Anyone doing the last section of the NPT this coming week? I could use a ride back down towards Oldforge when it is over. Long Lake to Lake Placid.
samedi 31 août 2019
vendredi 30 août 2019
Lewey Mtn
Had a nice day going up Lewey Mtn today. Sucker Brook Trail was in good shape, doesn’t get too much travel but it’s in good shape and no issues. Bushwhack started out easy then hit a couple thick stands of spruce along the way. Up on the ridge there is a couple steep rock ledges that just needed a minute to find the right spot to ascend, nothing impassable. Seemed to be on an old trappers trail, saw evidence of some trimming and a pine marten trap not too far from the summit. Was able to follow along the way, some blowdown on it occasionally. No views but Overall a pretty nice hike.
Bartlett Mtn Balds (PA)
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A rugged, beautiful hike into a boreal forest with red spruce forests and bedrock balds. We saw waterfalls, cascades, views, wetlands, and the tail end of the mountain laurel blooms.
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A rugged, beautiful hike into a boreal forest with red spruce forests and bedrock balds. We saw waterfalls, cascades, views, wetlands, and the tail end of the mountain laurel blooms.
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jeudi 29 août 2019
Pillsbury Mt
Hey All,
I'll be in the Lewey Lake area for the 2nd time this season in mid September. I'm thinking of climbing Pillsbury Mt for the first time. I've done about a dozen hikes from the Pillsbury trailhead over the years but somehow have never climbed this mountain. My question is- is the hike worth it? I know the firetower is closed these days. Are there still views? I'm also thinking of a dayhike to Pillsbury Lake, which I've visited a few times but it's been about 5 years or so. Any other suggested day hikes in the area? Due to ankle issues I'm trying to keep hikes at around 5 miles.
I'll be in the Lewey Lake area for the 2nd time this season in mid September. I'm thinking of climbing Pillsbury Mt for the first time. I've done about a dozen hikes from the Pillsbury trailhead over the years but somehow have never climbed this mountain. My question is- is the hike worth it? I know the firetower is closed these days. Are there still views? I'm also thinking of a dayhike to Pillsbury Lake, which I've visited a few times but it's been about 5 years or so. Any other suggested day hikes in the area? Due to ankle issues I'm trying to keep hikes at around 5 miles.
Vistas of Pine Creek Gorge (PA)
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The Pine Creek Gorge is one of the largest in the east, stretching for 50 miles, and 1,450 feet deep. The southern part of the gorge has several excellent vistas you can both hike and drive to. These vistas will be the perfect destination for a Fall trip.
The Pine Creek Gorge is one of the largest in the east, stretching for 50 miles, and 1,450 feet deep. The southern part of the gorge has several excellent vistas you can both hike and drive to. These vistas will be the perfect destination for a Fall trip.
mercredi 28 août 2019
Summertime and the DDoS is easy
In the second quarter of 2019, the total number of DDoS attacks grew by 18%, compared to the same period in 2018. Application-layer attacks, which are more difficult to organize and protect against, showed significant growth – increasing in quantity by a third (32%) compared with Q2 2018. As a result, they now constitute almost half (46%) of all attacks prevented by Kaspersky DDoS Protection.
According to Kaspersky’s DDoS Q2 2019 report, the number of attacks in the second quarter of 2019 is 44% less than in Q1, which is not unexpected as such attacks usually reduce in activity in late spring and summer. However, compared with the same period last year, the quantity of DDoS attacks in Q2 increased by 18% and by 25% when compared with Q2 2017.
Notably, the seasonal decrease only had a negligible effect on the number of attacks on the application layer, reducing by just 4% compared to the previous quarter. These type of attacks target certain functions or APIs of applications in order to consume not only the network, but server resources as well. They are also harder to detect and protect from, as they include the performing of legitimate requests. When compared with Q2 2018, the quantity of these type of attacks has increased by nearly a third (32%) and the share of such attacks in Q2 2019 rose to 46%. This is a nine percent increase in share than the first quarter of the year, and 15% more in the same period of 2018.
“Traditionally, troublemakers who conduct DDoS attacks for fun go on holiday during the summer and give up their activity until September. However, the statistics for this quarter show that professional attackers, who perform complex DDoS attacks, are working hard even over the summer months. This trend is rather worrying for businesses. Many are well protected against high volumes of junk traffic, but DDoS attacks on the application layer require to identify illegitimate activity even if its volume is low. We therefore recommend that businesses ensure their DDoS protection solutions are ready to withstand these complex attacks,” comments Alexey Kiselev, Business Development Manager on the Kaspersky DDoS Protection team.
The analysis of commands received by bots from command and control (C&C) servers revealed that the longest DDoS attack of Q2 2019 lasted 509 hours – almost 21 days. This is the lengthiest attack since Kaspersky started to monitor botnet activity in 2015. Previously, the longest attack lasted 329 hours and was registered in Q4 2018.
To help organizations protect themselves from DDoS attacks, Kaspersky recommends taking the following steps:
• Ensure that web and IT resources can handle high traffic
• Use professional solutions to protect the organization against attacks.
For example, Kaspersky DDoS Protection combines Kaspersky’s extensive expertise in combating cyberthreats and the company’s unique in-house developments. The solution protects against all types of DDoS attacks regardless of their complexity, strength or duration
According to Kaspersky’s DDoS Q2 2019 report, the number of attacks in the second quarter of 2019 is 44% less than in Q1, which is not unexpected as such attacks usually reduce in activity in late spring and summer. However, compared with the same period last year, the quantity of DDoS attacks in Q2 increased by 18% and by 25% when compared with Q2 2017.
Notably, the seasonal decrease only had a negligible effect on the number of attacks on the application layer, reducing by just 4% compared to the previous quarter. These type of attacks target certain functions or APIs of applications in order to consume not only the network, but server resources as well. They are also harder to detect and protect from, as they include the performing of legitimate requests. When compared with Q2 2018, the quantity of these type of attacks has increased by nearly a third (32%) and the share of such attacks in Q2 2019 rose to 46%. This is a nine percent increase in share than the first quarter of the year, and 15% more in the same period of 2018.
“Traditionally, troublemakers who conduct DDoS attacks for fun go on holiday during the summer and give up their activity until September. However, the statistics for this quarter show that professional attackers, who perform complex DDoS attacks, are working hard even over the summer months. This trend is rather worrying for businesses. Many are well protected against high volumes of junk traffic, but DDoS attacks on the application layer require to identify illegitimate activity even if its volume is low. We therefore recommend that businesses ensure their DDoS protection solutions are ready to withstand these complex attacks,” comments Alexey Kiselev, Business Development Manager on the Kaspersky DDoS Protection team.
The analysis of commands received by bots from command and control (C&C) servers revealed that the longest DDoS attack of Q2 2019 lasted 509 hours – almost 21 days. This is the lengthiest attack since Kaspersky started to monitor botnet activity in 2015. Previously, the longest attack lasted 329 hours and was registered in Q4 2018.
To help organizations protect themselves from DDoS attacks, Kaspersky recommends taking the following steps:
• Ensure that web and IT resources can handle high traffic
• Use professional solutions to protect the organization against attacks.
For example, Kaspersky DDoS Protection combines Kaspersky’s extensive expertise in combating cyberthreats and the company’s unique in-house developments. The solution protects against all types of DDoS attacks regardless of their complexity, strength or duration
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mardi 27 août 2019
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Low's Lake by bicycle with canoe
Another year has gone by and I have gone on another trip and written another report. This one is still almost infinitely long but I did try to put in some paragraph breaks along the way. For pictures please follow this link:
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My trip started out on the morning of Monday the 19th at about 6:20 AM, once it was light enough to be safe on the road. I took a new route this year starting out north to Adams, then cross-lots to Carthage where I picked up Route 3. It was cloudy in the morning and drizzled a couple of times but there was no real rain. The first 40 miles or so felt easy, but after the sun came out around noon I began to get too hot and lose some energy. Once I got to where the Oswegatchie flows by the road and was able to cool off in the water a few times I felt better and made better time again.
My plan was to stop for the night on some state land along the Raquette River in Piercefield, but the areas I had seen on my map were either too swampy or too steep to camp, so I decided to push on into Tupper Lake and stay at the Little Wolf Pond campground that is run by the town. This meant my trip for the day was 129 miles, but it felt easier than last year when I did 117 to the Jessup River. I think this was because most of the route was relatively flatter, and I had a good west wind to help me during much of the day.
I arrived about 7:30 and the campground manager was very friendly and didn’t mind coming out from his camper to check me in. I had packed a quart bag with some vegetables and cheese to eat on my first night, but the hot sun had melted the cheese so it was a messier experience than I had intended, but they all still tasted good once I figured out how to eat them.
My plan had been to climb Mount Arab on Tuesday morning before coming into Tupper Lake, so after I got up and ate I unhooked the trailer and rode back into Piercefield. I had gone about 9/10 of a mile when I realized I had forgotten to put on my helmet, so I had to go back and get it out of the canoe. I enjoyed the mountain when I got there, the views were nice and the fire tower had helpful drawings on the underside of the roof to explain what all of the mountains and lakes were.
