Bob Webber and Pine Cliff Trails

The Bob Webber Trail is 1.7 miles long and climbs over 1,200 feet to stunning views of the Pine Creek Gorge and Wolf Run Wild Area.* There are views of the popular Ravenshorn on the Golden Eagle Trail.* The view is serene, with no signs of development, as deep canyon surround the vista.* I also hiked the Pine Cliff Trail, a side trail that was well worth the hike that offered great views from within the canyon.* This trail dropped down into Wolf Run with its slides and cascades.* I then took the Pine Creek Rail Trail back to my car at Ross Run.

Horseshoe Pond question

One of my wife's cousins is looking at a property for sale on Horseshoe Pond (it connects to the Deer River Flow) and asked me what I know about the summer water condition or recreation quality of the pond. I couldn't say; have never paddled it. Yet I know it is a small and shallow pond, and is probably "nutrient rich" due to septic leakage. I suspect it must get fairly clogged with milfoil in July and August. Does anyone here know?

Thanks.

3 Days of hiking and bushwhacking.

I spent Nov. 24-26 hiking in the Sentinel and High Peaks wilderness. I'm posting my TR's on the blog I set up for Project-100. Enjoy!

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petrol loyalty card

Hi there, anyone here using petrol loyalty card?
i was use to drive car in KL for quite some period, but i didnt apply any petrol card. i feel that is not use of it, but after few years of driving, i found that i spend quite much cash on filling petrol without collecting point on petrol card... a bit regret on it...

Better conditions reporting

Over the years, many skiers came to rely on the ASTC/Jackrabbit Trail ski conditions page. In the transition to becoming the Bark Eater Trails Alliance (BETA) we apologize for letting that service slide (pun intended) just a bit. This year we'll be back with more frequent updates, although probably not able to chart every change during periods (like these past few weeks) where major swings in temperature made for good skiing one day, and nothing 24 hours later.

In becoming BETA, the organization has gained a whole new generation of willing and able trail volunteers. Yes, they build a ride mountain bikes in the summer, but most hang them up for the winter and get out on skis. So the Jackrabbit Trail, Whiteface Landing, Wright Peak, and the Whales Tail trail have all been patrolled and are ready for snow. We've also already reported several good stretches of skiing on the whiteface Highway, and will monitor this week's predicted roller-coaster temperatures to see what might (or might not) be available for the coming weekend.

First ADK Moose River Plains Hot Tent Buck Hunt

After getting inspired from reports from Bioguide and Robin I've been reading and listening to Elinskas, DiNitto, Benoits, Hal Blood and dreaming of an Adirondack hunt.

So my friend and I drove in to the MRP and found a campsite near lost ponds to pitch my snowtrekker hot tent.

https://youtu.be/cSjIVMQKke0

As first timers to the area we explored a lot of trail, beat feet and then did some tracking when we were lucky enough to have a snow dusting.

I knew how difficult the hunting would be but was still surprised at the minimal sign and tracks. The deer density seems so low it appeared to me far more likely to see moose or bobcat or fisher.

Despite the challenge, I can only hope to return and try again. Just wish I knew some adventurous folks who would be up for sharing a camp and who have 4 wheel drive trucks to access the area. My Subaru Outback doesn't seem to make the cut on those roads this time of year.

TopRope-Friendly Climbs

Hello people.

I am new to climbing and a friend of mine and myself are looking for beginner climbs in the Adirondacks for this coming spring.

I have some equipment as listed below:

Helmet
Dynamic rope, 60m
Two belay devices
10 Carabine
Harness
Daisy Chain
Climbing shoes
Prusiks
Webbing

Lastly, I am going to pick-up a chalk bag and chalk.

Alpina BC 1575 3 Pin Boots

Like new condition, used once. Size 47 / 12.5

$100 including shipping. Less if you pick up in Saranac lake.

GPS for pond hopping

Any recommendations for a good gps for pond fishing?

Happy Turkey Day!

Hello All,
Happy Thanksgiving to all Adkforum members! A lot of us old farts have been on here for quite a few years now and we wouldn't still be active members if we didn't like this place and the people who run it and the many interesting people who are active posters! Hoping your Turkey Day today is special, hanging out with family and friends!

WB ;)

Sleeping Pads

It's time for me to replace my sleeping pads. As I've gotten older I have found I need a more comfortable pad to sleep well in the woods. When I was young, a thin ensolite pad was enough. Now I'm using two Therm-a-Rest pads and, being a side sleeper, I realize it's time for an upgrade. I have been looking at the Big Agnes Q-Core Deluxe pads. Any thoughts and experiences with sleeping pads would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Dave

Kettle Creek Gorge Exploration-Loyalsock State Forest

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Last month I hiked into the Kettle Creek Gorge of the Loyalsock State Forest to explore some waterfalls, including an off trail falls.* Dutters Run was gorgeous with its waterfalls in a narrow gorge.* Kettle Creek is a beautiful, isolated place where I always enjoy to go hiking.* I also enjoyed the hike back on the Loyalsock Trail through a forest of towering tulip poplars; these trees will become giants in decades to come.

