I'm on a roll with finishing up library books!
It's because I've been reading alot instead of on FB or watching Netflix movies. Once winter is past, I tend to watch less movies as I work out more and definitely read while waiting for ballet classes to get through, during my half hour break for lunch, etc.
This book isn't the kind of book one normally reads cover to cover, but I did (except for one small section of hikes that were bushwhacks..I don't bushwhack so I skipped those sections).
I took the book out because it contains some hikes that my own Adirondack hiking books don't include.
I found 2 mountain trail descriptions that, although labeled "moderate" are described in such a way that I am thinking they won't be that difficult from other similar mountains we have hiked in the past.
I was excited to see that the 2 mountains described will be very near the cottage we are renting this summer while up in the north-central part of the Adirondacks for our week-long mountain vacation. One mountain is a 5 mile hike but I think we can manage it. My teen daughters might not want to, but I think I can convince my husband!
This book is an old edition so I will have to try to find it in a newer edition if I want to own it. But most of the trails will still be available. Some things, like previously closed fire towers, might have changed since the author wrote the book. New York State is trying to save most of the fire towers in the ADKs. My goal is to climb all 21 mountains that have the towers. (not all of them are in the Central region. Some are in the Southern, Eastern, Western and High Peaks area). I have done 9 of them thus far. I have also hiked some of the mountains that don't have fire towers and I have hiked almost every trail in the Southern Adirondack book minus the hikes that require bushwhacking. I prefer to stick to marked trails or at least trails that have definition if not markers.
The author does a good job of describing the actual trailhead, trail conditions, and summit areas.
I do NOT like her directions to the trailheads....they often are confusing. I have tried to follow her directions in the past, only to discover many discrepancies. I tend to stick to the books put out by the ADK club.
What about you? do you like to hike? where do you usually go?
I recommend this book for any hiker who visits the Adirondack mountains but I do recommend that you find it in a newer edition or look for the trail descriptions in more updated books.
On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the highest, I rate this a 7.
3 comments:
i have a great book about hiking in northern New England that I love as well. I thought of your daughter when I learned of the bombings in Boston and I am glad to hear that she is safe. It is a very sad time.
Although I love the idea of hiking, I have not done a whole lot of it. There are a couple of trails we've done in the Waterton Lakes in Alberta but the bear situation always scares me.
I've been thinking of Courtney since the awful news from Boston came out.
Thank you Susanne and Kara! Courtney was not in the city on MOnday...the college had classes so she was on campus..thank the Lord! And my husband's family are all safe and accounted for...my inlaws watched the Marathon on TV this year so they were safe and my bro in law and nephew were at work. And Susanne! yes, we sometimes see bear scat on the deeper wooded trails in the Adirondacks. but i have NEVER run into a bear on a hike...i think we talk too loudly :)
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