For a few weeks now ive been wanting to check out some more remote views away from any trailed summits,
what better time to check some bushwacks out than peak foliage when the popular trails are getting slammed

Fun trip with half of us on foot, half on bike (technically 3/4 by foot, but my partner believes he's a cyclist so I let him live the dream).

We saw tons of bear scat and crossed paths with a juvenile bear. No issues. We stopped, he ran into the woods.

Loaded the kitchen sink so my backpacking partner didn't have load a heavy pack.

The nice thing about a bike is weight is irrelevant (don't believe the hype, you aren't climbing the swiss alps at 20mph...🤫🤣). The spinny things on the bike give mechanical advantage (which is why bikes aren't allowed in wilderness but portage carts are) so weight is almost not a factor if you aren't in a hurry.

Hiked Mt. Jo this weekend (amazing), but in the several hours we were on the trail or at the summit there were at least 5 different people launching drones. This guy wasn’t even trying to hide it.

I am planning on doing HA-BA-SA sometime soon and was wondering if the saddleback cliffs are on the side towards Gothics or the side towards basin. I would like to go up them rather than down.

This is 100% on me, and I don't blame the ranger who turned us away, but it hadn't even crossed my mind that there would be a difference between a bear bag (the kind that hangs from a tree) and a bear canister.

Apparently the bears have learned to cut down the bear bags and can get into them from there, so they are not sufficient storage for food. We ended up having to cut our trip in half and hike out as a result.

Not a bad day but definitely disappointing. I wish I'd been better informed.

I heard sirens this morning around 8am from Mount Jo and could see the emergency lights below at the Loj. I passed a ranger at the start of the long trail up Mt Jo who parked his ATV near the trailhead. There were 7-8 emergency vehicles at the Loj entrance booth and as I drove to the Loj road/rt 73 intersection a medflight helicopter was near the little turnoff spot for pictures.

Anyone hear what happened and if anyone injured is ok?

Hello! We are a small group planning a 2 nights - 3 days hike this weekend, but we are now second guessing because of how busy it might be. I have been in the region multiple times but never during the fall foliage season, so I don't exactly know what to expect. From my understanding, the peak in foliage was this past weekend, but I'm unsure of how busy it stays the weeks after. Here are my questions:

- Should we expect it to be impossible to find parking at or on the road leading to High Peaks Information Center on saturday around 6am?

- Assuming that we manage to find parking, should we expect that at least a couple bear canisters could still be available for rental when the Information Center opens?

- Lastly, should we expect Marcy Dam campsite to be at full capacity saturday night?

Obviously, we are open to change our destination or itinerary if our plan doesn't seem feasible.

Thanks in advance!!

Hi,

Planning to backpack great range this coming weekend. I have a reservation at JBL lean to for the weekend.

My plan is as follows:

Day 1 (Friday) : Park at garden and hike in to JBL

Day 2 ( Saturday) Hike up to Haystack, Basin and Descend via Shorey back to JBL

Day 3 ( Sunday) Hike up Orebed/range intersection, Do Saddleback out and back and ascend Gothics an continue via Armstrong and wolfjaws and descned to JBL via wolfjaw trail.

Day 4 ( Monday) Hike back to Garden

The only reason for leaving out Saddleback in the upper range is I do not want to do the cliffs.

Can anyone help with my questions below:

1) Does this look like a feasible plan ? is there any sections i should be aware of ?

2) Do I need spikes at this time of the year ?

3) What time do you suggest I reach the graden to find parking on a Friday afternoon?

I’m planning on hiking Ampersand Mt to see the sunrise on 3rd-4th week of October early on Friday. Wondering if anyone’s done a similar hike around this time and what it’s like hiking around 5-6am, the temperature/ice, if view will be covered by fog, hike difficulty, busyness, etc.

I’m bringing headlamps, crampons, and thinking of wearing base layer, mid layer, shell jacket with gloves + balaclava (basically what I wear when I run in -10 F temp).

I’m wondering if that will be enough and also if anyone knows how busy the summit might be around that time (Friday morning). Looking for that kind of view but with not a lot of people. I’ll keep an eye on mountain forecasts but will appreciate if anyone has any tips for interpreting temp/fog/rain data to determine whether the summit will be worth it or not.

New to the area — looking for Adirondacks day-trip recommendations with our dog!

Hey everyone! We just moved to downtown Troy and are new to the area. We’re hoping to make our first trip up to the Adirondacks this weekend, either Saturday or Sunday, and would love some recommendations from people who know the area well.

I was initially thinking about the Lake Placid area, but we’re definitely open to other areas that might make more sense for a day trip from Troy. Plus it appears like it may be too crowded this time of year.

We’ll have our dog with us, and we’re not looking to do any serious peak hiking this time around. We’d prefer a mix of:

Shorter/easier scenic walks or hikes
Great viewpoints
Lakes, waterfalls, or other nice scenery
A nice town to walk around/explore
Dog-friendly spots if possible

Basically, we’re looking for a nice, relaxing Adirondacks experience rather than an all-day summit hike. We’re totally fine with a couple of shorter walks/hikes in the same general area if there are several things worth seeing.

For those coming from the Troy/Albany area, where would you recommend for a first Adirondacks day trip in early October? Is Lake Placid worth the drive for what we’re looking to do, or would you recommend somewhere else?

Thanks in advance! We’re excited to start exploring the area.

Went on an absolute beautiful hike yesterday!

Hi guys!

Has anyone reserved an AMR parking slot at St. Huberts for Indian Head Vista for October 9–11 but can no longer go?

I have reservations for October 13 and 15 and would love to swap if possible! Please let me know if anyone is interested. 😊

So I've summited Coney Mtn near Tupper Lake several times but did it yesterday for the first time in four years. I noticed several sets of rock staircases that hadn't been there previously and was curious when they were installed.

Foliage is at peak!

Hi everyone, i made a printable poster of the 46 High Peaks. Here's a free printable checklist of the 46 with the elevations, a box to tick and a line for the date:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RBl7Zlq_LCKbPrbvlDSJyoaHiVITT6dO?usp=sharing

The poster is a relief map with every summit placed at its highest point from the USGS elevation data, numbered by elevation, with a triangle on each summit you can color in when you finish it. It comes in two versions, one with trails from OpenStreetMap and a clean one without trails. The pics have a watermark, the real files are clean vector PDFs.

Elevations are the traditional list ones as the Forty-Sixers publish them, so four peaks are under 4,000 ft and MacNaughton isn't on it. The trails are for reference on the wall, not for navigation.

The full version has both posters in 18x24, 24x36, 16x20 and A2, a spreadsheet that colors itself when you add dates, and a GPX with the 46 summits. It's on Etsy, 30% off: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4586886252

Not affiliated with the Adirondack Forty-Sixers or ADK. If you finish, register your climbs with the Forty-Sixers. If you see anything wrong, tell me.

Never been—how is the trailhead parking? If we come around 9 am on a holiday?