My next stop was the Raquette River just below Setting Pole Dam to take a swim and freshen up, I had arrived at Little Wolf after the beach was closed for the evening and I didn’t have enough quarters to operate the showers. Then I went back to the campground and packed up and checked out, and spent a while exploring the environs of Tupper Lake and stocking up on a few last food supplies. It seems like a nice town and there was a lot to see. I stopped at Raquette River Outfitters on the way out of town and got a map of the Whitney Wilderness Area since they were sold out of their Low’s Lake map and are not printing any more till they make some revisions.
I checked out Bog River Falls on the way into Low’s and took the customary pictures of the area. I would like to spend more time there someday but that day I had to keep moving. I got to Low’s lower dam a bit later than I had hoped, and of course it took some time to unpack everything and move it down to the water and then ride my bike back uphill with the trailer to where I could hide it in the woods. On the way up I stopped to talk to some people by a car who were heading out and asked questions about my setup and how far I had come with it, and when I came back down they spoke to me again and gave me two bottles of cold water and a bag of pistachios, which was unexpected but very kind of them.
I got on the water about 4:50 and tried to make good time since I was running out of daylight. I got to the upper dam carry trail in just under an hour and met a couple of folks there who were also heading in with a canoe whose gunwales and thwarts had rotted away and were entirely missing along the middle of the hull, and only present in fragments at the bow and stern. I hoped that it was safe for them to be out on the water in it but I didn’t say anything, figuring it wasn’t my business. I got going about 6 from the upper dam and was just around the corner out of sight from the put-in when I heard a very loud crash, but I didn’t go back to see if anything needed to be done, as I perhaps should have done.
I heard someone singing what sounded to my uneducated ear like fragments of opera in a baritone voice from site 11 or 12 as I went by, it was unexpected but quite mellifluous. I missed site 15 entirely, and sites 13, 14 and 16 were all taken, so I was glad to find 17 open. I arrived about 8 and set upmy tent and ate supper. The site was nice but the bottom of the lake there was mucky and covered with sticks, so it wasn’t quite my ideal site for the long term. I didn’t need the rain fly and the moon was pretty later in the night, I could see it through gaps in the trees from inside my tent.
In the morning I was able to eat outside without bug problems and then I packed up and headed further up the lake. It was very still at first. I liked site 18 when I got there, there was a very large and nice beach and the site itself had big trees around it, but I wanted something a bit further in for later convenience so I kept going. I looked at 20, 21 and 22 but they were all taken, and I missed 26 since it was on the other side of the point from where my map showed it. 27 looked nice and when I got there it looked to me like the occupants were taking down their tent. The thunder was gradually getting louder all this time so I went up to site 28 which was empty and arrived just as the rain began. I put all of my baggage on shore and turned the canoe upside down over it, sat on the ground on my life vest and put on my poncho.
The thunderstorms were not intense but there seemed to be two, one to the south and one close overhead or a bit north. The rain was very heavy for a while and then as the storms passed it gradually tapered off for an hour or two. There is a 40 or more foot wide sort of continental shelf of sand all along the edge of that island where the water is very shallow, so I first went for a walk in the water, up the shore for a ways to where there was another beach and then waded back to where I could just see through the trees and kept an eye on the canoe at 27 to see if the folks there were leaving, and they did after a bit. It seemed odd to be wearing a poncho while wading along the shore of a lake, but that’s life. I waded back to 28, reloaded the canoe and went to 27, which had a much nicer beach and easier access from the water. I got out the tarp and set it up first since the ground was very wet, and out everything else under the tarp in the canoe so the bags wouldn’t get dirty from the wet ground. By sometime in the afternoon the ground under the tarp dried up pretty well and I set up my tent under one side.
In the afternoon the rain stopped and I scouted out the passage between the floating bog and the shore to see if it would be passable the next morning on my trip to Lake Lila. I found that there is a way through, and then went on around the bog and back up to the island where I was camping. I went to the other beach I had found and located some dead fallen wood there which I cut up and took back with me to #27. By this time the sky was clearing out nicely and I decided to try to find the path up Grass Pond Mountain that was shown on my map. It was a quite well trodden herd path except for some steep rock scrambles and very soon I was at the top. The views were very nice and I took a lot of pictures. I found several places where the rock of the mountaintop is breaking off in slabs, and one of them rocked back and forth making an almost musical bass-like sound with each wiggle. There were a lot of nice moss and lichen gardens up there too. I didn’t find a place to set up my tent on grass and I didn’t want to squash the moss, so I decided that instead of trying to camp up there one night as Stripperguy had mentioned in one of his trip reports I would just try to get up early enough one morning to catch the sunrise.
On the way down the mountain I saw a tiny toad by the path, about the size of a dime. He was hopping very industriously but not going very far at a hop, since toads only move one or two times their body length in my experience. He was heading uphill and was about halfway up the mountain as far as I could guess, and I wondered where he had come from. The nearest water I was aware of where he could have been a tadpole was in the swampy area at the end of the arm of the lake where I had left my canoe. I tried to take his picture but he wouldn’t hold still, whenever I got close with the camera he’d hop away so the pictures are a bit blurry.
When I got back to my campsite I got down my food bag from the tree and went across to a rocky island that was about southeast across the lake from my site. It was a very cute little island and I was able to spend the last hour or two of the day soaking up some sun there, taking pictures and eating supper while waiting for the sunset. After sunset I went back across and went to bed pretty soon since I had an early start planned for the next day.
On Thursday I got up about 5:30 and was on the water by 6, heading for the floating bog passage. It was a bit cloudy and windy but not bad, and I had a pretty easy trip through the south arm of the lake and over to the Bog Lake outlet. Once I got there it was a bit heavier going since the water was sort of like soup with all of the weeds in it, but the scenery was still nice. There weren’t many beaver dams but one of them had lots of branches on top that still had green leaves on them so they must have been pretty recently installed, I think. The wind was a bit rough on Bog Lake but it’s small enough that the waves weren’t too big.
I got a bit tangled up the first time I tried to get my canoe up onto my backpack but once I remembered the right order of operations it went better. The waist high plants were rather cold and damp along the trail, but pretty soon I came out onto a dirt road that was very easy going. There was a nice set of ledges at the put-in at Clear Pond. The take-out at the other end of the pond was a bit steep and eroded, but I was able to get up, and then the carry trail was very nice and easy to follow. Once I got to the railroad tracks I was able to move along quite quickly, though I found the irregular spacing of the ties made my gait more than usually jerky. I got to the put-in at Rainier Brook as the sun was finally coming out, and from then on it came and went often as the clouds went by. I enjoyed the paddle down Rainier and Harrington brooks, the scenery was nice and the winding channel was fun. The trail from Harrington to Lake Lila was sort of like rock-hopping across a stream in places, but without the water, and in other places it was muddy to a depth of a foot or so.
Once I got to Lila I put the canoe in and went over to Canada Island, where the campsite was unoccupied. I looked around and decided that it may be the nicest campsite I have ever seen, with a very nice beach, a protected bay and the site itself surrounded by huge pine and hemlock trees. I would like to stay there someday, it was a very special spot. I took some pictures and then paddled over to the shore in the direction of Mount Federica. I lifted the canoe up on the rocks on the shoreline since there was no softer landing to be had along that shore, and headed over to the dirt road. There were very few sticks on it, so I took the first three I found and laid them next to each other pointing toward the canoe, since otherwise I wouldn’t have recognized the right bit of road.
I walked along the road toward Federica and stopped at the lean-to on the way, which was also empty. The pine tree in front of the lean-to, by the lake, may be the biggest I have seen. I think it must be close to four feet through one way, and five the other. I took a picture but there’s nothing in it to give a sense of scale. I took the trail to the mountain and the deer flies were terrible. At one point I counted and it was never more than 5 seconds between when I would swat one or two deer flies on the top of my head and when the next one or two would land there. A few bolder spirits bit me in other places, but most went for the same spot. I didn’t always get one when I swatted them, but more than half of the time I did. Once the trail turned off the dirt road they weren’t bad at all. The views from the top were very nice.
When I was ready to head down I decided to take a short cut and head down the east end of the cliffy area and then head south till I got to the railroad tracks and the road. I got back to the road in under 20 minutes, and only ran into a few mosquitoes along the way. I found some interesting (to me, anyway) mushrooms and a drooping birch tree on the way down. I came out to the dirt road thinking I would have a ways to walk but it was just 200 yards or so before I found my patteran and turned off to go to the canoe. I couldn’t have come out that close to it if I had tried, I had been thinking I was keeping further to the west of that spot. I went back to Canada Island and had some lunch, and thought about going further around the lake to explore but the wind was strong and I didn’t want to use up too much energy knowing I still had to get all the way back to Low’s before dark.
