Double Presidential Range Traverse

Date of Hike: 6/27/11

Crawford Path 3.1	Webster Cliff 0.1	Crawford Path 1.2	Eisenhower Loop 0.8	Crawford Path 1.4
Monroe Loop 0.7	Crawford Path 1.6	Gulfside 1.1	Clay Loop 1.2	Gulfside 0.7
Jefferson Loop 0.7	Gulfside 1.4	Lowe's Path 0.3	Airline 0.6	Gulfside 0.4
Osgood 1.0	Gulfside 0.9	Lowe's Path 0.6	Gulfside 1.4	Jefferson Loop 0.7
Gulfside 0.7	Clay Loop 1.2	Gulfside 1.1	Crawford Path 1.6	Monroe Loop 0.7
Crawford Path 1.4	Eisenhower Loop 0.8	Crawford Path 1.2	Webster Cliff 0.1	Crawford Path 3.1
.	Total Miles 31.8	Elevation Gain	12,250 feet	.

- I told my old man if the weather was promising on Monday I was going to hike from Mount Pierce to Madison then turn around and do it again...his response "Don't be an idiot!" so with his blessing it was off to punish my body over the rough and rugged Presidential Range while taking in the views above treeline for twenty five strait miles!
- Detailed information below Pictures (Click here for all pictures)
- Click here for video from Mount Franklin, and click here for video from Mount Monroe

 Mount Pierce summit at dawn

 Mount Eisenhower summit in the fog

 Sun trying to burn through along the Crawford Path

 Clouds lifting off Mount Monroe from Mount Franklin

 Last of the clouds passing by above 5,000 feet

 Undercast below the Presidential Range

 Looking back towards Mount Franklin with Eisenhower still in the clouds

 Lakes of the Clouds and Mount Monroe

 Northern Presidential Range from Observatory

 Mount Jefferson Summit

 Mount Adams from Mount Jefferson Loop Trail

 Madison Springs Hut and Mount Madison

 Monticello Lawn from Mount Jefferson Loop Trail

 Cog Railroad

 Mount Monroe from Mount Franklin

 Crawford Path

 Mount Eisenhower Summit

Presidential Range

Trip Report:

- On trail at 3:30am, Pierce 5:00 am, Eisenhower 5:45am, Franklin 6:25am, Monroe 6:45am, Washington 7:45am, Clay 8:35am, Jefferson 9:25am, Adams 10:30am, Madison 11:20am, Adams 12:25pm, Jefferson 1:25pm, Clay 2:15pm, Washington 3:00pm, Monroe 4:10pm, Franklin 4:30pm, Eisenhower 5:10pm, Pierce 5:50, Finished 6:15pm

- Temps were in the 60's below treeline before dawn, high 40's above treeline with high winds 30 plus mph until ascending Washington when winds died down.  Temps rest of the day in 60's with light to variable wind with excellent visibility although hazy.

- Started out in t-shirt until treeline.  Then put on long sleeves, wind breaker, hat and gloves from Eisenhower Loop until Clay Loop.  T-shirt the rest of the day and lots of sun block.

- Thick fog and clouds until 6:30am when everything cleared off while standing on Mount Franklin.

- High winds from Eisenhower to Monroe summit but then quickly died down to nothing by mid morning.
- Passed Lakes of the Clouds Hut during breakfast, all the rocks outside the building had boots, socks, shirts, etc. laid across them to dry in the sun.

- Had the summit of Mount Washington to myself, only a cat was roaming around...In case you were wondering they do not serve hot dogs in the morning!

- Ran into first hiker of the day at Mount Jefferson summit, young guy doing his first North to South Presi Traverse to Pierce, he was having a blast and was kicking ass!

- Took a nasty fall on Gulfside Trail just past Adams V summit. Broke my camera (which I always hold in my left hand while hiking), had to use "apple phone" camera rest of the way.

- Started running into hikers near Thunderstorm Junction, would see well over one hundred the rest of the day.  A few that stick out was a guy who had a great hike up the Airline and loved the smell of the pine needles in the early morning below treeline and a nice lady who I met as I started my trip back south who had a nice hike up Adams and wished me luck on my Double Presi Traverse.
- Once I hit Madison Summit I had lunch and looked across to Washington, needless to say a very long walk back to my car!
- Madison Springs Hut looks very nice inside after renovations, and had free Pumpkin Pancakes!