Deals on Duluth Packs

Many of their canoe packs are 35% off on their site. Just an fyi for us old timers who love these packs.

Duluth Pack on Sale

Many of their popular canoe packs are 35% off! That is better than most used pricing on evilbay.

Day Two. Giant-RPR on ice. Nov. 20.

After a fantastic sleep on a luxury cot in Tom and Doreen's gear room followed by a relaxing morning lingering over coffee I hit the trail at 9:15. At Chapel Pond it was about 20F. I decided I was going to go at whatever pace, no matter how slow, it took not to feel any discomfort of fatigue in my legs. There was fresh snow on the ground (not much) and the wind was blowing. I put my Hillsounds on just after the Cobbles junction and that is where it got very steep and incredibly icy.

I had chosen G-RPR for it's elevation gain to distance ratio but never though about the ice (duh!). The ice was hidden under about an inch of fluffy snow. Sometimes the ice was spike-yielding and at others it was very hard and black and the spikes would skitter uselessly unless I stomped them down hard. I never knew what was underfoot: rock, porous ice or water ice. All the way to the top of Giant all I could think of was the trip down and I even down-climbed a couple of gnarlier sections just to ease my mind.

I regretted not having a camera just for a summit shot on Giant. Very beautiful and very inhospitable. The trees were plastered in the whitest snow possible. The drop towards RPR was not bad. The Hillshounds maintained traction on even the steepest pitches (major quad workout. The RT to RPR was very meditative and I ceased worrying about the descent of Giant. It had taken me 3h30 to get to RPR so my pace was not as slow as it felt, which reassured me after the fatigue I felt just the day before. The climb back up Giant was a grunt- as always- but I took it slow and then I very carefully picked my way down, down, down to the Washbowl. In the flat light on the exposed rock I didn't see a lip and ledge and just at that spot the ice (hidden by 2'' of snow) turned black and rock hard. I went down immediately and began an uncontrolled slide. I saw a big rock and a bush below me coming up fast. I hoped I would hit the bush. I did. I doubled my already highly-tuned vigilance after that scare. I had been trying to make every single step under total control and ensure that every foot-fall was secure. It was very hard work and it was a huge relief to be off the steeps and stare, empty-headed out across the Washbowl.

Higher up, the views of the slabs on Giant and the Round Mtn face across the way were intimidating and awe-inspiring. I was back at my car 6h45 minutes after departing.

Day One: Skylight and Colden in slush. Nov. 19.

I met Bethany (for the first time) at the HPIC and we set off in the rain with temps just above freezing. It was windy and it was moaning in the treetops. The watercourses were all flowing well and Marcy Brook in particular was quite audible. The trail to Feldspar Brook from Avalanche Camp via Lake Arnold was very wet and icy. There was a lot of deep slush that dammed the water – until you stepped in it. We ducked into the Feldspar Lean-to (no issues with the frozen-in-place-floating bog-logs) and made a complete clothing change. It was now snowing very lightly.

Minutes later, after crossing Feldspar we decided that Cliff and Redfield would be much too wet and miserable so we headed up to Four Corners. The trail was much drier until Lake Tear and then it became another slush-fest. The trail up Skylight to tree-line was pretty slushy as well and then the wind had its way with us. I could feel my face freezing and then I remembered I was wearing a bala-clava, which I pulled up above my nose. We figured Skylight would give us a good indication of what Marcy would be like. Long story short – we opted to go down Feldspar and back over the Lake Arnold speed bump.

At Lake Arnold Bethany continued out while I went up Colden. I was really feeling the fatigue in my legs by this time and was wondering, at this stage of my preparation, why? And thinking, “if I'm this tired on day one after a single peak and having just had 2 days of rest how the hell am I going to do Project -100? The false summit was wild in the wind and I scooted across it quickly. Neither did I linger on the true summit. When I turned tail I contemplated the walk out and broke it down into sections and estimated 3h30: Summit-Lake Arnold-Indian Falls Junction-Avalanche Camp-Marcy Dam-Algonquin junction-and finally, my car with its powerful heater.

Then it was tramp, tramp, tramp for exactly 3h30 with the trail getting progressively easier. When I got out my vehicle was the last one in the lot at around 6pm. Next: Ice-fest on Giant-RPR.