On the way back I met a couple of folks at the upstream end of the Harrington Brook carry who were taking a break after carrying their canoe in from Lila. They let me get by and launch my canoe, and asked about it as I was leaving. I had seen them from the top of Federica, I only saw one boat on the water while I was up there and it must have been them from the time and the direction it was going. I took a swim at the ledges at Clear Pond and stopped to check out the small rocky point at Bog Lake. I had seen a frog in the shallows at the put-in and not paid it much mind, but while I was out on the point it swam over and sat at the edge of the water near me, so I took some pictures of it. The wind was still strong and the waves outside the point were getting higher, and where the frog was sitting was sheltered but the water was still going up and down an inch or two. It would go almost over the frog’s head and then almost leave it high and dry. I tried to get pictures of the whole process but my camera does not have a very fast reaction time so I kept missing the high point of the waves. When I stood up to go a wasp stung me on the elbow and I was momentarily distracted, and when I got back to the water by my canoe the frog swam over to me again from where I’d left it. It seemed very friendly, perhaps it thought I was some sort of frog too. I took a couple more pictures of it, said goodbye politely and left.
On the way back from the Bog Lake outlet to the floating bog the wind was very strong and dead against me, so I had to paddle very hard to get anywhere. Once I got to the floating bog I had a brief respite from the wind and took the chance to get out of the canoe and stretch and to tie all the things in the canoe together and put on my PFD before crossing the main lake. The waves were biggish but not unmanageable on the way back over, and when I got to camp at about 4:30 I stayed put for the rest of the day. I made a fire in the evening as it was getting a bit chilly, and rested and read my book.
On Friday I got up at about 5:10 and quickly got myself together to go back up Grass Pond Mountain. I wore my warm clothes and my poncho even though it wasn’t raining, since I had to walk through waist high dewy plants and bushes. I had my headlamp on and my camera in a bag, so I had both hands free for the rock scrambles. I got to the top about 6 and enjoyed the sunrise, though it wasn’t very spectacular from a color point of view. On this trip all of the sunrises and sunsets I saw were a bit muted, but I still liked to see them. I also watched a cloud forming over the lake, somewhere toward the floating bog. It was right about on my level and seemed to be gradually drifting toward the mountain but it might have been an illusion. The dew was ver pretty in the moss and lichen gardens on the stone areas, but I wasn’t able to really capture it in the pictures.
I got back to camp about 7:40 and ate some breakfast on the beach since the sun had begun to shine nicely and the beach faced south and east. I lay on the beach and soaked up the sun for most of the morning, but about 11 it began to cloud up and the north wind picked up, so I decided to pay a visit to Grass Pond itself. I stopped at an island at the mouth of the pond with a nice cliff that faced south which ha a bench shaped area at the bottom where I could sit and have lunch. It was nice because I was out of the wind and was in the sun when it shone between the clouds. I took a swim from the cliff after lunch and then headed up into Grass Pond itself.
None of the campsites were occupied, and it looked like a very nice area. There was a cliff on a mountain to the north that looked like it had a horizontal crack that must have been several feet high and quite wide, since I was able to easily see it from the water. I was quite sure it would be far too technical of a climb for me to even attempt to reach it, but I wondered if anyone with more skills had been up there and what it was like up close. The cliffs on the west end of Grass Pond Mountain were spectacular and I was thinking of climbing the slope up to them to see if I could get a view, but the clouds began to have dark bottom sides and the wind kicked up more, so I decided to head for the campsite before it got too unpleasant. I stopped at a larger beach when I was most of the way back and spent a little time, but the sand fleas (if that’s what they’re called) were very aggressive so I didn’t stay long. I thought about returning to the rocky island later in the day but it stayed cloudy, windy and a bit cold so I stayed in camp and made another fire, but this one was not successful since the wind at the site shifted every minute or less and I couldn’t find a side where I could be out of the smoke for very long. A lot of folks went by looking for campsites, and I hope some of the found them. I think most of the sites on the lake must have been full that night.
In the evening I went across to the floating bog to get sunset pictures since my site faced the other way. I found a channel into an almost square area of open water inside the bog, about 30 feet across. The water was almost still in there, so it was easier to take pictures. I don’t understand how the floating bog stays in place, if it’s stuck on an area of shallow bottom or anchored by dead logs that stick down from it to the bottom or what. I also am curious about how it was formed, whether there was already a bog there that floated away when the dam was built, and whether it’s growing or shrinking over time.
Saturday I got up about 5:10 again and had eaten my breakfast and packed all my gear by 6. I headed down the north shore toward the dam. There was still a north wind blowing but I was close enough inshore that it didn’t affect me much except in a couple of places near the start of my trip where it blew between islands. On the way up I had crossed the small floating bog on the south side, which was muddy to my knees, so on the way back I tried the north side and was able to get about halfway through when the channel ended but there was a side channel that floated me to the south side and let me miss the worst half of that route.
I wanted to climb Low’s Ridge but when I got to the trailhead I saw that it was over a mile by the trail so I decided to bushwhack to the part right above me. I went up and around the west end of a large open rock area, and then along the top heading east to the end of the open part where I headed down and picked up the gated dirt road that comes in from Horseshoe Lake. I didn’t have far to go to on it to get back to the dam area. I liked the views a lot, and the shape of the rock slope was nice, almost like part of an amphitheater. From one point I was able to look right down at the canoe and gear I had left by the side of the road by the dam.
When I got back I carried my stuff down to the Hitchins Pond put-in and took a little time to explore the rock foundations and found a nice stairway along one side that was almost hidden in the bushes. I’m impressed that the rocks have held together so well for so long, the quality of the mortar work was about the level that I could do, rather messy, but all of the rocks are still in place. On the way out in Hitchins I somehow bumped the button on my camera in such a way that I reset it from ‘auto’ mode to ‘magic’ mode, which seems to make everything look rather flourescent and horrible. I didn’t realize till later on, so my pictures from the last part of the pond are not good.
Once I got back to the lower dam and put the canoe on the trailer and packed everything it was well after 11, so I decided that if I could get back out to Route 30 by noon I would take time to climb either Goodman or Coney. I made it just in time and decided on Coney based on my map which showed it having a 1/2 mile trail. When I got there I found the trail was over a mile, since it has been rerouted, but I went ahead up anyway. The mountain was crowded, there must have been 30 people on top. All of my other mountains had been solitary this trip, so it was a bit of a contrast but at midday on a Saturday in August I knew it was to be expected. Unfortunately I still hadn’t noticed my camera error so none of my pictures form up there came out either. The views are really nice up there and I definitely want to go again. On the way down I stopped to take a picture of another cute little yellow mushroom by the trail and noticed that my flash went off, which is what gave me a clue that something was wrong with the camera since I normally keep the flash turned off.
I got back on the road at 1 and headed south toward Long Lake and the rest of the day was spent along the road. I got to Inlet at 6, filled my water bottles and got a little more food and went along South Shore Rd to Old Forge. It was a relief to be off 28 as the traffic had been very heavy all afternoon. In Old Forge I took the road that leads to Nick’s Lake and went in along the trail that leads to the lock and dam. As I was getting the trailer past the gate by the road I broke the front tongue tube, the only part of the original trailer that I am still using. I decided to fix it in the morning as it was almost 8 and I had been on the move all day since 5:30. I went up the trail 200 yards or so and then headed left till I was at least 150 feet from the trail and set up camp.
On Sunday morning I got up later, around 7, and didn’t get packed up till 8 or so. It only took about 10 minutes to jury rig the trailer, I had only broken off about the last 6 inches of the tube so I removed the pin and took out the broken piece and then put the now shorter tongue back in and duct taped it, and used a 4 foot tarp strap I had picked up the day before on the side of the road in Blue Mountain Lake to make sure it couldn’t slide out. In some ways I am glad it broke when it did, since if it had happened on the road the whole trailer and canoe would have been disconnected from the bike and might have gone anywhere, with no control. I will make a stronger piece to replace the broken one. The original trailer frame was thin steel tubing with holes for adjustability, and I made the new trailer with much heavier walled aluminum tubing and angle in 2016, but I kept the bent part of the tongue since I didn’t have a good way to make it. I may have to buy or borrow a heavier tubing bender than I have now, but that can wait till I have time to figure it out this fall, as the trailer is still usable for the moment and I will only be using it for local trips.
I had 74 more miles to go to get home and I arrived a little after 4. I met forum member Swamp Booger along the road just east of Swancott Mill, he was also heading home from a trip and spotted me as he was driving by, and we talked for a while on the roadside. I found on this trip that my energy level didn’t bounce back as fast as it used to after a long day, but I am getting older so it’s not surprising. This trip is 10 years since my first Adirondack bicycle camping trip, and while my understanding of what to pack and how to plan has improved somewhat, I have also gotten a little less energetic than I used to be.
Overall I had a very good trip, and I enjoyed Low’s Lake. This was my first time camping on a large motorless lake, and it was very nice and quiet. It was nice to be able to hear the loons from the mountain. I don’t mind the motorboats enough to make me not want to go to Indian Lake or Stillwater, but their absence is nice too. A few times there were numbers of people traveling by in Low’s, but mostly there was no one around at all as far as I could see or hear.
This year I traveled a total of 317.5 miles by bicycle, but 21 or so of them were without the trailer. Usually my highest daily average speed is on the last leg of the trip home when I am going downhill overall, but this year I went fastest on the first day, either because of the wind or the smoother topography of the northern route.
