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Adirondacks-Great Range Traverse- 7/6/12 GRT-Start at Adk Loj, Finish at Rooster Comb. Mountains visited in order, Marcy, Haystacks, Basin, Saddleback, Gothics, Armstrong, Wolf Jaws, Hedgehog, Rooster Comb. 25 miles. Trail Conditions-90% dry, most stream crossings dry. No blow downs. Special...

Point to point hike starting at Slide parking lot, off rte 47. End at Woodland Valley Rd @ Woodland Valley Campground. 7 to 9 inches of snow the entire way. Packed snow to top of Slide Mountain due to many visitors requiring only boots. Back side of Slide to Cornell and Wittenberg, trail was...

Start/Finish at rte 214. Bare on both mountains until a bit above 3,500 ft after that ice. Some snow patches on tops but no accumulation. Micro-spikes a must. Crampons in some spots may have been a better option. A pleasant day out.

Point to point hike starting at Big Hollow Road and ending at Barnum Rd. Trails used- Black Dome Range Trail (R) to Batavia Trail (Y) to Escarpment Trail (B) Up Blackhead to Blackhead Mountain Trail (Y) into the col between Blackhead and Black Dome mountains. Taking Black Dome Range Trail (R) to...

Start at ADKLoj, Phelps trail (blue) the entire way. Pow, snow shoes mandatory. Please-- No microspikes or crampons to be used until trail conditions call for them (on top of summits with ice) People have been ticketed. White-out conditions and 50 mile/hr winds after tree line. Our group turned...

Start and finish at Barnum rd. parking visiting Thomas Cole, Black Dome Mountains via Black Dome Range Trail then continuing to Blackhead Mountain via Blackhead Mountain Trail. Turned back at the junction of Blackhead Mountain Trail/Escarpment Trail. Extremely cold and windy day, sub zero temps...

Point to point starting at Timber Lake Campground ending Rte 42 parking lot. Broke a trail the entire way in 12-16" of light pow. Snowshoes the entire way. Compass and map are essential, no trails markers to follow on either mountain. Parking lots were plowed on both ends. :)

Graham Mountain and Balsam Lake Mountain-1/9/11 Via Mill Brook Rd. Powder all the way which is now pounded down with lots of snow shoe traffic. Could get by with microspikes or just hiking boots but due to blowing snow, snow shoe shoes are the best choice. Limited parking due to parking lot...