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  1. snowsusie

    Sugarloaf July 9

    Trail Conditions: Mink Hollow Trail was wet and muddy in spots Special Equipment Required: none but water proof boots were helpful. Comments: This was a joint trip between ADKLI and 3500. We parked at Roaring Kill and hiked the Roaring Kill Trail to Mink Hollow Trail to Devil’s Path and out...
  2. snowsusie

    Huckleberry Point

    June 28, 2011 Trail Conditions: Muddy in spots but easy to navigate. Special Equipment Required: none Comments: Cloud cover kept temps down. Light breeze at the point kept bugs away. Seemed like there was a lot of chipmunk activity this morning.
  3. snowsusie

    Plateau via Mink Hollow

    June 27, 2011 Trail Conditions: Muddy, mucky, wet, slippery, sloppy, soggy Special Equipment Required: Clean, dry clothes for the ride home. Bug repellent needed in some sections. Comments: Wet conditions prompted some critters to take to the trail. Snakes, snails, mushrooms, frogs.
  4. snowsusie

    Windham High Peak and Burnt Knob, May 1

    Trail Conditions: The Elm Ridge Trail and the Black Dome trail had a few muddy spots. Water crossings were easy to rock hop. Escarpment trail was in excellent condition Special Equipment Required: sunscreen and bug repellent Comments: Weather was sunny. Views were beautiful. Bugs were out.
  5. snowsusie

    Wittenburg and Cornell, 1/28/11

    Trail Conditions: Hiked from Woodland Valley to Cornell and back. The snow was just the right depth for snowshoeing. The trail had been broken but there were some drifts. It was snowing almost all day. Our tracks were still visible on the descent. Special Equipment: Crampons needed to go...
  6. snowsusie

    Belfry Mtn. Fire Tower 5/31/10

    Trail Conditions: Short, easy gravel road. Special Equipment Required: none Comments: Easement over private property is open. Nice hike for a travel day. Beautiful views on a clear day. Today was hazy due to forest fires in Quebec.
  7. snowsusie

    Dial and Nippletop, 5/30/10

    Trail Conditions: Conditions were mixed. All major blowdown has been recently cut and moved. Some muddy areas. Some overgrown spots. Special Equipment Required: The desire for a long hike. Comments: No problem parking in the St. Hubert’s lot. Walked Lake Rd and got on the Leach Trail...
  8. snowsusie

    Big Slide, 5/29/10

    Trail Conditions: Johns Brook Trail and Slide Mtn. Brook Trails are in good shape. Today was ADKLI maintenance day on the Brothers Trail. Muddy in spots. Many viewpoints. Special Equipment Required: None but we had loppers, rakes, axes, saws and snippers for the maintenance. Comments...
  9. snowsusie

    St. Regis Mtn. Fire Tower 5/28/10

    Trail Conditions: Trail is in great shape. Beautiful views from the top. Tower is closed. Special Equipment Required: Super Heavy Duty Bug Repellant. Comments: As I crossed the river, I was greeted by a nice group of dragonflies. A few even landed on me. I turned off the road in to the...
  10. snowsusie

    Lyon Mtn Fire Tower 5/27/10

    Trail Conditions: Some blowdown but the trail is in great shape. I followed the red trail created by the ADK Pro Crew in 2008. Special Equipment Required: Heavy Duty Bug Repellant. Comments: Weather was great today. Sunny with temps in the 70's. Plenty of views all around. I spent the...
  11. snowsusie

    Azure Mtn. Fire Tower; 5/26/10

    Trail Conditions: Trail is in great shape. Not many markers but easy to follow. Special Equipment Required: Bug Repellant. Comments: Today was about 90 degrees at the trailhead and about 80 at the summit. There was a gentle breeze. Views from the tower were excellent. I carried rocks to...
  12. snowsusie

    Graham and Balsam Lake 2/21/10

    Graham and Balsam Lake 2/21/10 Trail Conditions: snow, deep in some sections Special Equipment Required: snowshoes, sunscreen, eye protection Comments: We started from the Balsam Lake Mtn Trailhead. The blue trail was packed and easy to walk. I couldn't totally remember where the turn was...
  13. snowsusie

    Sherrill 2/20/10

    Sherrill 2/20/10 Trail Conditions: Fluffy Snow, deep in some spots Special Equipment Required: snowshoes, eye protection Comments: The main parking area off of Route 42 is not plowed so we parked on the road near the house. There was only room for 4 cars so be aware of that if you go...
  14. snowsusie

    Thomas Cole and Black Dome 2/12/10

    Thomas Cole and Black Dome 2/12/10 2 of us from Long Island hiked from Barnum Rd to Big Hollow Rd Trail Conditions: Lower sections were crusty. Mid sections had some new snow over ice. Upper sections were deep powder in many places. Special Equipment Required: Snowshoes. We broke trail...
  15. snowsusie

    Sugarloaf 1/16/10

    Trail Conditions: packed powder Special Equipment Required: snowshoes Comments: 9 of us from ADKLI walked up the Pecoy Notch trail and then the Devil’s Path to Sugarloaf. Most of us wore snowshoes. We had a leisurely lunch at the summit since the weather was so nice. We took our time on the...
  16. snowsusie

    coyotes on Vly 1/17/10

    Trail Conditions: packed powder Special Equipment Required: snowshoes Comments: 6 of us from ADKLI walked up from the south wearing Microspikes and switched to snowshoes at the cabin just as we started the bushwhack. Trail was broken straight to the canister (thanks, PinPin). We signed in...
  17. snowsusie

    Indian Head

    Date of Hike: 1/9/10 Trail Conditions: Packed powder on the bottom, deeper toward the top, one icy spot. Sunny and calm wind at the bottom, breezier in the afternoon. Special Equipment Required: We wore snow shoes the whole way but we could have bare booted or Microspiked the lower section...
  18. snowsusie

    Rusk in the Catskills, 12-27-09

    Trail Conditions: sloppy, slushy, snow Special Equipment: We all walked in snowshoes. I wish I had brought eye protection and sunscreen. Weather: sunny, 40 degrees Comments: 5 of us from ADKLI climbed Rusk to celebrate Eunsil's 3500 finish.
  19. snowsusie

    Fahnestock 12/12/09

    Trail: School House Mtn Rd to Round Hill to East Mtn Loop to School House Mtn. Rd. NY/NJ TC Map 103 of E. Hudson Trails Condtions: 1-2 inches of snow, some ice, some leaves. Equipment: I wore Microspikes. Other hiker bare booted. Weather: sunny, 35 degrees. Special Note: near...
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