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My trip started out on the morning of Monday the 19th at about 6:20 AM, once it was light enough to be safe on the road. I took a new route this year starting out north to Adams, then cross-lots to Carthage where I picked up Route 3. It was cloudy in the morning and drizzled a couple of times but there was no real rain. The first 40 miles or so felt easy, but after the sun came out around noon I began to get too hot and lose some energy. Once I got to where the Oswegatchie flows by the road and was able to cool off in the water a few times I felt better and made better time again.
My plan was to stop for the night on some state land along the Raquette River in Piercefield, but the areas I had seen on my map were either too swampy or too steep to camp, so I decided to push on into Tupper Lake and stay at the Little Wolf Pond campground that is run by the town. This meant my trip for the day was 129 miles, but it felt easier than last year when I did 117 to the Jessup River. I think this was because most of the route was relatively flatter, and I had a good west wind to help me during much of the day.
I arrived about 7:30 and the campground manager was very friendly and didn’t mind coming out from his camper to check me in. I had packed a quart bag with some vegetables and cheese to eat on my first night, but the hot sun had melted the cheese so it was a messier experience than I had intended, but they all still tasted good once I figured out how to eat them.
My plan had been to climb Mount Arab on Tuesday morning before coming into Tupper Lake, so after I got up and ate I unhooked the trailer and rode back into Piercefield. I had gone about 9/10 of a mile when I realized I had forgotten to put on my helmet, so I had to go back and get it out of the canoe. I enjoyed the mountain when I got there, the views were nice and the fire tower had helpful drawings on the underside of the roof to explain what all of the mountains and lakes were.
My next stop was the Raquette River just below Setting Pole Dam to take a swim and freshen up, I had arrived at Little Wolf after the beach was closed for the evening and I didn’t have enough quarters to operate the showers. Then I went back to the campground and packed up and checked out, and spent a while exploring the environs of Tupper Lake and stocking up on a few last food supplies. It seems like a nice town and there was a lot to see. I stopped at Raquette River Outfitters on the way out of town and got a map of the Whitney Wilderness Area since they were sold out of their Low’s Lake map and are not printing any more till they make some revisions.
I checked out Bog River Falls on the way into Low’s and took the customary pictures of the area. I would like to spend more time there someday but that day I had to keep moving. I got to Low’s lower dam a bit later than I had hoped, and of course it took some time to unpack everything and move it down to the water and then ride my bike back uphill with the trailer to where I could hide it in the woods. On the way up I stopped to talk to some people by a car who were heading out and asked questions about my setup and how far I had come with it, and when I came back down they spoke to me again and gave me two bottles of cold water and a bag of pistachios, which was unexpected but very kind of them.
I got on the water about 4:50 and tried to make good time since I was running out of daylight. I got to the upper dam carry trail in just under an hour and met a couple of folks there who were also heading in with a canoe whose gunwales and thwarts had rotted away and were entirely missing along the middle of the hull, and only present in fragments at the bow and stern. I hoped that it was safe for them to be out on the water in it but I didn’t say anything, figuring it wasn’t my business. I got going about 6 from the upper dam and was just around the corner out of sight from the put-in when I heard a very loud crash, but I didn’t go back to see if anything needed to be done, as I perhaps should have done.
I heard someone singing what sounded to my uneducated ear like fragments of opera in a baritone voice from site 11 or 12 as I went by, it was unexpected but quite mellifluous. I missed site 15 entirely, and sites 13, 14 and 16 were all taken, so I was glad to find 17 open. I arrived about 8 and set upmy tent and ate supper. The site was nice but the bottom of the lake there was mucky and covered with sticks, so it wasn’t quite my ideal site for the long term. I didn’t need the rain fly and the moon was pretty later in the night, I could see it through gaps in the trees from inside my tent.
In the morning I was able to eat outside without bug problems and then I packed up and headed further up the lake. It was very still at first. I liked site 18 when I got there, there was a very large and nice beach and the site itself had big trees around it, but I wanted something a bit further in for later convenience so I kept going. I looked at 20, 21 and 22 but they were all taken, and I missed 26 since it was on the other side of the point from where my map showed it. 27 looked nice and when I got there it looked to me like the occupants were taking down their tent. The thunder was gradually getting louder all this time so I went up to site 28 which was empty and arrived just as the rain began. I put all of my baggage on shore and turned the canoe upside down over it, sat on the ground on my life vest and put on my poncho.
The thunderstorms were not intense but there seemed to be two, one to the south and one close overhead or a bit north. The rain was very heavy for a while and then as the storms passed it gradually tapered off for an hour or two. There is a 40 or more foot wide sort of continental shelf of sand all along the edge of that island where the water is very shallow, so I first went for a walk in the water, up the shore for a ways to where there was another beach and then waded back to where I could just see through the trees and kept an eye on the canoe at 27 to see if the folks there were leaving, and they did after a bit. It seemed odd to be wearing a poncho while wading along the shore of a lake, but that’s life. I waded back to 28, reloaded the canoe and went to 27, which had a much nicer beach and easier access from the water. I got out the tarp and set it up first since the ground was very wet, and out everything else under the tarp in the canoe so the bags wouldn’t get dirty from the wet ground. By sometime in the afternoon the ground under the tarp dried up pretty well and I set up my tent under one side.
In the afternoon the rain stopped and I scouted out the passage between the floating bog and the shore to see if it would be passable the next morning on my trip to Lake Lila. I found that there is a way through, and then went on around the bog and back up to the island where I was camping. I went to the other beach I had found and located some dead fallen wood there which I cut up and took back with me to #27. By this time the sky was clearing out nicely and I decided to try to find the path up Grass Pond Mountain that was shown on my map. It was a quite well trodden herd path except for some steep rock scrambles and very soon I was at the top. The views were very nice and I took a lot of pictures. I found several places where the rock of the mountaintop is breaking off in slabs, and one of them rocked back and forth making an almost musical bass-like sound with each wiggle. There were a lot of nice moss and lichen gardens up there too. I didn’t find a place to set up my tent on grass and I didn’t want to squash the moss, so I decided that instead of trying to camp up there one night as Stripperguy had mentioned in one of his trip reports I would just try to get up early enough one morning to catch the sunrise.
On the way down the mountain I saw a tiny toad by the path, about the size of a dime. He was hopping very industriously but not going very far at a hop, since toads only move one or two times their body length in my experience. He was heading uphill and was about halfway up the mountain as far as I could guess, and I wondered where he had come from. The nearest water I was aware of where he could have been a tadpole was in the swampy area at the end of the arm of the lake where I had left my canoe. I tried to take his picture but he wouldn’t hold still, whenever I got close with the camera he’d hop away so the pictures are a bit blurry.
When I got back to my campsite I got down my food bag from the tree and went across to a rocky island that was about southeast across the lake from my site. It was a very cute little island and I was able to spend the last hour or two of the day soaking up some sun there, taking pictures and eating supper while waiting for the sunset. After sunset I went back across and went to bed pretty soon since I had an early start planned for the next day.
On Thursday I got up about 5:30 and was on the water by 6, heading for the floating bog passage. It was a bit cloudy and windy but not bad, and I had a pretty easy trip through the south arm of the lake and over to the Bog Lake outlet. Once I got there it was a bit heavier going since the water was sort of like soup with all of the weeds in it, but the scenery was still nice. There weren’t many beaver dams but one of them had lots of branches on top that still had green leaves on them so they must have been pretty recently installed, I think. The wind was a bit rough on Bog Lake but it’s small enough that the waves weren’t too big.
I got a bit tangled up the first time I tried to get my canoe up onto my backpack but once I remembered the right order of operations it went better. The waist high plants were rather cold and damp along the trail, but pretty soon I came out onto a dirt road that was very easy going. There was a nice set of ledges at the put-in at Clear Pond. The take-out at the other end of the pond was a bit steep and eroded, but I was able to get up, and then the carry trail was very nice and easy to follow. Once I got to the railroad tracks I was able to move along quite quickly, though I found the irregular spacing of the ties made my gait more than usually jerky. I got to the put-in at Rainier Brook as the sun was finally coming out, and from then on it came and went often as the clouds went by. I enjoyed the paddle down Rainier and Harrington brooks, the scenery was nice and the winding channel was fun. The trail from Harrington to Lake Lila was sort of like rock-hopping across a stream in places, but without the water, and in other places it was muddy to a depth of a foot or so.
Once I got to Lila I put the canoe in and went over to Canada Island, where the campsite was unoccupied. I looked around and decided that it may be the nicest campsite I have ever seen, with a very nice beach, a protected bay and the site itself surrounded by huge pine and hemlock trees. I would like to stay there someday, it was a very special spot. I took some pictures and then paddled over to the shore in the direction of Mount Federica. I lifted the canoe up on the rocks on the shoreline since there was no softer landing to be had along that shore, and headed over to the dirt road. There were very few sticks on it, so I took the first three I found and laid them next to each other pointing toward the canoe, since otherwise I wouldn’t have recognized the right bit of road.
