Northeast Wild

  Siamese Ponds Wilderness. Jan 22, 2024 - DIAMOND BROOK ski from Edwards Hill Rd in Bakers Mills. Siamese Ponds Wilderness. From the end of plowing (1945' el), we climbed 200' on an unplowed dirt road into state land, then L on an unmarked path. Rolling terrain to an old wagon road, then a R. Just past the high point (2235') there is a new marker memorializing a hunter who died nearby. At a Y, the trail bearing R leads to Bog Meadow - we bore L. This old wagon route was detectable for a short distance but we soon were bushwhacking downhill keeping DB on our R. Although I had 4 helpers I was having so much fun route-finding in semi-open woods that I did most of the trail-breaking. Skiing out onto a vly with a view of Eleventh Mountain 1300' above was special. Went across another smaller vly. Continued on & turned around at a spot where a beaver dam created an opening (1830') - 400' loss in 2.3 miles. We had been breaking trail in ~20" of snow all the wa...

Saratoga-style lean-tos.  Aug 28 - GREENTREE LAKE.  Nice & peaceful. Aug 25 -  Wanted to continue scouting out the Southern Palmertown Range with a visit to LINCOLN MOUNTAIN STATE FOREST https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/107159.html . From Locust Grove Rd, took a R on Greene Rd & in 0.1 miles took a L on dirt road with my mtb. Soon saw state land signs on the R. Went somewhat further until posted signs on the R. Ditched the bike & bushwhacked NE thru open woods with little understory staying to the R of the posted signs & yellow paint blazes. Reached a swampy area, the headwaters of Stony Brook, & soon turned back. Biked on pavement over to Cohen Rd which goes past a few houses then turns to dirt/rock into the SF. Spent some time at the pond, then out. Over to Lincoln Mtn Rd & Clothier Rd to MOREAU LAKE SP & took a walk to LAKE BONITA for lunch - mellow. Aug 19 -  GREENTREE LAKE hike, from Greene Rd, Greenfield Center, a few miles N...