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More forest rangers

I have talked to few NYS Forest Rangers on facebook and they said they need everyone help contacting their NYS Senator and tell them to add funding in the 2018 budget to add more forest rangers in the Adirondacks.

here is news article about it

http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise...ranger-hiring/

You can send letter to the governor and your state senator at

https://james-sullivan.rallycongress...s/connect-946-

Bear Den hammocking

Trying to pop up end of this week. Thinking of Dial & Nippletop.

Initial plan was to hike in AMR Lake Road, camp at Gil Brook and then full-pack over [groan] Elk Pass and work our way down the ridge Nippletop -> Dial -> Bear Den. Could reverse it but we prefer to take the steep part of Elk Pass going up.

I noticed that Bear Den seams to be less than 3500' and Noonmark shoulder is less than 3'. We we could start off up the HG Leach Trail and once we cross into State land look for a spot 150' off-trail to string up our hammocks. We could skip Elk Pass altogether with this - doing an out and back.

But I believe this area is new growth and we might be hard pressed to find a tree thicker than your leg? And we'd have to top off water before reaching camp too.

Other option is set up camp at Roaring Brook Falls - is that out of earshot of the highway?

Early season car camping in the Ithaca/Watkins Glen area?

I'm in the process of planning a tentative gathering for a few friends who'd like to do some camping in the vicinity of Ithaca or Watkins Glen. I think car camping is the likely choice for overnight accommodations, as getting outdoors is the emphasis and there will be young kids involved. We're looking at maybe going in late April or early May, which is earlier than any of the state campgrounds in the area open.

Does anyone here know of any nicer private campgrounds in the Ithaca area that will be open by mid to late April? We'd prefer not to stay at a place that is essentially an RV trailer park if at all possible.

Renting a few cabins would also be a consideration if they were in a nice, somewhat rustic and natural setting (and relatively cheap).

I know that there's first-come, first-serve car camping on state land in the area, but our group may be a bit large (~15 people if everyone with an interest in attending actually comes). The rustic approach is an option if the group ends up being on the smaller side, but I'd like to have some ideas in place for accommodating everyone with an interest if possible.

Thanks in advance! :)

Lake ice and deer hunting

I head back to camp for an overnight of deer hunting. The low daily temperatures have been below freezing for the past few weeks and my concern about lake ice formation were realized. I hunt for the two days but see nothing. I pack up camp and head out with plans for 2 more overnight hunts via "car camping".

Here is a link to the video: https://youtu.be/WKba1Z-Y0bA

And some pics.

From the state boat launch 6:50 am 11/18/2017:



The narrows Indian Lake/Jessup River Flow:



Base camp; Snowtrekker 8 x 12' EXP crew tent and Four Dog Ti stove:

PBW Spitfire or Swift ADK 13.6

I have done a search and looked for comparisons but have not turned up much.

I need some help. I have been building strip canoes and kayaks for over 30 years. Built my first in high school. I am finally giving in and looking for a light weight pack canoe that I wouldn't mind dragging around the ADK and Canada without having to refinish it when i get home.

I live in PA but have retired and really enjoy getting out on my own or with a buddy for a few days. Ive seen and paddled the Swift 13.6 and really like the seat and the responsiveness. I don't have any experience with the Spitfire
other than watching one paddle by a couple times. Does anyone have any experience with both canoes?

I really would like to hear your thoughts. My plan is to get one tis coming spring.

MSR IsoPro Fuel - Where to buy?

Does anyone know where I can buy MSR IsoPro 8oz canisters for a Windpro II in the greater capital district? I live in Albany but I'm all over the area regularly and will travel to buy it. Cabelas has a 12 pack they can ship for $20 over cost ($69.99 + $20) but I don't really need that much.

Set the Clock Back an Hour...Pond

Sharing a new video from a recent outing with the AWE over the first weekend in November... Please enjoy. :)

Set the Clock Back an Hour...Pond

Looking for Prepaid Telco Recommendations

Hello everyone. currently what is the telco that has the best offer for prepaid users? I know a lot people had switched to postpaid already but I prefer to stick with prepaid as I have more control over my usage, no need to pay so much if I don't use that much.

First Adirondack Buck

This afternoon I harvested my first ADK buck! He is not a smasher by any means but nonetheless he is a great buck. He will easily dress out to 160 lbs. Crotch horn with one side completely broke off from a fight I assume. No pics but I am working on a camera for X mas. I was watching a series of scrapes, 8 to be exact, the last scrape was the most intense and the the freshest. It reeked like a scrape should smell like I guess. So, I punched the coordinates into my GPS put a few drops of doe in estrous and made a huge loop around the area. I also found good moose sign where I was which was super cool.

