The Sikes
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Weather was perfect for these 3. We started from Loj. The trail was mostly dry. I was concerned because they had gotten rain the day before but the rock slabs were dry for the most part.
We hit Wright first since it was on .4 from the junction. We visited the plane wreckage. Matthew really enjoyed exploring around there. It is very interesting to read the plaque. The summit was windy and chilly but we just dropped below some rocks and enjoyed the clouds as they were lifting off the peaks around us.
Back down to the junction and up to Algonquin we went. Lots of slabs and constant up but it was worth every step. We sat up there for quite a while just taking in the views and watching all the ladybugs land on us. The person up there said they were eating our salt. Interesting. She also pointed out the Vermont peaks that we could see today. I didn't realize it but I burnt my scalp from the sun. We had our jackets on and I wasn't even thing of that. Should have brought a hat.
We headed over to Iroquois for peak number three. You have to remember not to take the yellow arrow that points trail. Iroquois is "unmarked". I heard the girl say it to several people and remembered from my previous hike over there. Someone was standing at the point when we got there and I missed it but quickly caught it as we started to descend too much. We turned ourselves and got on the right path. Even though Iroquois is not as tall as Algonquin, it was still pretty.
It was time to head back and out the way we came. Great day to be out in the ADK's.
We hit Wright first since it was on .4 from the junction. We visited the plane wreckage. Matthew really enjoyed exploring around there. It is very interesting to read the plaque. The summit was windy and chilly but we just dropped below some rocks and enjoyed the clouds as they were lifting off the peaks around us.
Back down to the junction and up to Algonquin we went. Lots of slabs and constant up but it was worth every step. We sat up there for quite a while just taking in the views and watching all the ladybugs land on us. The person up there said they were eating our salt. Interesting. She also pointed out the Vermont peaks that we could see today. I didn't realize it but I burnt my scalp from the sun. We had our jackets on and I wasn't even thing of that. Should have brought a hat.
We headed over to Iroquois for peak number three. You have to remember not to take the yellow arrow that points trail. Iroquois is "unmarked". I heard the girl say it to several people and remembered from my previous hike over there. Someone was standing at the point when we got there and I missed it but quickly caught it as we started to descend too much. We turned ourselves and got on the right path. Even though Iroquois is not as tall as Algonquin, it was still pretty.
It was time to head back and out the way we came. Great day to be out in the ADK's.