- Took Gulfside to Thunderstorm Junction and then decided to head back up to Adams and re-tag all the summits on the way out, hey you only live once!  Eventhough a little longer it's much easier on the feet to head up Adams this way than up from the Airline junction.

- Nasty Swarming uber-wasps on Jefferson, Clay, Monroe, and Eisenhower on the way back out, they really liked my sun block and tried attacking me, I killed two, no stings, but had to run off Jefferson, Clay, and Monroe summit area!

- Final slog up to Washington I went along the tracks to save my feet. At summit I had a hot dog, PB&Strawberry Jamwich while chugging 32 ounces of Gatorade...got some really strange looks from the tourists.

- Amazing views all along the Southern Presidentials, especially the small hump to the almost level section just past Mount Franklin, it's pleasant on the feet, no one is ever on the trail compared to other spots, and it's beautiful in every direction!
- The section between Eisenhower and Pierce went easier than I thought it would eventhough I was dog-tired.

- Started talking to myself the last mile and a half but still not as bad as finishing the Pemi Loop along the Lincoln Woods/Wilderness Trail!

- Back at the car I just sat down on the pavement, then laid down and stared up at the blue sky, lots of cars in the parking lot but no one around, awesome ending to an epic hike! 

- For the hike I drank about 6L of water, 64 ounces of Gatorade, ate about 10 granola bars, 4 snickers bars, 2 PB&J sandwiches, and a hot dog!
- I think I'm ready for the "24 Hour H2H" (24 Hour Hut to Hut traverse!)

Mount Tecumseh & Franconia Falls

Date of Hike: 6/26/11

Mount Tecumseh Trail: 2.5 miles
Sosman Trail: 0.5 miles
Ski Trails (Scramble / Sun Run / No Grit / Oblivion / Upper Valley Run / Valley Run): 2.5 miles
Total Miles: 5.5 miles 2,300 (elevation gain)

Lincoln Woods / Franconia Falls Trail: 6.5 miles

Trip Report:
- With crummy weather forecast and not really motivated to get up early for a long drive followed by a hike with no views I decided I would hike up Mount Tecumseh in the morning and then head over to Lincoln Woods to check out Franconia Falls in the afternoon.
- There was only one car at the trailhead when I arrived at 10am, but when I finished at 12pm there were twenty cars.
- The Mount Tecumseh Trail is in great shape and was a breeze to hike, I ran into a couple at the last Tecumseh Brook crossing and then saw two guys painting the shed beneath the transmission tower.
- I hiked a variety of ski trails down and my pants got completely soaked from the grass.  Hiking down ski trails is fun but really hurts your feet.
- I saw a deer on the lower part of the Valley Run Ski Trail.
- Back at the car I headed north and made my way to Lincoln Woods and started off towards the Franconia Falls Trail.
- Lincoln Woods Trail was so boring (as always) that I thought I was going to fall asleep while walking!
- I hooked onto the Franconia Falls Trail and walked past the old campsites as I made my way to the falls.
- The Falls weren't much, actually all I saw were large rocks with some water. really it's kind of a big let down but it's pretty back there.
- The trail abruptly end with a sign that says "End of Trail" from here the Fisherman's Herd Path continues for those heading to Owl's Head wanting to bypass the stream crossings on the Franconia and Liberty Brook Trail.
- The hike back went quickly and I packed up my car and headed north to set up camp and get a good nights sleep for the next day's "Double Presidential Range Traverse" attempt.

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 Tecumseh Brook

 Open Today???  I don't think so!

 Deer checking me out

Nice swimming hole above Franconia Falls

Adirondack High Peaks

One of my hiking goals this year is to hike the 46 Hike Peaks in the Adirondacks.  Twenty years ago I hiked Mount Marcy with my parents, brother, and my dog Scarlet but I do not remember much about the trip other than watching people fly down this big ski jump and splashing into a pool near Lake Placid. So after spending the past few years completing the A.M.C. 48 4,000 footers in New Hampshire, doing them in the winter, and checking out almost every trail throughout the 48 - 4,000 footers it was time to head to New York and explore the ADK High Peaks. Patiently I waited for all the snow to melt and the rain to stop (for a few days anyway) and I hiked for a week in the mud over rough and rugged trails where I experienced awesome new views while putting lots of miles on my boots! Click links below to view trip reports or click here to view image galleries

