Northeast Wild

  Feb 27, 2024 - BIG HOLLOW again, this time I skied the loop in the opposite direction, but less poking around, & added an off-trail spur to a waterfall. Temp rising thru the 50s, sunny - good to excellent skiing, maybe a bit faster than the day before. 7 miles, 656' el gain/loss, 3 hours. Record high temps in Albany 66, Glens Falls 65, Saranac Lake 61. Catching up on reported SNOW DEPTHS: Highmarket 19" Loch Muller 11.5" Lake Pleasant 11" Horseshoe Lake 10" Indian Lake 10" Long Lake 10" Raquette Lake 10" Carry Falls Reservoir 8" Lake Placid 8" Little Tupper Lake 8" Warrensburg 6.5" Conifer 6" Peck Lake 5" Cranberry Lake 4" Gabriels 3" Feb 26, 2024 - BIG HOLLOW ski on a combination of snomo trails, old woods roads, & off-trail. Lake George Wild Forest. Hiked up the red trail then skied up on the Prospect Mtn Hwy, saw a guy going up on a fatbike. Sunny & temp rising thru the 40s - great spring sk...

  Feb 2, 2025 - NATURE TRAILS ski by the LG Elementary School. Red trail (low intermediate, I went clockwise) had a fair amount of foot traffic, just 1 set of snowshoe tracks on Blue (easy,), light foot traffic on Yellow (intermediate, counterclockwise). Up to 6" mostly powder, thin under hemlocks in a couple of spots, good skiing. Temp in the mid-teens (it was -6°F in early morning), cloudy. Saw 1 person with 2 dogs (note: pets are not allowed). Also hit the Bikeway & Battlefield Park. 3 hours. July 25, 2024 - SHINGLE EAST hike. Started on Big Hollow Rd (4WD trail, some new gravel/rock in places) - power company is doing work in the area, so 3 heavy work vehicles were parked. Climbed with switchbacks on a mtb trail & crossed the white trail. Small views thru the oaks. Looped down on white trail & bushwhack. 3 miles, 1020' el gain, 3.4 hours. July 13, 2024 - RATTLESNAKE COBBLE hike, from the village.  Warm & humid - upper 70s, partly sunny (forecast said "...