I walked along the road toward Federica and stopped at the lean-to on the way, which was also empty. The pine tree in front of the lean-to, by the lake, may be the biggest I have seen. I think it must be close to four feet through one way, and five the other. I took a picture but there’s nothing in it to give a sense of scale. I took the trail to the mountain and the deer flies were terrible. At one point I counted and it was never more than 5 seconds between when I would swat one or two deer flies on the top of my head and when the next one or two would land there. A few bolder spirits bit me in other places, but most went for the same spot. I didn’t always get one when I swatted them, but more than half of the time I did. Once the trail turned off the dirt road they weren’t bad at all. The views from the top were very nice.
When I was ready to head down I decided to take a short cut and head down the east end of the cliffy area and then head south till I got to the railroad tracks and the road. I got back to the road in under 20 minutes, and only ran into a few mosquitoes along the way. I found some interesting (to me, anyway) mushrooms and a drooping birch tree on the way down. I came out to the dirt road thinking I would have a ways to walk but it was just 200 yards or so before I found my patteran and turned off to go to the canoe. I couldn’t have come out that close to it if I had tried, I had been thinking I was keeping further to the west of that spot. I went back to Canada Island and had some lunch, and thought about going further around the lake to explore but the wind was strong and I didn’t want to use up too much energy knowing I still had to get all the way back to Low’s before dark.
On the way back I met a couple of folks at the upstream end of the Harrington Brook carry who were taking a break after carrying their canoe in from Lila. They let me get by and launch my canoe, and asked about it as I was leaving. I had seen them from the top of Federica, I only saw one boat on the water while I was up there and it must have been them from the time and the direction it was going. I took a swim at the ledges at Clear Pond and stopped to check out the small rocky point at Bog Lake. I had seen a frog in the shallows at the put-in and not paid it much mind, but while I was out on the point it swam over and sat at the edge of the water near me, so I took some pictures of it. The wind was still strong and the waves outside the point were getting higher, and where the frog was sitting was sheltered but the water was still going up and down an inch or two. It would go almost over the frog’s head and then almost leave it high and dry. I tried to get pictures of the whole process but my camera does not have a very fast reaction time so I kept missing the high point of the waves. When I stood up to go a wasp stung me on the elbow and I was momentarily distracted, and when I got back to the water by my canoe the frog swam over to me again from where I’d left it. It seemed very friendly, perhaps it thought I was some sort of frog too. I took a couple more pictures of it, said goodbye politely and left.
On the way back from the Bog Lake outlet to the floating bog the wind was very strong and dead against me, so I had to paddle very hard to get anywhere. Once I got to the floating bog I had a brief respite from the wind and took the chance to get out of the canoe and stretch and to tie all the things in the canoe together and put on my PFD before crossing the main lake. The waves were biggish but not unmanageable on the way back over, and when I got to camp at about 4:30 I stayed put for the rest of the day. I made a fire in the evening as it was getting a bit chilly, and rested and read my book.
On Friday I got up at about 5:10 and quickly got myself together to go back up Grass Pond Mountain. I wore my warm clothes and my poncho even though it wasn’t raining, since I had to walk through waist high dewy plants and bushes. I had my headlamp on and my camera in a bag, so I had both hands free for the rock scrambles. I got to the top about 6 and enjoyed the sunrise, though it wasn’t very spectacular from a color point of view. On this trip all of the sunrises and sunsets I saw were a bit muted, but I still liked to see them. I also watched a cloud forming over the lake, somewhere toward the floating bog. It was right about on my level and seemed to be gradually drifting toward the mountain but it might have been an illusion. The dew was ver pretty in the moss and lichen gardens on the stone areas, but I wasn’t able to really capture it in the pictures.
I got back to camp about 7:40 and ate some breakfast on the beach since the sun had begun to shine nicely and the beach faced south and east. I lay on the beach and soaked up the sun for most of the morning, but about 11 it began to cloud up and the north wind picked up, so I decided to pay a visit to Grass Pond itself. I stopped at an island at the mouth of the pond with a nice cliff that faced south which ha a bench shaped area at the bottom where I could sit and have lunch. It was nice because I was out of the wind and was in the sun when it shone between the clouds. I took a swim from the cliff after lunch and then headed up into Grass Pond itself.
None of the campsites were occupied, and it looked like a very nice area. There was a cliff on a mountain to the north that looked like it had a horizontal crack that must have been several feet high and quite wide, since I was able to easily see it from the water. I was quite sure it would be far too technical of a climb for me to even attempt to reach it, but I wondered if anyone with more skills had been up there and what it was like up close. The cliffs on the west end of Grass Pond Mountain were spectacular and I was thinking of climbing the slope up to them to see if I could get a view, but the clouds began to have dark bottom sides and the wind kicked up more, so I decided to head for the campsite before it got too unpleasant. I stopped at a larger beach when I was most of the way back and spent a little time, but the sand fleas (if that’s what they’re called) were very aggressive so I didn’t stay long. I thought about returning to the rocky island later in the day but it stayed cloudy, windy and a bit cold so I stayed in camp and made another fire, but this one was not successful since the wind at the site shifted every minute or less and I couldn’t find a side where I could be out of the smoke for very long. A lot of folks went by looking for campsites, and I hope some of the found them. I think most of the sites on the lake must have been full that night.
In the evening I went across to the floating bog to get sunset pictures since my site faced the other way. I found a channel into an almost square area of open water inside the bog, about 30 feet across. The water was almost still in there, so it was easier to take pictures. I don’t understand how the floating bog stays in place, if it’s stuck on an area of shallow bottom or anchored by dead logs that stick down from it to the bottom or what. I also am curious about how it was formed, whether there was already a bog there that floated away when the dam was built, and whether it’s growing or shrinking over time.
Saturday I got up about 5:10 again and had eaten my breakfast and packed all my gear by 6. I headed down the north shore toward the dam. There was still a north wind blowing but I was close enough inshore that it didn’t affect me much except in a couple of places near the start of my trip where it blew between islands. On the way up I had crossed the small floating bog on the south side, which was muddy to my knees, so on the way back I tried the north side and was able to get about halfway through when the channel ended but there was a side channel that floated me to the south side and let me miss the worst half of that route.
I wanted to climb Low’s Ridge but when I got to the trailhead I saw that it was over a mile by the trail so I decided to bushwhack to the part right above me. I went up and around the west end of a large open rock area, and then along the top heading east to the end of the open part where I headed down and picked up the gated dirt road that comes in from Horseshoe Lake. I didn’t have far to go to on it to get back to the dam area. I liked the views a lot, and the shape of the rock slope was nice, almost like part of an amphitheater. From one point I was able to look right down at the canoe and gear I had left by the side of the road by the dam.
When I got back I carried my stuff down to the Hitchins Pond put-in and took a little time to explore the rock foundations and found a nice stairway along one side that was almost hidden in the bushes. I’m impressed that the rocks have held together so well for so long, the quality of the mortar work was about the level that I could do, rather messy, but all of the rocks are still in place. On the way out in Hitchins I somehow bumped the button on my camera in such a way that I reset it from ‘auto’ mode to ‘magic’ mode, which seems to make everything look rather flourescent and horrible. I didn’t realize till later on, so my pictures from the last part of the pond are not good.
Once I got back to the lower dam and put the canoe on the trailer and packed everything it was well after 11, so I decided that if I could get back out to Route 30 by noon I would take time to climb either Goodman or Coney. I made it just in time and decided on Coney based on my map which showed it having a 1/2 mile trail. When I got there I found the trail was over a mile, since it has been rerouted, but I went ahead up anyway. The mountain was crowded, there must have been 30 people on top. All of my other mountains had been solitary this trip, so it was a bit of a contrast but at midday on a Saturday in August I knew it was to be expected. Unfortunately I still hadn’t noticed my camera error so none of my pictures form up there came out either. The views are really nice up there and I definitely want to go again. On the way down I stopped to take a picture of another cute little yellow mushroom by the trail and noticed that my flash went off, which is what gave me a clue that something was wrong with the camera since I normally keep the flash turned off.
I got back on the road at 1 and headed south toward Long Lake and the rest of the day was spent along the road. I got to Inlet at 6, filled my water bottles and got a little more food and went along South Shore Rd to Old Forge. It was a relief to be off 28 as the traffic had been very heavy all afternoon. In Old Forge I took the road that leads to Nick’s Lake and went in along the trail that leads to the lock and dam. As I was getting the trailer past the gate by the road I broke the front tongue tube, the only part of the original trailer that I am still using. I decided to fix it in the morning as it was almost 8 and I had been on the move all day since 5:30. I went up the trail 200 yards or so and then headed left till I was at least 150 feet from the trail and set up camp.