Date	Click below to view trip report	Miles	Elevation Gain	ADK 46-R #
6/2	Nye & Street Mountain	8.4	2,500	1 - 2
6/3	MacIntyre Range: Wright / Algonquin / Iroquois / Marshall	18.6	6,000	3 - 6
6/4	Great Range Traverse: Marcy / Haystack / Basin / Saddleback / Gothics / Armstrong / Upper Wolfjaw / Lower Wolfjaw / Hedgehog / Rooster Comb	25.0	8,500	7 - 14
6/5	Cascade & Porter Mountain	5.9	2,250	15 - 16
6/6	Dial Mountain / Nippletop / Mount Colvin / Blake Peak	18.6	6,000	17 - 20
6/7	Dix Range: Macomb Mountain / South Dix / East Dix / Hough Peak / Dix Mountain	15.5	5,250	21 - 25
6/8	Phelps & Table Top Mountain	13.2	3,000	26 - 27
6/9	Mount Redfield & Cliff Mountain	13.0	4,500	28 - 29
6/10	Gray Peak / Mount Skylight / Mount Marcy / Mount Haystack	18.2	4,500	30 - 31
-	-	136.4	42,500	31 / 46

 

 Flowed Lands and Lake Colden 

 Lower Ausable Lake

 Basin and Saddleback Mountains

 Giant Mountain

 Elk Lake

 Upper Great Range

Gothics and Pyramid

Deep in the High Peaks with the Diaz Brothers! (#28, #29, #30, #31)

Mount Redfield, Cliff Mountain, Gray Peak, Mount Skylight

Date of Hike: 6/9/11 & 6/10/11

Day 1
South Meadow Truck Trail: 2.8 miles
Van Hovenburg Trail: 2.0 miles
Indian Falls - Lake Arnold Crossover: 0.8
Lake Arnold Trail: 2.2 miles
Calamity Brook Trail: 0.5 miles
Redfield Herd Path: 3.0 Miles
Cliff Herd Path: 1.7 miles
Total Miles: 13.0 miles (4,500 elevation gain)

Day 2
Calamity Brook Trail: 2.0 miles
Gray Peak Herd Path: 1.0 miles
Mount Skylight Spur: 1.0 miles
Calamity Brook Trail: 0.8 miles
State Range Trail: 1.8 miles
Mount Haystack Spur: 1.2 miles
State Range Trail: 0.6 miles
Shorey Short Cut: 1.1 miles
Phelps Trail: 6.9 miles
Johns Brook Lane / Route 73: 1.8 miles
Total Miles: 18.2 miles (4,500 feet)


