Hiked Giant starting at 5:30, a little too late to make it up for the sunrise but early enough to still enjoy it 🙂 is this 40 words? It is hard to get a post approved here now.
Great weather, rain started much later in the day. Lots of hikers.
Spent the peak fall color week hiking in the ADK, and I have to say I am so hooked to the place and cannot wait to come back.
Made some changes to my Initial itinerary based on very good recommendations from this community. Thank you to all and the people I met around town at the Loj, at The Mountaineer and fellow hikers on the trail.
Oct 2 - the rain helped to clear out the lots in the morning, found a spot at the Roaring brook trailhead, got a bus pass and made the hike to Indian Head in the rain and clouds! What a beautiful place!
Oct 3 - hiked Giant mountain with a friend. Found the last spot at the Roaring Brook trail at 5:15 am, went east to the Washbowl and headed up the Ridge trail. Consecutive days of 10mi hikes started getting to me a bit, and was slow up to the top but made it there just fine in beautiful blue sky weather. RPR felt like too much for the day, so only went about a few tenths of the mile in to get a view towards the east, and returned on the Roaring Brook trail.
Oct 4 - was a good choice to take it easy, so went up Mt. Van Hovenberg which had such an awesome view of Marcy and the valley in colors, and then checked in to the Loj and did Mt. Jo for sunset. Simply stunning.
Oct 5 - another easy ish day to rest up and pack properly. Hiked into the Phelps trail to settle in for the night at JBL. Met some awesome hikers and families and had a lovely time. So so grateful that place exists and learning about it's history and the effort it has taken to build it up from Zach was awesome!
Oct 6 - started at 7 in the morning at first light and spent the whole day on trail. Went up the Ore Bed brook trail. Was the perfect ADK trail - icy on the rocks, cold above the treeline, wet and muddy, brilliant fall colors in the valley. Summited Pyramid, Gothics, Armstrong and Upper Wolfjaw and returned to JBL.
Oct 7 - checking out JBL with a ton of memories and promises to myself to return soon. Went up the Klondike trail through Yard Mt. Up to Big Slide and down The Brothers. The lighting and clouds were simply amazing giving a view of all the Summits I went through yesterday and more that I want to soon!
Reached back to the Garden at 4:44pm, booked it for the last couple miles, headed up to Whiteface Mt. And made it to the gate 7 mins before close. Only got to spend about 20 mins at the top, but saw one of the best sunsets lighting up the mountains in my life.
Total hike: 55.5 mi, 15,141 ft of elevation recorded!
Hope you enjoy the pictures and thank you again for the advice and wealth of info in this sub!
We’ll be out here until freeze!
First time doing Algonquin, best view I’ve experienced so far. Shout out to Max the summit steward, super friendly and knowledgeable.
RPR from the east is absolutely one of my new favorite hikes. One of the few mellow and open ridges in the park with near constant views of the southern ADKs, Lake Champlain, the ridge itself, and even Burlington. Lake Marie Pond was one of the cooler tent sites I've been to, despite being 33° overnight, for its easy access to vantage points for sunrise and sunset. Besides that, peak foliage weekend was one of the best in years. Beginners can choose to turn around at Bald Peak and still get incredible views. Highly recommend the trail!
Gem of an area. Ended up solo camping on Third Lake Campsite 3. I’d say between the pretty rough dirt road heading in, and the terrain of the campsites this place might not be for everyone. But you should really try to get out here at least once.
We live up this way, decided to take a drive over near Brown's Falls and enjoy some of the nice weather.
Were the results of the autopsy ever revealed? Do we know what happened to him, or is it still a mystery to this day?
Super grateful I got to wake up to this today. 💜
Hiked Mount Marcy on 09/03/2026 via Marcy Dam Trail -> Van Hoevenberg Trail.
My first of state high points ! 1/50
Incredible experience despite the poor trail conditions!
Found a spot near Raquette Lake, and spent the night - absolutely gorgeous.
Had to share the prettiness 💜
Beautiful day up at Old Forge and Inlet today!!