Here is a quick snapshot of the 46 peaks and what they entail. The only thing that doesn't mention is that some of the peaks don't have maintained trails... I saw that info somewhere else... I'm sure a few minutes with google would turn it up if you were interested.
We stayed in Lake Placid (which was a surprisingly nice, surprisingly small town) and that seems pretty well located for a lot of climbs. It's about 3.5 hours from Syracuse, so depending on where you're coming from...
der_wille_zur_macht
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IMHO some of the best hiking on the east coast is right in our backyard, we're a lucky bunch. The Adirondacks are simply amazing. Lots of variation so there's something for everyone. You can take advantage of all four seasons, too.
These forums are a good resource:
http://www.adkhighpeaks.com/forums/
aquadonkey
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Thanks for the info
3K elevation gain is certainly a trek - Looks like quite a beautiful trail too from your pics!
I'll have to go through this with hubby and pick our first NYS hike!
Hmm..... next time I have more than one day off in a row....
aquadonkey
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superkat
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used to hike all the time out in California. We lived at the foothills of the San Gabriels. Lake Arrowhead, Big Rock Creek, Devil's Punchbowl...all fantastic. Here in NY, i agree with the Aidirondacks for awesome awesome...but in our own backyard, there are the gorges at Letchworth and Stoneybrook....down in the Southern Tier...the hills are full of trails...and near Geneseo there is Fallbrook..where I go digging for fossils with Mandy once or twice a year.
Gary Majchrzak
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if you mean the Virgin River narrows.... yes.
I'll never forget it: the water was ice cold and a tourist upstream from me was videotaping his trek upstream. He lost his flip flop and I snagged it for him.
Not to take away from the Adirondacks (one of my favorite places!) but Zion, Canyonlands, Bryce Canyon (as well as many other places in the southwest) are (simply put) incredible.