Trip Report:
- After a week of hiking solo it was time to hook up with my college roommate from my days at Quinnipiac University (Tom "Captain" Diaz) and his brother Chris.
- Our original plan was to two a two day traverse of the Great Range but because of Thursday's awful weather we had to make changes on the fly while hiking.
- We started off under very cloudy skies on the South Meadow Truck Trail, it started to rain about halfway to Marcy Dam so we slipped our rain covers over our packs.
- We made good time to Marcy Dam where we took our first break and then hooked onto the Van Hoe Trail and started the long hike up to Marcy.
- As we ascended the rain wasn't to bad until we arrived at the trail junction at Indian Falls when thunder and lightening started and it began to pour.  We made quick decision to head for the Lake Arnold Trail junction.
- We decided out best plan was to head towards the Feldspar or Uphill Brook Lean-to's and stay well below treeline considering the forecast called for worse storms early in the afternoon.
- The Feldspar lean-to was taken by a couple and their two trail dogs, we weren't expecting to find anyone there on a wet and miserable Thursday morning! So we headed to the Uphill Brook Lean-to where two guys had stayed the night before but were heading out.  This was a welcome relief for us as we would have had a soggy and miserable might out in our tents.
- We waited out the second storm which was much worse and decided to head up the Mount Redfield and then Cliff Mountain.
- The Mount Redfield herd path was my favorite "unmaintained" trail to hike so far in the ADK's. You ascend next to and up the Uphill Brook and it's falls.  It reminded me of the Falling Waters Trail in the White Mountains except not as steep but more fun since you get to hike in the brook!
- The skies were trying to clear up by the time we got to the summit, enough so that we could see Allen Mountain but not much more so we headed down.
- At the cairn marking the split for Redfield and Cliff, Tom called it a day and headed back to the lean-to and Chris and I headed up the Cliff Mountain.
- It was slow going at times as I have never have I experienced mud like this!  If you didn't watch your step your boots would disappear a half foot to a foot into mud.
- After the first muddy section we hiked up Cliff's Cliffs, which were a short steep fun section of scrambles below Cliff's false summit. 
- From here we dealt with one more atrocious muddy section before it was easy going dropping down and then heading up to Cliff's summit. Chris and I took a break for a few minutes and took some pictures before heading back to the lean-to.
- At the lean-to we put on warm clothes and ate dinner as storm #3 rolled in and called it a night.
- In the morning I started off ahead of the Diaz brothers so I could bag Gray and Skylight and catch up to them somewhere up on Marcy.  They were skipping these to peaks to save their energy for Basin-Saddleback-Gothics later in the day.
- Friday morning started off in the clouds and fog and the sun didn't burn them off until about 10am.  Unfortunately this meant I'd get no views from Gray or Skylight and to make things worse everything was wet still and it was in the high 40's so it was not to pleasant of a morning.
- The herd path up Gray was short and easy and the trail up to Skylight was just as easy and breaks above treeline for the last tenth of a miles or so.  I'll definitely head back to both these peaks in the future to catch the excellent views that I missed.
- When I headed back to the trail junction leading up Marcy luckily I noticed there were cobwebs between the fir branches crossing the trail so I knew that meant the Diaz's didn't get this far yet.
- It was cold and my rainjacket was soaked on the outside and my perspiration had dampened the inside along with my layers and I was starting to get chilled so I put on dry clothes and stayed warm until Tom and Chris showed up.
- As we headed up Marcy the clouds lifted and the views just kept getting better and better.  I liked this final approach to Marcy more than the other side, it's a little more steep and fun especially with the heavier packs on.  We stayed on the summit about twenty minutes and other than the summit stewardess there was no one else up there.
- Next up was the hike over to Little Haystack.  It went slower than it should have so I knew a hike over the rest of the Great Range would have to wait for another trip for the guys but even so we enjoyed the great views from Haystack and took a lunch break before heading down the the Haystack-Basin Col.
- When we got to Shorey's Short Cut we cut up and over and down to the Phleps Trail at Slant Rock as we started the long suffer-fest hike back to the Garden.
- Tom was a little sluggish as a bad head cold came on and started to wear him down.  At the Bushnell Falls Lean-to Chris and I divvied up most of the weight from Tom's pack to help him out and then set off again towards the Garden.
- Unfortunately our original plan had us coming out at Rooster Comb so I set off ahead to get the car, It was a hellish final five miles to the Garden with more weight but I had not spills and my knees held up fine.  At the Garden I dropped my pack and started down Johns Brook Lane to the car. I was not able to get hitch a ride as no cars came driving by but it only took about a half hour to get back to my car and thank god it was all down hill!
- At the car I quickly changed and stretched before heading back to the Garden where the boys were waiting for me.
- It was a wet and wild two days in the ADK's but alot of fun to be out hiking with my friends.  Eventhough we weren't able to hike our original planned trip we made the safe and smart choice on day one and were rewarded with a wicked fun hike up Redfield and muddy scrambling quick hike up Cliff which saved the day!
- This ended my trip in the ADK's, I lucked out with outstanding weather for the most part and got in nine strait days of hiking in the high peaks.  My goal was to try and hike close to 30 of the 46 high peaks over that time and I was able to get 31.  I really enjoyed my first trip in the ADK's in twenty years and look forward to hiking the last fifteen peaks over the summer and fall!