On Sunday morning I got up later, around 7, and didn’t get packed up till 8 or so. It only took about 10 minutes to jury rig the trailer, I had only broken off about the last 6 inches of the tube so I removed the pin and took out the broken piece and then put the now shorter tongue back in and duct taped it, and used a 4 foot tarp strap I had picked up the day before on the side of the road in Blue Mountain Lake to make sure it couldn’t slide out. In some ways I am glad it broke when it did, since if it had happened on the road the whole trailer and canoe would have been disconnected from the bike and might have gone anywhere, with no control. I will make a stronger piece to replace the broken one. The original trailer frame was thin steel tubing with holes for adjustability, and I made the new trailer with much heavier walled aluminum tubing and angle in 2016, but I kept the bent part of the tongue since I didn’t have a good way to make it. I may have to buy or borrow a heavier tubing bender than I have now, but that can wait till I have time to figure it out this fall, as the trailer is still usable for the moment and I will only be using it for local trips.
I had 74 more miles to go to get home and I arrived a little after 4. I met forum member Swamp Booger along the road just east of Swancott Mill, he was also heading home from a trip and spotted me as he was driving by, and we talked for a while on the roadside. I found on this trip that my energy level didn’t bounce back as fast as it used to after a long day, but I am getting older so it’s not surprising. This trip is 10 years since my first Adirondack bicycle camping trip, and while my understanding of what to pack and how to plan has improved somewhat, I have also gotten a little less energetic than I used to be.
Overall I had a very good trip, and I enjoyed Low’s Lake. This was my first time camping on a large motorless lake, and it was very nice and quiet. It was nice to be able to hear the loons from the mountain. I don’t mind the motorboats enough to make me not want to go to Indian Lake or Stillwater, but their absence is nice too. A few times there were numbers of people traveling by in Low’s, but mostly there was no one around at all as far as I could see or hear.
This year I traveled a total of 317.5 miles by bicycle, but 21 or so of them were without the trailer. Usually my highest daily average speed is on the last leg of the trip home when I am going downhill overall, but this year I went fastest on the first day, either because of the wind or the smoother topography of the northern route.
Best days of the rut for 2019?
Im looking to spend a week in the adks. Whats every ones rut prediction this year with full moon being nov 12?
Old Town Canoe for Sale
Old Town canoe for sale. Pathfinder model. 15 foot (14' 10") Royalex. Teal color. Minor scuffs and wear, but overall in very good condition. One can of OT repair paint and 2 paddles included. Located in the Syracuse area. Price is $500. Please pm with any questions. Thanks.
Forked Lake Site 50
For 2 days we are are going to stay at site 50 soon and am looking for feedback on the site and tips. never camped on an island before. We will be accessing by canoe. I am wondering the following:
1. is there a pit toilet on the island
2. is there a small dock or other access point for the canoe
3. is there a fire pit and picnic table
4. any special equipment suggestions
5. probably need to make 2 trips to island , one to bring firewood.
6. how is the fishing, what types of bait are best
7. I heard it was windy on that site?
8. how far is site 50 from the parking area. I assume you can park your vehicle on shore.
Any tips or hints will be much appreciated, Thanks
Dave
1. is there a pit toilet on the island
2. is there a small dock or other access point for the canoe
3. is there a fire pit and picnic table
4. any special equipment suggestions
5. probably need to make 2 trips to island , one to bring firewood.
6. how is the fishing, what types of bait are best
7. I heard it was windy on that site?
8. how far is site 50 from the parking area. I assume you can park your vehicle on shore.
Any tips or hints will be much appreciated, Thanks
Dave
lundi 26 août 2019
Bushwhack hikes of Tabletop and Esther.
Pictures: http://adkhighpeaks.com/…/ou…/ttop%2...her/index.html
Bushwhack hikes of Tabletop (via Tabletop East and a slide) and Esther including its NNW outcrop. I "discovered" the slide thanks to Google satellite imagery. It's 1000 yards due west of the summit of Howard Mtn. and has 400 feet of elevation gain.
Bushwhack hikes of Tabletop (via Tabletop East and a slide) and Esther including its NNW outcrop. I "discovered" the slide thanks to Google satellite imagery. It's 1000 yards due west of the summit of Howard Mtn. and has 400 feet of elevation gain.
Sunglasses
If a bear or moose, in the vicinity of the esker separating Rock and Sand Lakes in the Five Ponds Wilderness, is spotted wearing a pair of silver and red Oakley sunglasses, please politely ask them to message me here.
They’re 15 years old and have replacement non-oakley lenses, scratched up from years of hiking,but; they were comfortable.Were knocked off my face by the thicket and couldn’t be located.
Many thanks!!!
They’re 15 years old and have replacement non-oakley lenses, scratched up from years of hiking,but; they were comfortable.Were knocked off my face by the thicket and couldn’t be located.
Many thanks!!!
Hornbeck classic 10’ x2
I am selling my 2 Hornbeck 10’ both are classics. one is 4-5 yrs old and I just bought the other one last august. Both are in great condition with minor Use. If they were used 5 times it’s a lot. Looking for $2200 for the pair. Or $1200 each
dimanche 25 août 2019
Potter Mtn Gear Stash
Dear Mickey & Nolan, your mess has been reported to DEC.
It was nice to meet you guys a couple years ago, but please clean up your sh!t bro, wtf ?!? I have you on one of my GoPro videos. :gripe:
Potter Mountain, Pharaoh Lake Wilderness...
It was nice to meet you guys a couple years ago, but please clean up your sh!t bro, wtf ?!? I have you on one of my GoPro videos. :gripe:
Potter Mountain, Pharaoh Lake Wilderness...
Moose River Plains Little Moose Lake attempt #1
I spent a couple of days in the Moose River Plains. I've been wanting to scope out a few ponds there. Little Moose Lake was the first one. Prior to my trip I contacted DEC and they told me there were no designated campsites on the lake. I decided to camp at one of the roadside sites on Cedar River Road.
The road is in great shape. I saw cars, trucks, and many decked out off road vehicles. There is a 15 MPH speed limit but most of the people drove like they were auditioning for a stunt driver role in the Dukes of Hazzard. Not cool.
The campsites are nice. I found one that was setback from the road a bit.
The sites all have fireplaces and outhouses. I opted to use the dome tent as I was car camping. I brought my Thermarest Mondoking sleeping pad that I use in winter. It was like staying at a hotel.
After a good nights rest I decided to find Little Moose Lake off the Northville Placid Trail. According to my Nat Geo map there is a cut through trail about 2 miles from the trailhead heading South. Found it no problem.
The cut through appears to be an old truck trail. After about 10 minutes you run into a gate. There is another gate about another 10 minutes up the trail too.
The trail is easy to follow and eventually you run into the Wilson Ridge Trail. This is where things got sketchy. The trail is billed as a bike trail but it is extremely overgrown. I followed it Southwest for a bit and then it disappeared. I decided to bushwhack and did so for about 1/2 mile. The forest got really thick and I saw no evidence of any old trail whatsoever. I decided to turn around. I know my limits.
Heading back North on the NPT I stopped at the campsite on Cedar River Flow. It's a nice site but appears to get plenty of use.
Snapped a few nice photos of the Cedar River Flow. All the campsites around Wakely Dam were taken and it was too crowded for my liking. It's really nice there though so I'd like to return in the Fall with the Hornbeck.
So I didn't make it to my destination but it was still a great trip. There is another route off the Butter Brook Trail next to site #7 that I may try some other time. Hopefully if anyone is thinking about going to Little Moose off the NPT this post will help you realize what you're getting into. Enjoy!
The road is in great shape. I saw cars, trucks, and many decked out off road vehicles. There is a 15 MPH speed limit but most of the people drove like they were auditioning for a stunt driver role in the Dukes of Hazzard. Not cool.
The campsites are nice. I found one that was setback from the road a bit.
The sites all have fireplaces and outhouses. I opted to use the dome tent as I was car camping. I brought my Thermarest Mondoking sleeping pad that I use in winter. It was like staying at a hotel.
After a good nights rest I decided to find Little Moose Lake off the Northville Placid Trail. According to my Nat Geo map there is a cut through trail about 2 miles from the trailhead heading South. Found it no problem.
The cut through appears to be an old truck trail. After about 10 minutes you run into a gate. There is another gate about another 10 minutes up the trail too.
The trail is easy to follow and eventually you run into the Wilson Ridge Trail. This is where things got sketchy. The trail is billed as a bike trail but it is extremely overgrown. I followed it Southwest for a bit and then it disappeared. I decided to bushwhack and did so for about 1/2 mile. The forest got really thick and I saw no evidence of any old trail whatsoever. I decided to turn around. I know my limits.
Heading back North on the NPT I stopped at the campsite on Cedar River Flow. It's a nice site but appears to get plenty of use.
Snapped a few nice photos of the Cedar River Flow. All the campsites around Wakely Dam were taken and it was too crowded for my liking. It's really nice there though so I'd like to return in the Fall with the Hornbeck.
So I didn't make it to my destination but it was still a great trip. There is another route off the Butter Brook Trail next to site #7 that I may try some other time. Hopefully if anyone is thinking about going to Little Moose off the NPT this post will help you realize what you're getting into. Enjoy!
samedi 24 août 2019
Suggestions for short hike / hammock camp overnight
Hi, everyone! I’m looking for some good suggestions for a relatively level hike where I can hammock camp overnight. I had chemotherapy 2 years ago that left neuropathy in my feet, so not looking for a major hike but far enough to be remote and peaceful with a place to hang a couple of hammocks for an overnight outing. I appreciate all suggestions! Thank you in advance.
