adktyler
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There is also too much information to write down and have anybody be even remotely interested in reading. So I’ll just highlight some of the more interesting events.
Arrived at the McKenzie trailhead on Friday at 10:30am. Had a late start of 11:00am, but the weather was warm (68+) and the sun was shining. After getting lost for about 30 minutes up high (not lost, just trying to find the trail), finally summited McKenzie a little before 2:00pm.
Hiking to Moose was a challenge, but managed to stay on trail for at least ½ the time. Lovely views from summit of Moose! Hike down to Loch Bonnie was very nice, yet staying on the trail to Two Brooks was a nightmare with all of the blowdown.
After a challenging crossing of Two Brooks made way back to the car (possibly doing some unintentional trespassing; sorry about that!). Total trip time was 7 ½ hours, mostly owing to the time spent trying to find the stupid trail!
Saturday morning awoke to a beautiful morning. Hiked into Cooper Kill Pond, punching through the snow a LOT (even with snowshoes, lots of water below the snow). Hike up to Wilmington was straight forward and very enjoyable. Reached the summit at 9:00am, 2 hours after leaving the car.
Backtracking to Morgan was easy-peasy, and was on the summit 5 minutes after leaving the trail! Gotta love the views from up there (NOT, haha). Arrived back at the car 45 minutes later, making it a 3 ¾ hour round trip in the morning cool.
Began hiking up the Whiteface memorial highway a few minutes later, arriving at unnamed brook shortly thereafter. Began bushwhack of northern face of Esther, which was a total blast! Thick trees part way up and steep ledges towards the summit. Arrived on top 1 ¾ hours after leaving the road.
Back at the car by 2:30pm, ready to head onto the last peak of the day. Very hot at 84 degrees, and blazing sun which made it feel even warmer. After a little bit of a drive and some roadway navigation errors arrived at the end of Old Mountain Rd. for the last hike.
Left car at 4:00pm hiking towards the ice climbing routes on Pitchoff. In 45 minutes arrive at unnamed brook and begin ascent of Slide. Through some trusting-the-GPS-too-much errors ended up hiking around to the north side and missing the top by a few hundred feet. Finally arrived on summit a wee bit before 6:30pm, still in shorts and a t-shirt.
Hike back down was quick and straightforward. Back on the main trail by 7:45pm, back at the car by 8:30pm, making it a total of a 13 ½ hour day!
Total tally: Friday – 2 ADK Hundred Highest (10 miles?)
Saturday – 3 ADK Hundred Highest, 1 High Peak for second round/bushwhack (16 miles?)
Wore snowshoes 95% of hiking time. Loved the hot weather! Loved the lack of bugs! Snow still very supportive above 3,000 ft, in spite of two unseasonably hot days; not supportive at all at lower elevations, and lots of exhausting punch-throughs. Brook crossings very challenging. Awesome time overall! Man, I love the Adirondacks!!
Link to more pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/adktyler/HotWeekendInTheAdirondacks#
Videos to come within the next 24 hours
Arrived at the McKenzie trailhead on Friday at 10:30am. Had a late start of 11:00am, but the weather was warm (68+) and the sun was shining. After getting lost for about 30 minutes up high (not lost, just trying to find the trail), finally summited McKenzie a little before 2:00pm.
Hiking to Moose was a challenge, but managed to stay on trail for at least ½ the time. Lovely views from summit of Moose! Hike down to Loch Bonnie was very nice, yet staying on the trail to Two Brooks was a nightmare with all of the blowdown.
After a challenging crossing of Two Brooks made way back to the car (possibly doing some unintentional trespassing; sorry about that!). Total trip time was 7 ½ hours, mostly owing to the time spent trying to find the stupid trail!
Saturday morning awoke to a beautiful morning. Hiked into Cooper Kill Pond, punching through the snow a LOT (even with snowshoes, lots of water below the snow). Hike up to Wilmington was straight forward and very enjoyable. Reached the summit at 9:00am, 2 hours after leaving the car.
Backtracking to Morgan was easy-peasy, and was on the summit 5 minutes after leaving the trail! Gotta love the views from up there (NOT, haha). Arrived back at the car 45 minutes later, making it a 3 ¾ hour round trip in the morning cool.
Began hiking up the Whiteface memorial highway a few minutes later, arriving at unnamed brook shortly thereafter. Began bushwhack of northern face of Esther, which was a total blast! Thick trees part way up and steep ledges towards the summit. Arrived on top 1 ¾ hours after leaving the road.
Back at the car by 2:30pm, ready to head onto the last peak of the day. Very hot at 84 degrees, and blazing sun which made it feel even warmer. After a little bit of a drive and some roadway navigation errors arrived at the end of Old Mountain Rd. for the last hike.
Left car at 4:00pm hiking towards the ice climbing routes on Pitchoff. In 45 minutes arrive at unnamed brook and begin ascent of Slide. Through some trusting-the-GPS-too-much errors ended up hiking around to the north side and missing the top by a few hundred feet. Finally arrived on summit a wee bit before 6:30pm, still in shorts and a t-shirt.
Hike back down was quick and straightforward. Back on the main trail by 7:45pm, back at the car by 8:30pm, making it a total of a 13 ½ hour day!
Total tally: Friday – 2 ADK Hundred Highest (10 miles?)
Saturday – 3 ADK Hundred Highest, 1 High Peak for second round/bushwhack (16 miles?)
Wore snowshoes 95% of hiking time. Loved the hot weather! Loved the lack of bugs! Snow still very supportive above 3,000 ft, in spite of two unseasonably hot days; not supportive at all at lower elevations, and lots of exhausting punch-throughs. Brook crossings very challenging. Awesome time overall! Man, I love the Adirondacks!!
Link to more pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/adktyler/HotWeekendInTheAdirondacks#
Videos to come within the next 24 hours
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