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 Lake Arnold

 Uphill Brook Falls

Tom and Chris Diaz at the Redfield/Cliff Cairn

Phelps & Table Top Mountain (#26 & #27)

Date of Hike: 6/8/11

South Meadow Truck Trail: 2.8 miles
Van Hovenburg Trail: 0.8 miles
Phelps Spur Trail: 2.4 miles
Van Hovenburg Trail: 1.2 miles
Table Top Herd Path: 1.2 miles
Van Hovenburg Trail: 2.0 miles
South Meadow Truck Trail: 2.8 miles
Total Miles: 13.2 miles (3,000 elevation gain)

Trip Report:
- After back to back long day hikes, soaring hot and humid temperatures predicted, and a two day backpacking trip through the Great Range with the Diaz brothers the next day I figured I'd play it safe with a short hike up the Van Hoe Trail to Phelps and Table Top mountain.
- As luck would have it as I was driving in to the main parking lot at the ADK Loj I saw the barricades for South Meadows Road had been removed which was great so I could park for free and take the truck trail to Marcy dam and hook up with the Van Hoe Trail.
- The truck trail was a nice welcome treat not having to deal with the rough and rugged trails for a couple of miles.  I stopped at Marcy Dam and took a break before I headed up the Van Hoe and Phelps Trails which were in decent shape with moderate grades all the way up to the summit of Phelps where I had a close up view of Table Top, Marcy, and the backside of Mount Colden which isn't nearly as impressive than the side which drops sharply into Lake Colden and Avalanche Lake.
- On the way to the herd path for Table Top I ran into some park employees on their way up Marcy with an Alpine Zone "Stay on Trail" sign.
- The herd path for Table Top was marked with a cairn and the trail was very easy to follow but it was back to rough, rugged, and muddy conditions up to the wooded summit.
- The hike back to Marcy Dam was quick but the temps were climbing and the bugs were starting to come out.  At the dam I sat with my legs hanging over the edge and had lunch and relaxed for a half hour or so before heading back to my car via the truck trail as the temps climbed to 90 degrees where I called it a day!

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 Marcy Dam

 Table Top and Mount Marcy

from Phelps Mountain

Foot bridge over the Phelps Brook

The Dix Range (#21, #22, #23, #24, #25)

Macomb Mountain, South Dix, East Dix, Hough Peak, Dix Mountain

Date of Hike: 6/7/11

Hunter Pass: 2.3 miles
Herd Paths: 5.9 miles
Beckhorn Trail: 3.0 miles
Hunter Pass: 4.3 miles
Total Miles: 15.5 (5,250 elevation gain)

Trip Report:
- With another day of great weather forecast I headed to do one of the Adirondack's finest hikes through the Dix Range.
- I was a little nervous with anticipation for this hike since I would be heading up a herd path which would lead me to Macomb Slide.
- I got an early start (6am) to beat the afternoon heat and headed a couple miles over the mostly level (but of course wet) Hunter Pass Trail until reaching a cairn just past the first bridge.
- From here I followed the herd path and knew right away I'd have no issues like I did hiking up Mount Marshall.  In fact other than a few spots the herd path was in much better shape than most trails in the ADK's
- After about a mile on the Herd Path I exited onto a big slide which I'd take almost all the way to the summit of Macomb.  The slide had loose rocks and gravel down low and slabs up high.  It reminded me of the slides of the Tripyramids in the White Mountains except not as steep. Views from the slide down to Elk Lake were great as were the views from Macomb's summit.
- I next headed over to South Dix which only took about twenty minutes and was easy hiking, South Dix has nice ledges just below the summit which affords great views over to the Great Range.
- The hike from South to East Dix was a little annoying because the herd path was a little overgrown but it was worth it for the views deep into Vermont from the summit.
- On the hike back to South Dix I hit a wall, I wasn't thrilled about back tracking but luckily this would be the only time I'd have to do this all day so when I hit South Dix I was re-energized for my hike over to Hough Peak.
- Hough Peak (Pronounced Huff) has a nice outlook from it's summit along with some nasty ass hornets.  I didn't stay long to avoid being stung so I made the long hike up to the final high peak of the day, Dix Mountain.
- On the way to Dix you have to hike over the Beckhorn, it's not to fun of a hike but there are some killer views here and there.  The closer you get to Dix's summit the rougher the trail gets, luckily the herd path ends just below the summit of Dix where it hooks up with the Beckhorn Trail.
- After a long hike the views from Dix's summit were magnificent.  I relaxed for about twenty minutes had some lunch and ran into the only other hiker of the day who came up Dix all the way from Route 73!
- From here I had over 6 miles of hiking to get back to my car, fortunately it was almost all down hill, unfortunately it was getting really hot.  I stopped at the Lillian Brook crossing where I cooled off in the water and had a snack while sitting on the bridge before I headed the final couple of miles back to the car making for a perfect day of hiking in the Dix Range!

