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Thanks for the info. Why Elephant? I hike almost every weekend and have done many many hikes. I want to do every single hike in the ADK guides and I was recently concentrated in the areas around Lake George. I have now finished every single trail in the ADK guide (eastern region) and more (i.e...

I am planning to hike to Elephant Mountain on the east side of Lake George this weekend. So far I found very little information about hiking there. I always assumed that a good start would be the Jeep Trail that starts near the Pike Brook Road Trailhead just south of Sugarloaf Mountain and is...

Thanks. Most likely I will do something around there this coming Sunday.

Last Saturday (3/14/09) I planned an easy stroll east of Lake George. My plan was to use the Big Bridges Trail (ADK Easter Guide 2nd edition - Trail #89) and the Shortway Trail (ADK #85) for an easy loop around Shelving Rock Road. I took Buttermilk Falls Road and then Sly Pond Road. I never...

Stickers Please count me in for two stickers. Thanks.

Coreys Road in good shape and driveable all the way to the summer trailhead as of Saturday (12/22/07) evening. If you have AWD or 4WD go for it. I have a Honda CRV and the ride was completely problem free. I also know that someone with a subaru made it in and out OK. I was first there and...

Pin Pin, Nice to see you and chat again. No thanks needed. I wonder how many times you broke trail for so many other hikers. You are a legend. It was a great day to be out and a very good decision to do Seymour. The road was ploughed to the summer trailhead, saving hikers the 4.3 miles (one...

In the past few years much land that used to be private was acquired by the State. These areas used to be closed but now they may be open to the public. Does anyone know whether any of these acquisitions have affected the traditional route to Allen Mountain in the High Peaks area? Where can I...

Thanks. I may go there this weekend.

Does anyone know whether Shelving Rock Road, on the east shore of Lake George, is drivable right now? Thanks.

High Falls Thank you all for the information. Boreas Mountain - Most likely I will sometime in the future stay in Elk Lake Inn just to hike this mountain or perhaps ask for permission to do so without staying in the inn. Most of the times I find people are ok with letting you hike through. The...

A while ago I came across an older edition (1st edition, 1980) of the Fifty Hikes in the Adirondacks by Barbara McMartin. There were six hikes in it that were not in the one I have (3rd Edition, 1997). One of the hikes is titled “High Falls on the Oswegatchie River”. It starts just south of...

Thanks for the suggestions and links. I decided to go with the Nallo 2.

I am in the market for a winter tent. After reading various books and magazines, checking many manufacturers’ and online hiking stores’ websites, I narrowed my choices down to only three tents: Hilleberg Nallo 2Hilleberg AktoKelty Quartz 1 Akto, the lightest one seems a little too tight for...

Duck Hole Thanks for the info. I have actually hiked to Duck Hole once in the past. I used the trail from the south that goes by Bradley Pond (when I did the Santanonis). I have also hiked the road from the northwest up to the herdpath to Seymour (when I did Seymour). I also hiked the trail...

A friend of mine, after reading that the Duck Hole may not be there in the future, wants to backpack there with his family for a long weekend camping trip. He would like to bring his canoe. His children are very young (pre-school age). What would be the best way to bring a canoe there? Which...

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Thanks for the info. Two years ago I went there. Nice hike but I was disappointed the bridge was down for I could not go across. I continued on the east side of the river up to the big bend less than a mile north from where the bridge used to be. I vowed that I will go back at a later time when...