Here are some photos from my backpacking trip, with my girlfriend Julie, to the ADK's. We started from an old mining town called the "Upper Works." We traveled a rocky and wet trail until we reached the "Flowed Lands." This area used to be flooded so that lumberjacks could transport cut timber to the mines. The first photo shows me standing looking out at the "Flowed Lands" with Colden Mountain the background. Our trip continued as we hiked to Lake Colden and then along the Opalescent Creek. Our goal was to stay in a lean-to halfway to Mt. Marcy but they were all full. Thankfully we brought a tent which was probably more fun anyway.
The next morning we awoke with renewed energy and planned on summitting 3 of the biggest peaks in the ADK's. Marcy is the tallest in New York State with Skylight at 4 and Gray number 7. Our hike was short but strenuous as we climbed 1 1/2 miles to "Tear in Clouds", see photo, which is the highest source of water for the Hudson River! COOL! A little further on and we were at the "Crossroads" which is where 4 trails meet. We had decided earlier that Skylight would be our first and it did not let us down. The views from the top were amazing with cool and clear air. There was also no one else on top so we sat, snacked and enjoyed life. Wish you all could have been there. Julie snapped one photo of me celebrating with Marcy in the background.
After our break it was back down to the trail intersection and back to a longer climb as we slowly rose in elevation until we saw the top of Marcy. Once we reached the top we were treated to very cold weather and about 30 people! We only stayed a short while before heading down. I did happen to take this photo of the beautiful alpine grasses that are found in very few places on Earth. SWEET!
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the mountain behind you was not that hard to climb!!!!!!
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