Fast forward to 3:00 PM or close to it. Made it back to my coordinates and hunched down next to a big beach and decided to text my friend while I was waiting for sunset. Chatted for 5 minutes put the phone down and there he was heading towards the hot scrape! I raised my 270 and squeezed! He jumped from the hit and ran 50 and said no more. I was one mile back in from my vehicle. The longest drag to this date, not an easy task getting him to the motor vehicle but worth it guys. Clean heart shot with nothing but jelly left inside.

So, two this season and a tag for southern tier left. Good feeling inside people knowing I harvested my deer for the winter ahead. Delicious organic venison is hard to beat.

sleeping bag

Could someone please recommend a good cold weather sleeping bag? I woke up to 5 degrees above zero saturday morn, the most recent of many cold nights when my gear was not good enough. Thanks!

I'm Back

Well after our 4 day adventure ended it was a long ride home. We had some snow for all 4 days. It took us two days to find them but what a great hunt. We collectively saw 9 deer and kicked out 4 others. Saw one bear, with signs of several others. Lots of different tracks and yes "some" beechnuts. One 5 point was killed. I kicked out and tracked a big boy, but couldn't catch up to him and his girlfriend. Another separate buck was tracked on a different mountain, but never seen before dark. Saw some neat country and had another great ADK adventure. Now it's over until next year. Anyone need a tag? JK.

Shoot straight
CP

Some Cedar River/Wakely Dam peaks.

Spent the weekend doing some “hardness training” sleeping 3 nights at Wakely Dam in the back of my Outback, drinking cold coffee laced with protein powder for breakfast and tramping through snowy woods all day. I had bins full of winter gear and went through most of it.

This weekend trip was for researching routes and logistics this winter's project.

On day one we did the Twin Blues (Blue Ridge #90 and #99 on the ADK-HH list) from the Cedar River Rd. heading for BR90 first by sliding past Round Top, which we passed to its west. Slithered on our bellies across a fallen tree over a swollen Browns Brook. Was cold, cloudy and windy all day, couldn't stop for more than 5 minutes and fought the cold constantly. Uneventful hike otherwise. Benefited from an old woods road down low as we paralleled our route between the peaks back to our inbound tracks near Browns Brook crossing. Decided for a winter attempt to not do a loop but after 99 to simply follow snowshoe trail back over 90 and out.

Very chilly night and start the next morning for the lengthy Buell-Panther-Brown Pond loop. But, no clouds, no wind and low humidity, plus the hardening of day one's hike made for a stellar hike up Buell, around the circle to Panther and finally up the steep eastern slopes of Brown Pond. Excellent research and route, after some tweaking should be dialed in. Long way home in the chilly late afternoon from Brown Pond. Lots of wide open woods with Glen 30 feet behind me with the compass keeping me on the straight and narrow. The gorgeous sunset faded to black through the various hues and shades of yellows and reds. Just as it was headlamp time we hit an excellent road and rather than stop and change clothes we jogged back to Wakely to keep warm. Once there we walked by a humongous bonfire. It was the boys annual camp-out and we invited ourselves to the party reveling in the intense heat as our hosts plied us with beer. Much easier night at -7 C.

For the final day we drove through Indian Lake (hot coffee!) and did a quick (5-6 hours) trip up Lewey in mostly open woods with blazing sun reflecting off the snow. Wore long-sleeved t-shirts most of the way.

6 peaks, none of which Glen had done, and a lot of talk that revolved around endless logistics, strategies and route ideas.

Port Leyden/Lyonsdale area

Looking for some information regarding this area specifically Mooser River Rd area and a bit north.

Interested in land in this area for a ski cabin mostly to visit Snow Ridge, McCauley, Lesser Wilderness, Haderondah, Pigeon Lakes, BREIA, Five Ponds, with the occasional trip to North Creek.

I ski in this area frequently, but I'm unfamiliar with this particular area. It looks like it could be a good base for a cabin and I frequently see land for sale. Inside or outside the blue line as fine as long roads are plowed and I can readily get over to Rt 28 along Moose River Rd. Also would not like to be directly along a snowmobile route as the noise is not something I enjoy.

I plan on doing some more exploring in this area to familiarize myself with the back roads but for now I figure this is a good start.

Thanks.

Three day hunt ends in success...

