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Hi Everyone, I'm looking for any first-hand info on Limekiln Lake (just south of Inlet, NY) especially regarding the condition of the trails, perhaps if anyone has a favorite trail to hike in via; and also if anyone has had good luck this time of year fishing there. I'd basically just like to...

Anyone know anything about the rescue on Algonquin this weekend? I was in the parking lot by the information center when I saw a ranger loading the litter on her back, and then talked to her for a few minutes about it after she returned and sat outside the information center listening to her...

06/23-06/24 Trail Conditions: Trail was in great shape for the most part, a couple of mud holes, but for the most part dry and firm. I love the new "duck-boards" just before the trail register, thank you a thousand times to the crew that installed this! Starting at about 7:00 a.m. from the...

So, it's that time of year when I start planning my first trip of the year. I plan on doing a multi day trip to Pharaoh Lake with a group of friends; doing a little swimming, a little rock climbing on Pharaoh Mountain, and a little bushwacking looking for the legendary Spanish treasure on the...

I, like many people I'm sure, get my gear where and when it's best and cheapest. I shop sales at EMS, clearance racks wherever they are, and sometimes online when it suits my purposes. I'm looking for more resources to purchase gear, and have thought about creating a post and poll like this...

Ok, more Pharaoh questions. Does anyone know how many lean-tos are located at the west end of Pharaoh Lake? I've stayed at the one on the north-east side several times, but never been to the other end of the lake. Also, what's the easiest trailhead to use to get in to Pharaoh lake itself...

I know there are many people more travelled and more knowledgeable about the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness, so I'm hoping that someone knows some information I'm looking for. I'm planning a weekend hike to Pharaoh Mountain for some bushwacking around the SW side and maybe doing a little rock...

Ok, I know that many of you on here are much more familiar with obscure hiking areas than the average human. Years ago, I went hiking with some cousins, I think it was in the southern ADKs, I'll describe the place. I'll use directions to clarify, but this is not the actual orientation of the...

Hey Everyone, Unlike myself, I know that many of the hikers on this board have hiked in many other areas of the country and even the world. I am calling upon those of you who have knowledge of Mt. Whitney to send me an avalanche of information to aid me in my quest. I have checked out a...

What are the odds of 4-6 guys hiking in to Marcy Dam on a friday evening finding an unoccupied lean-to? I don't have much winter experience, and would like to get a lean-to for our planned Marcy hike in a few weeks. Does anyone know what kind of crowds will usually be encountered? Any and all...

This may be a dumb question, but what the heck, I'll plow ahead and ask anyway. In the summer, I have bushwacked across Flowed Lands, following the trail around the west/northwest side by the lovely rock wall. (There's a great picture of this on Mavs00's website...don't have the link, maybe...

Some friends invited me to hike Marcy in February. Not owning my own crampons, I naturally called EMS in syracuse, intending to rent crampons and possibly boots. Surprise, surprise, they don't rent either. The young lady who helped me on the phone suggested that maybe the Placid store rents...

When hiking the Pharaoh Lake loop in the past, I have only parked at the Putnam Pond trailhead, which costs money. I'll be hiking there two weeks from tomorrow. The planned itinerary was to park at Putnam Pond, hike in to Big Rock Pond, overnight there, then hike to Pharaoh Lake going...

Hey all, I just got back from an aborted attempt on the Macintyre Range. Without doing a trip report here, I'll just say we ended up doing Wright from Marcy Dam via Whale's Tail ski trail, and that's it. The problem I encountered was that, especially on the descent, but not exclusively, I...

Two weeks from tomorrow I'll be hiking Wright, Algonquin and Iroquois probably from Marcy Dam. After reading one recent trip report, a question arose in my little brain: what sources of water exist on this trail? When is the last fill-up opportunity we're likely to encounter? If anyone has...

After experimenting with various alcohol fuel stoves, I have not found a design that I am totally sold on. I have decided to make an "Esbit" stove using plans from Thru-Hiker.com. Has anyone used the solid fuel tablets? How do they perform in comparison to other stoves? i.e. boil time...