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Suggestions for Next Paddling Trip
Howdy --
Just got back from a great trip to the Bog River/Low's Lake where my father and I stayed at #12, marking our 10th Adirondack trip paddling together. Wondering where we should head next, and thought about this forum as a place for suggestions.
To date, we've explored the following areas:
- Middle Saranac
- Follensby Clear
- Long/Turtle/Slang
- Long Lake -- > Raquette River --> Crusher
- Little Tupper/Rock Pond
- Oswegotchie to High Falls
- Blue Mountain Lake/Eagle/Utowana
- Round Lake
- Lake Lila
- Bog River Flow/Low's
In addition, I've explored the following areas with friends or my fiance:
- Floodwood Pond/Little Square Pond/Fish Creek
- Upper Saranac
- Lower Saranac
- Essex Chain of Lakes
- Hoel Pond
- Little Clear Pond --> St. Regis Pond
Open to you suggestions as to where to head next! Some options that come to mind are Dead Creek Flow on the Cranberry Lake (is there a lot of motor boat traffic?), a return visit to Low's to explore Grass Pond, Cedar River Flow, Indian Lake, or Henderson Lake? Or should we look further north to Canada -- Algonquin, Killarney, French River, etc.
Couple of considerations:
- We tend to kayak instead of canoe.
- My father is getting a bit up there in age and isn't the most receptive to longer carries. Even the carry to Lila resulted in more grumbling than I expected.
- We usually keep the trips to two nights/three days.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
Just got back from a great trip to the Bog River/Low's Lake where my father and I stayed at #12, marking our 10th Adirondack trip paddling together. Wondering where we should head next, and thought about this forum as a place for suggestions.
To date, we've explored the following areas:
- Middle Saranac
- Follensby Clear
- Long/Turtle/Slang
- Long Lake -- > Raquette River --> Crusher
- Little Tupper/Rock Pond
- Oswegotchie to High Falls
- Blue Mountain Lake/Eagle/Utowana
- Round Lake
- Lake Lila
- Bog River Flow/Low's
In addition, I've explored the following areas with friends or my fiance:
- Floodwood Pond/Little Square Pond/Fish Creek
- Upper Saranac
- Lower Saranac
- Essex Chain of Lakes
- Hoel Pond
- Little Clear Pond --> St. Regis Pond
Open to you suggestions as to where to head next! Some options that come to mind are Dead Creek Flow on the Cranberry Lake (is there a lot of motor boat traffic?), a return visit to Low's to explore Grass Pond, Cedar River Flow, Indian Lake, or Henderson Lake? Or should we look further north to Canada -- Algonquin, Killarney, French River, etc.
Couple of considerations:
- We tend to kayak instead of canoe.
- My father is getting a bit up there in age and isn't the most receptive to longer carries. Even the carry to Lila resulted in more grumbling than I expected.
- We usually keep the trips to two nights/three days.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
vendredi 23 août 2019
St Regis
From the parking area West of Paul Smith's College at Black Pd on Keese Rd can one paddle/carry due south into Spectacle Ponds or do you have to paddle east into Lower St Regis and then head south?
jeudi 22 août 2019
Sinh trac van tay mang den loi ich lon trong linh vuc giao duc
Sinh trắc vân tay mang đến lợi ích lớn trong lĩnh vực giáo dục
Sinh trắc dấu vân tay hiện là một ngành khoa học đã được nghiên cứu và phát triển ở rất nhiều quốc gia trên thế giới. Kết quả của những nghiên cứu này đã được công nhận và được ứng dụng rất có hiệu quả trong lĩnh vực giáo dục, định hướng nghề nghiệp, tuyển chọn và bố trí nhân sự.
Trong bài viết này, [B]Trung tâm tư vấn giáo dục trẻ em Elite Symbol sẽ chia sẻ với các bạn nội dung Sinh trắc vân tay mang đến lợi ích lớn trong lĩnh vực giáo dục.
Thuật phân tích vân tay đã được dùng để xác định mục đích từ hơn 2000 năm, biểu hiện qua những bức tranh được lưu lại trên đá, và các nền văn hóa cổ đại đã từng sử dụng dấu vân tay làm chữ ký cho riêng mình.
Dịch vụ sinh trắc vân tay mang giá trị đến cho mỗi cá nhân, giúp thấu hiểu được tình cách của từng người, mỗi cá nhân, tính cách riêng biệt chỉ ra được điểm mạnh yếu khả năng vượt trội. Hơn thế nữa, sinh trắc vân tay giúp cha mẹ định hướng được nghề nghiệp cho con cái phù hợp với tiềm năng vốn có, mang đến những hiệu quả bất ngờ và tránh lãng phí thời gian, tiền bạc.
Sinh trắc vân tay mang đến lợi ích lớn trong lĩnh vực giáo dục
Sinh trắc vân tay với giáo dục trẻ em:
Sinh trắc vân tay giúp:
- Khám phá phương pháp học tập phù hợp nhất dành cho các bé.
- Khám phá những năng khiếu bẩm sinh cũng như điểm yếu của trẻ.
- Chủ động lựa chọn các khóa học phù hợp nhất với mỗi cá nhân con trẻ.
- Xây dựng sự tự tin, rèn luyện tính kiên nhẫn ở con trẻ.
- Cải thiện mối quan hệ giữa cha mẹ và con cái.
- Cho con một sự phát triển toàn diện.
Sinh trắc vân tay đối với gia đình:
- Cha mẹ khám phá sớm các năng khiếu, chủng vân tay ([B]http://sinhtracvantay.over-blog.com/cac-chung-van-tay-hiem-neu-ban-co-se-thanh-thien-tai.html), tài năng bẩm sinh, sở trường và điểm yếu của con bạn, từ đó có những định hướng trẻ phát huy tối đa những tiềm năng ấy.
- Đầu tư một cách đúng đắn cho sự phát triển của con trẻ, tránh lãng phí thời gian và tiền bạc cho con học các khóa học không phù hợp.
- Cải thiện những điểm bất đồng giữa cha mẹ và con trẻ.
- Vợ chồng chia sẻ và thấu hiểu nhau.
Sinh trắc vân tay đem lại hiệu quả giáo dục
Sinh trắc vân tay đối với doanh nghiệp:
- Tìm đúng người với những những khả năng chuyên môn cho những vị trí tuyển dụng.
- Hệ thống sàng lọc hồ sơ của ứng viên tuyển dụng.
- Tránh những lãng phí thời gian và tiền bạc cho việc tuyển dụng ứng viên không phù hợp công việc.
- Khám phá và kích thích các tiềm năng ẩn giấu ở nhân viên nhằm mục tiêu tăng doanh thu.
- Giao việc cho đúng nhân viên với khả năng phù hợp.
- Là cơ sở quan trọng để xây dựng kế hoạch đào tạo và phát triển nhân sự.
- Xây dựng những đội nhóm hiệu quả.
[B]Sinh trac van tay được xem như tấm bản đồ của cuộc đời. Hướng đi quan trọng hơn tốc độ. Vì vậy mà chúng ta không cần phải thử đúng sai nhiều lần cho đến khi thành công. Chúng ta nên chọn một phương pháp hữu hiệu để rút ngắn con đường thành công đó?
Có thể nói, Sinh trắc vân tay làm một lần nhưng giá trị một đời. Nếu bạn muốn làm sinh trắc vân tay tại HCM hãy liên hệ với công ty Elite Symbol chúng tôi để có được những định hướng, giáo dục tốt hơn
Với những lợi ích về sinh trắc vân tay mà Elite Symbol chia sẻ chắc hẳn bạn đã có sự lựa chọn cho gia đình thân yêu của mình.
Chúc bạn và gia đình luôn thành công!
Sinh trắc dấu vân tay hiện là một ngành khoa học đã được nghiên cứu và phát triển ở rất nhiều quốc gia trên thế giới. Kết quả của những nghiên cứu này đã được công nhận và được ứng dụng rất có hiệu quả trong lĩnh vực giáo dục, định hướng nghề nghiệp, tuyển chọn và bố trí nhân sự.
Trong bài viết này, [B]Trung tâm tư vấn giáo dục trẻ em Elite Symbol sẽ chia sẻ với các bạn nội dung Sinh trắc vân tay mang đến lợi ích lớn trong lĩnh vực giáo dục.
Thuật phân tích vân tay đã được dùng để xác định mục đích từ hơn 2000 năm, biểu hiện qua những bức tranh được lưu lại trên đá, và các nền văn hóa cổ đại đã từng sử dụng dấu vân tay làm chữ ký cho riêng mình.
Dịch vụ sinh trắc vân tay mang giá trị đến cho mỗi cá nhân, giúp thấu hiểu được tình cách của từng người, mỗi cá nhân, tính cách riêng biệt chỉ ra được điểm mạnh yếu khả năng vượt trội. Hơn thế nữa, sinh trắc vân tay giúp cha mẹ định hướng được nghề nghiệp cho con cái phù hợp với tiềm năng vốn có, mang đến những hiệu quả bất ngờ và tránh lãng phí thời gian, tiền bạc.