Last week I hunted Monday through Wednesday in the central Adirondacks. It was great to be back in the woods and the weather was enjoyable with freezing temps overnight and low forties by mid day. On my last day I was hunting a ridge that had some beechnut feeding activity as well as some average buck sign, scrape and rubs. Around mid afternoon I picked up some motion coming across the ridge above me. I waited for an opportunity to raise the rifle when the buck stopped behind a large beech tree. The buck picked up my scent, blew and bounded directly up the ridge above me with several long leaps never coming into the opening I had hoped he would. He stopped in some small black spruces to look back down and determine who and where I was. This would be my only chance. I saw his tail move and centered my cross hairs on his chest. Boom... and all was still. Upon ascending to his position I saw deer hair on the ground. Looking around I could see the direction he had ran in and began to walk slowly looking for additional sign. I soon found what we all hope for... a heavy blood trail led me directly to my buck. He was 55 paces from where I found the first hair. I was blessed to be able to tag this buck. Nothing better than hunting in the mountains! The shot turned out to be about 85 yards. He is a young 8 pointer, probably 2.5 years old.
Good luck to everyone.
Stillhunter.

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Flat Top, Spruce Ledge, Bartlett Mtn Balds-SGL 57

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This was a hike from early October to some of the most beautiful places in SGL 57.* I led a group and we hike for about 12-13 miles; I'd say 75% of this hike was on a trail of some kind, the rest was off trail.* The diversity of this place is remarkable.* The fall colors were excellent at the top of the plateau.* The views, balds, and forests were gorgeous. * A different world.

Big browns on the fly

Here are some photo's from my last 2 fishing trips of the season. Broke a lot of personal best's and ended the trip with new personal recorded of 24.75 lb female brown trout, weighed on an igfa certified scale, she was taken on a stone fly using a 9'6" 7wt rod and 10ft 4x leader. I've never personally experienced the type of power that this fish exhibited until that morning. At first I thought it was a snag until the snag started to move extremely slowly. There was nothing I could do to move her, I was at her mercy and she stayed in the hole just holding in the muddy torrent of water at the tail out section of this particular pool which is only about 5ft deep. All at once she ran me well in to my backing and I had to chase her down stream about 200 yards as she bulldogged and ran towards any form of cover, nearly breaking me off numerous times. Luckily I had my lucky hat on and it served it's purpose well because finally after a fifteen nerve racking minutes I put her in the net... it wasn't easy and she barely fit but after the 4th net dodge she went in and stayed in...exhausted I hauled her back up stream slowly submerged in the water and took some pictures before giving her the send off. Of course I would catch all my 14 to 24lb fish when I'm fishing alone. Thankfully she swam away in perfect health with no hesitation and half a day later she was landed by a guided fly fisherman up stream on a similar pattern and she was released again. The crazy thing is there were only a hand full of people on this two mile stretch. It just goes to show you that c&r should always be considered and practiced where necessary, which in my opinion is nine times out of ten. That fish that had never been caught once in its life made the day of not one but two fly fisherman and will likely remain the fish of our life times. I hope she remains heathy and can live out the rest or her fishy life until it's her time to go. I know they're technically invasives but since it's a situation we put ourselves in we might as well respect the fishery. Also, there are some pictures of the larger more memorable fish from the two trips. Hope you enjoy.

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Pharoah Lake or Fishbrook Pond

I'm taking my bro-in-law on his first cold weather trip. I'd like to try a lean to as I've never done one in winter. We're only going one night and arriving early Friday morning after Thanksgiving. Our jump off is my folks in QBY which is why I picked those two, both are within 45 minutes.

Which would you pick? Why?

I was pretty settled on Fishbrook until my father started telling me it'll be full of hunters. I hunt, I never hunt where there are hikers for many reasons. I don't hunt in the ADK's though. Any knowledge on what occupancy will be like at crack of dawn after Thanksgiving at either spot?

I appreciate any input to help me settle on one over the other.

Cheers!

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Stillwater resevoir campsites ?

I plan to spend a few days canoeing, camping on the Stillwater next year. Looking for recommendations for a base campsite and places to visit. The left shore looks nicer. I know I have to pick my site at the launch. Want a quiet site with a view that's somewhat central. I hammock camp so a level tent site isn't an issue nor is an easy launch. Several options would be nice incase #1 is taken.
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Bitcoin stealers are back: Hunt for users’ cryptosavings continues

Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered a new malware which steals cryptocurrencies from a user’s wallet by replacing their address with its own in the device’s clipboard. Criminals are targeting popular cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Zcash, Dash, Monero and others. Indeed, criminals have already succeeded with bitcoin wallets, earning almost 100,000 dollars overall, according to our data. In addition, experts have found a new Trojan, designed for Monero mining, with some samples currently available in the wild.

