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Dickinson Hill Fire Tower

I've been to Dickinson Hill Fire Tower near Grafton State Park twice recently after work. It's a nice place to go to watch the sunset, look at the changing leaves, and get a 360 degree view of Rensselaer county and the surrounding area. You can even

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Avalanche Lake Trail Run

An Adirondack classic!

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Solo Hiking: Whiteface Mountain Trip Report

My first solo high peak!

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Recovery

Both of us have been injured, so now we're learning more about recovery. Ari got sesamoiditis in her left big toe from overuse carrying a heavy pack on a thru-hike, and I crushed part of my meniscus where it attaches to the capsule near my MCL in my

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I'm a 46er!

A Haystack, Basin, Saddleback 46er finish trip report!!!

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Spruce Mountain Fire Tower Sunset

This peak is only about ~45 minutes from Troy which is nice.

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Hadley Mountain Sunset

A summer sunset trip report from a fire tower in the Southern Adirondacks.

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Peaked Mountain Trip Report

My first time in the Siamese Ponds Wilderness did not disappoint!

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Returning to the NPT

Trip Report: Cedar Lake Out & Back From Sled Harbor

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Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve

I went out for another solo hike to Russian Ridge OSP on a midday Saturday. I was feeling cooped up in the house, but didn't want to drive far. It was so nice to get out and hike! I parked at the lot on the corner of Alpine

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Mount Adams Fire Tower

Big views on a quiet trail.

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Stay-at-Home Hike

I went to Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve on Saturday for my first real hike since Stay-at-Home orders have started. It was really beautiful and I felt very grateful to get outside, but I am so out of shape! Time seems to move differently in quarantine, since everything

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Bears Are Happy Outside

I'm still locked down here in California with my injured knee, so I don't have any adventures to report. My mom sent me this video of a black bear cub in her backyard though!

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To Do: NPT Part 2

I'd really, really like to go back (ideally pain-free).

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To Do: 46er Finish Hike

I only have one hike left to be an Adirondack 46er!

Staying Local to Troy, New York

Inspired by the push to recreate locally, requests for car-less adventure suggestions, and readings on diversity/accessibility of the outdoors.

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To Do: ADK Bikepacking

Recently, my sesamoids have come back to haunt me.

My Carbon Footprint

I've been researching ways to lower my carbon footprint. I took carbon emission questionnaires to estimate my impact. The results from one quiz are shown in the title photo compared to an average American's. I took questionnaires from footprintcalculator.org, the WWF, and Project Wren. The

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Bucket List

The To-Do list of Life.

Disaster-Proof Home

This pandemic has made me think more about what a home can provide its residents, and what challenges they might have to face in the extreme. I sourced a lot of these ideas from ready.gov. House Disasters: * Fire * Hurricane * Earthquake * Tornado * Flood * Drought * Winter Storm * Heat Wave * Lightning * Volcano

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An Updated List of My Most Pressing Outdoor Goals

"The Adirondack mountaineer is not likely to run out of opportunities in a lifetime."

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Muir Woods

A lazy day near the bay.

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Pinnacles National Park

We're officially Pinn-Heads.

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1 Year: 46 High Peaks

46 mountains in 52 weeks!

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Slowing Down in Yosemite

I injured my left knee in a climbing gym a little while ago by doing a heel-hook with poor technique. It's only a little sore, enough to slow me down on hikes and climbs, though it doesn't seem to affect my biking. I thought that this