Times: On trail 6am, Macomb 7:50am, South Dix 8:25am, East Dix 8:55am, Hough 10:10am, Dix 11:05am, finished 2:30pm

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 Hiking up the Macomb Slide

 Elk Lake

 Looking down the Maccomb Slide

 Views into Vermont from East Dix

 Haystack and Marcy from Hough Peak

 Great Range from Hough Peak

Looking back to Hough Peak, South Dix,

and Maccomb Mountain

Dial, Nippletop, Colvin, Blake (#17, #18, #19, #20)

Date of Hike: 6/6/11

Lake Road: 1.3 miles
Henry Goddard Leach Trail: 5.9 miles
Elk Pass Trail: 1.9 miles
Colvin Trail: 5.0 miles
Fish Hawk Cliffs / Indian Head Trail: 1.5 miles
Lake Road: 3.0 miles
Total Miles: 18.6 (6,000 elevation gain)

Trip Report:
- After an easy hike Sunday it was time to get back to hiking lots of miles with significient elevation gain and loss so I headed to the Colvin Range to hike four more of the 46 High Peaks.
- The trails to access these mountains start inside the grounds of the private Ausable Club were you walk on a private road by an old wooden gate and hike a little over a mile to the start of the Henry Goddard Leach Trail.
- The HGL Trail has moderate grades an decent footing but has a few ups and downs once gaining the ridge as it heads over Noonmark Shoulder, Bear Den Mountain, Dial, and a few minor sub-peaks.  Views from Noonmark Shoulder of the Lower Great Range were pretty good.
- Dial and Nippletop both have decent outlooks as well over to the Great Range and some of the southern High Peaks.
- The hike down to Elk Pass was pretty steep and it was back to awful footing which I've been accustomed to in the ADK's.  About a few tenths of a mile before the Colvin Trail I ran into two hikers headed up to Nippletop, they would be the only to hikers I'd see all day!
- Now it was time for part two of the hike, up to Colvin and over to Blake.  The hike up to Colvin was steep at the beginning and end of the ascent to the summit.  It started to rain for a few minutes eventhough the sun was out which felt refreshing.
- At Colvin's summit outlook I took a break and took in the views before the bugs started buzzing around me.
- Now it was off to Blake where I was in for a rude awakening as the trail lost lots of elevation down a few well placed ladders to the Colvin-Blake col where I'd then have to hike back up to Blake.  It was pretty steep and unpleasent and Blake's summit is wooded so it wasn't to rewarding to say the least!
- Now it was time for the long hike back to the car, unfortunately I had to hike back up and over Colvin before it was back to descending most of the way.
- On the way back to Lake Road I took a side trip over the trails that passed by Fish Hawk Cliffs and Indian Head.  The best views of the day were from these to outlooks as they are perched directly above Lower Ausable Lake where you can look down the steep drop offs down to the lake as mountains rise high above.
- Once back on the private Lake Road it was an easy hike back out to the car, it started to rain again and it was refreshing to cool off for a few minutes and a great way to end a nice long hike

Times: On trail 6:45am, Dial 8:50am, Nippletop 9:45am, Colvin 11:25am, Blake 12:10pm, Indian Head 2:10pm, finished 3:30pm

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 Lake Road Gate

 Upper and Middle Great Range

 Lower Ausable Lake

 Basin and Saddleback Mountains

 Indian Head

Lower Ausable River

Cascade & Porter Mountains ( #15 & #16)

Date of Hike: 6/5/11

Cascade Trail: 5.9 miles (2,250 elevation gain)

Trip Report:
- After completing a one day Great Range Traverse the day before I made sure to take it very easy and do the easiest of the 46r's up Cascade and Porter mountains:
- The weather called for clouds and there were many but they were up high leaving some good views to be had from the summit of Cascade.
- The hike up the Cascade Trail was easy as there were no steep sections and the footing was by far the best out of my experiences so far in the ADK's.
- I took in the views from Cascade mountain for about ten minutes then headed over to Porter.  The views from Porter were decent but the bugs where flying around and becoming a nuisance so I only stayed a minute or two before heading back to the car.
- On the way out I must have past three dozen people, mostly families hiking up to Cascade enjoying a Sunday out on the trails.

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 Mount Whiteface

 Cascade Mountain

 Mount Colden (left), Wright and Algonquin Peak

Gothics, Saddleback, Basin, Haystack