With the cryptocurrency boom continuing across the world, it is fast becoming an attractive target for cybercriminals. Kaspersky Lab researchers have already seen a rise of miners (http://ift.tt/2vRsSPG), which have affected thousands of computers and generated hundreds of thousands of dollars. In addition, experts have noticed that criminals are starting to use less advanced techniques and are spending less time and resources in this area. According to the research, cryptocurrency stealers - which have been increasing in prevalence since 2014, are again putting users’ crypto savings at risk.

Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered a new CryptoShuffler Trojan, designed to change the addresses of users’ cryptocurrency wallets in the infected device’s clipboard (a software facility used for short-term data storage). Clipboard hijacking attacks have been known for years, redirecting users to malicious websites and targeting online payments systems. However, cases involving a cryptocurrency host address are rare.

In most cryptocurrencies, if the user wants to transfer crypto coins to another user, they need to know the recipient’s wallet ID – a unique multi-digit number. Here is how the CryptoShuffler exploits the system’s need to operate with these numbers.

After initializing, the CryptoShuffler Trojan starts to monitor the device’s clipboard, utilized by users when making a payment. This involves copying wallets’ numbers and pasting them into the “destination address” line of the software that is used to carry out a transaction. The Trojan replaces the user's wallet with one owned by the malware creator, meaning when the user pastes the wallet ID to the destination address line, it is not the address they originally intended to send money to. As a result, the victim transfers his or her money directly to the criminals, unless an attentive user spots the sudden replacement.

The latter is usually not the case, since multi-digit numbers and the wallets' addresses in blockchain are typically very difficult to remember. Therefore, it’s hard to define any distinctive features in the transaction line, even if it is directly in front of the user’s eyes.

Destination replacement in the clipboard occurs instantly, thanks to the simplicity of searching for wallet addresses: the majority of cryptocurrency wallets have a constant position in the transaction line and always use a certain number of characters. Thus, intruders can easily create regular codes to replace them. Based on the research, CryptoShuffler works with a wide range of the most popular cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Zcash, Dash, Monero and others.

So far, based on observations from Kaspersky Lab researchers, the criminals behind the CryptoShuffler trojan have mostly succeeded in attacks against Bitcoin wallets - they were able to steal 23 BTC, which is equivalent to almost 100,000 USD. The total amounts in other wallets ranges from a few dollars to several thousand dollars.

“Cryptocurrency is not a far-off technology anymore. It is getting into our daily lives and actively spreading around the world, becoming more available for users, as well as a more appealing target for criminals. Lately we’ve observed an increase in malware attacks targeting different types of cryptocurrencies, and we expect this trend to continue. So, users considering cryptocurrency investments at this time need to think about ensuring they have proper protection”, says Sergey Yunakovsky, malware analyst at Kaspersky Lab.

Experts have also found another Trojan targeting the Monero cryptocurrency – DiscordiaMiner, which is designed to upload and run files from a remote server. According to the research, there are some performance similarities with the NukeBot Trojan, discovered earlier this year. As in the NukeBot case, the Trojan’s source codes have been shared on underground hacking forums.

We recommend that users install robust security solutions that provide dedicated functionality for protecting financial transactions, like the Safe Money feature in flagship Kaspersky Lab solutions. For greater security, this feature scans for vulnerabilities that are known to have been exploited by cybercriminals, constantly checks for specialized malware, guards transactions from intrusion with the help of Protected Browser technology and specifically protects the clipboard where sensitive data could be stored during copy/paste operations.

Kaspersky Lab products successfully detect and block these malware with the following detection names:

Trojan-Banker.Win32.CryptoShuffler.gen
Trojan.Win32.DiscordiaMiner
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Leave Tomorrow

Headed North On Thursday after work. making the 5hr 45 min drive is always an adventure. My question since it doesnt look good for snow is this? Anyone try cents up there for attracting? if so what? lots of mast crops i heard so looks like we will be doing a bit of sitting. unless it snows of course them a tracking we will go.
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Skylight/Gray/Marcy loop?

Heading up Thursday night to get an early start Friday on this loop. Anyone been in that area recently and know the conditions? Was reading that the bridges around Feldspar and Lake Arnold were pretty neat up toward the end of the summer and was just wondering what to expect in that are with the recent rain. Also, any snow? Friday is supposed to be pretty cold so I'm expecting some flurries but didn't know if they had full cover up there yet

Help Pricing a Used Canoe

Hi. Looks like I need to sell my 2 year old Northstar Polaris (same as Bell Northstar) in Starlite with aluminum rails. It is in excellent shape since I only used it for 8 days once a year. I was wondering what % of the purchase price would be fair. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

A solid deer hunting plan goes fowl

I had a solid plan in place as I returned for a 2 night hunt i.e. I would still hunt the “low” lands Friday afternoon and then Saturday am I would head up before sunrise to the top of the mountain and still hunt the top ridges. All went according to plan however there was a paucity of any deer sign… no rubs or scrapes and there was nothing on my cameras. I did have a spooky raven encounter that squawked near me early Saturday am and then, at dusk, flew overhead… perhaps it was an omen. The highlight of the trip occurred while I was having a drink near shore Saturday afternoon when two mallard ducks flew in… (opening day for waterfowl in the northeastern zone) I was prepared for such an event… and so I enjoyed some nicely roasted ducks this week.

