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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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

Does anyone know whether the footbridge over the main branch of Grass River has been replaced? It is the one that is about a mile north of Lampson Falls, near Clare, NY. I was there couple years ago and the bridge was gone. Thanks.