The Adirondack Mountain Reserve (AMR), the home of the Ausable Club, has always allowed hikers to access trails to popular High Peaks and other vistas which were commonly accessed from Lake Road, the most popular of which include: Gothics Sawteeth Dial Mountain Nippletop Noonmark Mountain Indian Head and Fish Hawk Cliffs Blake Peak Mount Colvin Rainbow Falls Buttermilk Falls Armstrong […]
I wanted to try something new with this post so let me know what you guys think. Instead of a long winded trip report I am just going to share some photos from a recent hike in Harriman State Park. It was a beautiful day and all of the recent snow melt created a lot of beautiful waterways that I […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~26 miles Elevation Gain = ~8,200 feet Hike Highlights = Trailhead = Prediger Road to Spruceton Road Total Time = ~10 hours moving time, 12 hours with stops It has been a while since I posted last but figured I should at least post some highlights from the last year. Even with […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~8.3 miles Elevation Gain = ~1,722 feet Trailhead = Lake Skannatati Total Time = 4.5 hours After being away from town and super busy we finally made it back to one of my favorite local spots, Harriman State Park. We originally planned to go to the Catskills and hike a couple of […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~9.4 miles Elevation Gain = ~3,029 feet Hike Highlights = Wittenberg Mountain (3,780 ft) and Cornell Mountain (3,860 ft) Trailhead = Woodland Valley Total Time = 3.5 hours This past weekend I had another free Saturday so I decided to drive up and hike a couple more 3,500 ft peaks in […]
Hello everyone, today I just wanted to share a special cause that can use your support. For many years, the Ausable River Association (AsRA) has managed a Porta-John Program to place portable restroom facilities at high traffic areas throughout the Ausable River watershed. This program helps maintain the health of the river and ensures visitors have an enjoyable experience. If you […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~5.5 miles Elevation Gain = ~1,600 feet Hike Highlights = Balsam Mountain (3,602ft) Trailhead = Rider Hollow Road Total Time = 3 hours In honor of our engagement last year we decided to spend the anniversary on another mountain. Since we couldn’t make it back to Acadia (Since the fourth fell […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Total Mileage = ~7.4 miles Elevation Gain = ~1,500 feet Hike Highlights = Windham High Peak (3,524ft), Burnt Knob After a long hiatus from hiking due to renovating our new home down to the studs, I was able to make it back out for a local hike in the northeast. I had previously been […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Parking near the snowplow turn around on the south side of Rt 3 Miles round trip: ~4 Total Elevation Gain: ~1,100 ft One High Peak: Vly Mountain 3,530 ft Total Time: ~2.5 hrs I managed to get 2017 started off right with a trip up Vly mountain in the Catskills totally up and down […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Reeves Meadow Visitor Center Miles Round Trip: ~6 Elevation Gain: ~750 Thanks to the upcoming holidays, Stav is back in town for a little while so we decided to take a short trip over to Harriman to catch up. We decided to do a short loop starting from the Reeves Meadow Visitor Center and hiking over […]
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