The video:

https://youtu.be/taB6chkSep4

A solid deer hunting plan goes fowl

I had a solid plan in place as I returned for a 2 night hunt i.e. I would still hunt the “low” lands Friday afternoon and then Saturday am I would head up before sunrise to the top of the mountain and still hunt the top ridges. All went according to plan however there was a paucity of any deer sign… no rubs or scrapes and there was nothing on my cameras. I did have a spooky raven encounter that squawked near me early Saturday am and then, at dusk, flew overhead… perhaps it was an omen. The highlight of the trip occurred while I was having a drink near shore Saturday afternoon when two mallard ducks flew in… (opening day for waterfowl in the northeastern zone) I was prepared for such an event… and so I enjoyed some nicely roasted ducks this week.

The video:

https://youtu.be/taB6chkSep4

Beaver Pond Peak, Manbury, Little Moose

My wife and I camped in the car Friday night 43 million miles down the Cedar River Rd so we could get an early start Sat AM since it gets dark by like Noon now.
Being hunting season I was more orange than our President. Google Earth could probably pick up the orange in Sat. images I was so blindingly bright. I looked like a moving construction zone.
Anyhow we biked down the Otter Brook Rd / Bike path about 4 miles where there was a horrible brook crossing. Fortunately we didn't need to cross the brook but could bushwhack east towards Beaver Pond Peak. This whack was joyously open and easy, so open you could like juggle a live baby and the baby wouldn't hit anything.
In fact, I did.
Summit of Beaver Pond had some cool views - you could readily see the Pillsbury firetower. This was a cool peak!

We whacked back down to the Otter Brook rd/trail and began the ascent of Manbury. Manbury was steep and annoying. Both Little Moose and Manbury have these southern sloping glacial notched/sluices. Meaning, as you're going up the east side, you are always coming upon a nearly horizontal southern sloping sluice for water drainage. You'd be climbing up, plateau where a drainage sluice went off to your left, have to go down into the gully and then resume ascending. It was a pain in the ass.
The episodes of somewhat open forest were punctuated by periodic spots that were chokingly thick. It was hellacious. I felt like a white dove for peace caught in the barbed wire of war, dying.
Finally made it to Manbury and then followed the ridgeline about 1 mile to Little Moose. This was the same; some open spots which frequently gave way to a black cauldron of doom. A dense fog of conifers, like being in Stephen King's the mist, but the monster was worse.
Made it to Little Moose Mountain in an hour and 15 mins from Manbury. The descent off of Little Moose was like rolling a beach ball down Tuckerman Ravine. Super steep, cliff bands, the works. The water levels are so high right now, it is actually pretty dangerous. My wife could not cross the brook on the way back to our bikes, but had to walk 1/4 mile down the brook and shimmy across on a large tree that had thankfully fallen across.
In hindsight, I would not recommend Manbury and Little Moose from the eastern approach. The only reason I did it from the east is because I could pair these mountains with Beaver Pond peak on the Otter Brook side. Ordinarily I think approaching from the Cedar River side on the west is better.

Took almost 11 hours with stops. Made it to the Ambrosia diner in Queensbury which made me understand how Nelson Mandela felt when he got out of prison.

Cool boulder that was balanced in such a way you could see under it on Beaver Pond Peak:

2017 ADK Landlocked thread

Finally got out after the landlockeds today. Conditions weren't the best, east wind but it was well overcast and there were some fish around. Going for the state record fallfish, coming close. Fish were tight lipped but managed to get into a couple decent ones. More to come. Found some nice oyster mushrooms both here an in lake george area. Even included a hint for fly selection...

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Autumn Brownie

Too warm friday to hit the deer woods so grabbed the fly rod instead. Had several short hits ,can't believe how picky they were.But,fortunately,I was able to hook this one on a Buffy Special wetfly. Great day to be on the river,may try one more time before calling it a trout season.


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Great Falls of the Kunjamuk River, SPWA, 3 Nov, 2017

On Friday the 3rd, I had some time to do a short solo hike to the Great Falls of the Kunjamuk River in the Siamese Ponds Wilderness Area. I had heard that a new bypass circumnavigated the huge flow at the confluence of the mighty Kunjamuk River and the Rock Pond outlet. This was a scouting mission for an eventual Long Pond loop hike using the Kunjamuk, Long Pond cutoff and Long Pond Trails.

The pouring rain didn't deter me as I set out from Charlie John's in Speculator. After passing Oak Mt Ski Center, I left the pavement and headed north on Elm Lake Rd.



The seven mile long gravel/dirt road was in pretty good shape until the last two miles. Once I passed Long Level picnic area, Elm Lake Rd. got a little sporty. The mud wallows near the end of the road rival anything I'd seen on the Crane Pond Rd. back in the Pharaoh Lake area.



The rain was just tapering off as I arrived at the parking lot at the end of Elm Lake Rd. I quickly donned the gortex and headed out towards the Cisco Brook trailhead.



I had to skirt a little blowdown prior to the register, but that was only a precursor for several major blowdown areas along the walk in. This beautiful spruce survived here for many years, but finally succumbed to the major windstorm of 30 Oct, 2017. :(



The blowdown didn't break my stride too much and in no time, I had covered the mile or so to the spot where the old Kunjamuk Trail crossed the huge marsh at the confluence of the two streams. My final destination was 200 yds away, but I would have to walk another mile on the bypass trail to get there.



I had no expectations of how the new trail would be. Heck, I didn't know if was even flagged or marked? Undaunted, I set out on one of the finer trails I've ever traveled on in this part of the Adirondacks. The first half of the blue disked trail meandered on high ground through some beautiful white pine and spruce.



As the trail approached the Rock Pond outlet, the woods got a little thicker with small spruce. The crossing of the outlet caused me a little concern as the heavy rains flooded the rock hopping stones. Fortunately, the beavers had built a 4' high dam about 50 yds upstream.



After crossing on the dam, I followed the new trail through some skinny trees along the southern slopes of Pete's Hill. A few more minutes brought me to the unmarked junction with the old Kunjamuk Trail. The through trail beared to the left and I turned right to follow the old woods road for two hundred yards to the falls. The high water really made the falls shine. While not huge (4-5 feet), they really were a nice spot to take a break and soak in the beauty of the region.



I moused around the falls for a while, kicking up a woodcock from the old roadway. As I glanced down at the ground, I noticed this cold little fellow, no doubt searching for some nice mud to dig into. Fortunately for him/her, there was plenty of mud to explore.



The hike back out was a snap, now that I knew where to cross the creek and what the best routes around the blowdown were. I stopped to chat with a couple of hunters who were staying at their cabin on Owl Pond. They hadn't seen any deer, but were enjoying a nice walk in the woods; as was I. :thumbs:

One the way back to the Hamilton County Mosquito Preserve, I decided to stop at Auger Falls. No slam against the Great Falls of the Kunjamuk, but I figured the Sacandaga River was putting on a show and it would be a shame if I missed it. I was the only one on the trail for the short walk to the falls and as usual, they didn't disappoint. The photo really doesn't do the river justice as the best part of the falls is feeling the roar and power as the water rushes through the gorge. Magnificent.

Triad Completion With My Son

The decision was made to finally finish out the Tupper Lake Triad for my Dad, Steve, and son, Ethan (6 years old). We had to start out the trip with a quick trip to Dunkin Donuts for some after hike victory donuts and some coffee. After arriving at the trailhead for Goodman we got out and suited up, with my son feeling the need to steal my Osprey day pack and leaving me with my gym backpack to use. We got signed up in the log book and discussed why we do this and who Billy Goodman was. The first part of the trail is an abandoned road so it is smooth walking for about 0.5 miles. My dad really enjoyed this part but Ethan could not figure out why someone would abandon a road. If you can explain it better than I can please feel free to. Turning off the main drag and heading up into the woods was a welcomed change for us so we could climb rocks (I think he will need climbing gear in a few years lol). The trail was relatively empty all day except for two groups which just said hi in passing and moved along. We broke the tree line of the summit at about 1:00 pm and it was time for a rest and some snacks. After a nice relaxing rest and several exploration trips to reconnoiter the peak a bit we decided it was time to head back to complete the challenge and get some cheeseburgers. A quick trip down gave us some time to discuss the importance of a first aid kit and flashlights on every trip and before we knew it, we were back to signing out of the log book. There is nothing quite like standing by the woods having completed a hike and eating some donuts, especially when it is my father and son’s first patches earned! We shed gear quick and got out of there for cheeseburger time! Having filled ourselves with food and drink we turned tail and headed for home. Now...to get them to the high peaks...

Rock Climbing 3 by Michael Gebo, on Flickr

Summit 2 by Michael Gebo, on Flickr

Summit 5 by Michael Gebo, on Flickr