Sinh trắc vân tay mang đến lợi ích lớn trong lĩnh vực giáo dục
Sinh trắc vân tay với giáo dục trẻ em:
Sinh trắc vân tay giúp:
- Khám phá phương pháp học tập phù hợp nhất dành cho các bé.
- Khám phá những năng khiếu bẩm sinh cũng như điểm yếu của trẻ.
- Chủ động lựa chọn các khóa học phù hợp nhất với mỗi cá nhân con trẻ.
- Xây dựng sự tự tin, rèn luyện tính kiên nhẫn ở con trẻ.
- Cải thiện mối quan hệ giữa cha mẹ và con cái.
- Cho con một sự phát triển toàn diện.
Sinh trắc vân tay đối với gia đình:
- Cha mẹ khám phá sớm các năng khiếu, chủng vân tay ([B]http://sinhtracvantay.over-blog.com/cac-chung-van-tay-hiem-neu-ban-co-se-thanh-thien-tai.html), tài năng bẩm sinh, sở trường và điểm yếu của con bạn, từ đó có những định hướng trẻ phát huy tối đa những tiềm năng ấy.
- Đầu tư một cách đúng đắn cho sự phát triển của con trẻ, tránh lãng phí thời gian và tiền bạc cho con học các khóa học không phù hợp.
- Cải thiện những điểm bất đồng giữa cha mẹ và con trẻ.
- Vợ chồng chia sẻ và thấu hiểu nhau.
Sinh trắc vân tay đem lại hiệu quả giáo dục
Sinh trắc vân tay đối với doanh nghiệp:
- Tìm đúng người với những những khả năng chuyên môn cho những vị trí tuyển dụng.
- Hệ thống sàng lọc hồ sơ của ứng viên tuyển dụng.
- Tránh những lãng phí thời gian và tiền bạc cho việc tuyển dụng ứng viên không phù hợp công việc.
- Khám phá và kích thích các tiềm năng ẩn giấu ở nhân viên nhằm mục tiêu tăng doanh thu.
- Giao việc cho đúng nhân viên với khả năng phù hợp.
- Là cơ sở quan trọng để xây dựng kế hoạch đào tạo và phát triển nhân sự.
- Xây dựng những đội nhóm hiệu quả.
[B]Sinh trac van tay được xem như tấm bản đồ của cuộc đời. Hướng đi quan trọng hơn tốc độ. Vì vậy mà chúng ta không cần phải thử đúng sai nhiều lần cho đến khi thành công. Chúng ta nên chọn một phương pháp hữu hiệu để rút ngắn con đường thành công đó?
Có thể nói, Sinh trắc vân tay làm một lần nhưng giá trị một đời. Nếu bạn muốn làm sinh trắc vân tay tại HCM hãy liên hệ với công ty Elite Symbol chúng tôi để có được những định hướng, giáo dục tốt hơn
Với những lợi ích về sinh trắc vân tay mà Elite Symbol chia sẻ chắc hẳn bạn đã có sự lựa chọn cho gia đình thân yêu của mình.
Chúc bạn và gia đình luôn thành công!
mercredi 21 août 2019
Cliff & Redfield 8/20
These two mountains are in the middle of the high peaks and far from any trailhead. There are 2 main approaches, one from Adirondack Loj and other from the Upper Works trailhead. I chose the latter since (1) it involves less elevation gain and (2) I wanted to experience first-hand this area of historical significance.
The Upper Works parking area is shrouded in myth and history as no other trailhead. On these premises used to lie the town of Adirondac, a bustling mining community established by business partners Archibald McIntyre and David Henderson who had discovered iron ore in the area. Henderson managed the iron works. That is, until his untimely demise in 1845 from an accidental gun shot as he was prospecting water sources slightly west from what is now known as the Flowed Lands (another remnant of the mining operations). A monument was erected at this calamitous site and the nearby creak is now called Calamity Brook.
Adirondac became a ghost town after the operations shut down in 1856, but a few ruins still remain including the MacNaughton Cottage (aka McMartin House). This was Henderson’s residence for nine years. This also happened to be then-VP Theodore Roosevelt’s vacation home while he was hiking Mt. Marcy in September 1901 as President McKinley was dying of gunshot wounds inflicted by an anarchist in Buffalo. A guide was sent to get word to Roosevelt; the trip to Buffalo that ensued is sometimes referred as the “Midnight Ride to the Presidency”, a daring night-time stage coach ride to the Long Lake train station.
Oh yeah, this is supposed to be a trip report.
It was completely dark when I was driving up on the winding Upper Works road. I happened to be listening to an eerie podcast series entitled “Alice Isn’t Dead” when I noticed a reflection on the shoulder to my right. I turned briefly and saw the moon, completely out of place (i.e. not in the sky). This puzzled me until I realized the Hudson river (the same that graces NYC) was flanking the road and I was only seeing a reflection.
I signed in at 5:25, first of the day and assuring I would not go without fiber today (assuming spider webs count). As soon as the trail veered off from the trail to Henderson Lake (name rings a bell?), it got very muddy and I would encounter mud all day – more than I saw in the Seward range on July 1. While following Calamity Brook, I stopped to observe a beaver going about his business.
After a while, S. and G. who had just met on the trail caught up to me; we exchanged a few words and had a look at the Henderson memorial. Their pace was much quicker, so they went on ahead, but I would encounter them a few more times and learn that S. was working on the end of her 2nd round of 46 and G. was finishing up on his 7th round, including one in each season!
The Flowed Lands did not disappoint – this is a must-see. From what I hear, the dam that used to be there is in disrepair and the lake is reverting to grassland. So maybe don’t take too long if you’ve never been here.
Then off to Lake Colden which needs no introduction. Can there be more peaceful a place?
The Mount Marcy trail to Uphill Lean-To is a cool trail as it – you can peer down some really interesting chasms.
After a little over 4 hours of hiking, I now had to decide if I wanted to attempt Cliff or Redfield first. I went with the latter, since (1) it could build-up my confidence for Cliff and (2) I would not feel undue pressure in completing Cliff if I felt unsafe on its cliffs. Full disclosure, I have acrophobia, not a severe case but still – then again, it seems a lot of hikers have this too, including S. who assured me it wasn’t that bad if you just “do it while afraid”!
I enjoyed going up Redfield – it goes in and out of a river bed, allowing for fantastic views of the MacIntyre range (named, you guessed it, after Archibald McIntyre).
The grade is not too strenuous and slab-free. The summit affords a few nice views on the east side, including this great one of Allen (left on this picture).
Back at the junction. I had already logged almost 10 miles of hiking, but it made perfect sense to at least have a look at “Cliff’s cliffs”. This is how you are greeted on the Cliff trail:
The first cliff is only 0.3 mi from the junction and there is not much to it – handholds & footholds make it easy. The 2nd one is actually fun, you walk up on a ledge a foot wide. The 3rd one is a loose & wet steep gravel slide, but you can grab things to heave yourself. The 4th one (by my approximate count) is where it got tougher, but it still wasn’t anything to cry mom about. The 5th one is the serious one. There is thin slanted crack along which you are supposed to climb. I observed a few hikers descend (including S.), gathering their comments and planning my approach. I got onto the slab and started up. Sometimes, things look worse than they really are – this was not one of those times. There was a second or two where I was very uncomfortable, but I lied as flat as I could and crept up (like the hundreds that do this hike every year!). They say the slab is grippy - it’s true and I think this is what makes this climb possible.
Of course, once all that climbing is done, you are now on the false summit. You don’t lose too much elevation, about 100’, but knowing you’re not even hiking towards a view is somewhat disheartening at this point. It is a lackluster summit and I spent only 5 minutes there. Going up Cliff took me about the same time as Redfield, though the latter has more mileage and much more elevation. It must be said that there are excellent views when going down on the slabs, should you choose to look up.
The hike out followed the same route, but it felt a lot rockier. Mud was now welcomed since it was easier on my wet-anyway feet than pointy gravel. I stopped in Calamity Brook to wet my feet and change socks, and that gave me a boost for the finish. About a dozen deer flies bothered me in last 2 miles and paid with their lives. I signed off at 8pm, by far my longest hike ever at 20.6 mi in 14.5 hours.
The Upper Works parking area is shrouded in myth and history as no other trailhead. On these premises used to lie the town of Adirondac, a bustling mining community established by business partners Archibald McIntyre and David Henderson who had discovered iron ore in the area. Henderson managed the iron works. That is, until his untimely demise in 1845 from an accidental gun shot as he was prospecting water sources slightly west from what is now known as the Flowed Lands (another remnant of the mining operations). A monument was erected at this calamitous site and the nearby creak is now called Calamity Brook.
Adirondac became a ghost town after the operations shut down in 1856, but a few ruins still remain including the MacNaughton Cottage (aka McMartin House). This was Henderson’s residence for nine years. This also happened to be then-VP Theodore Roosevelt’s vacation home while he was hiking Mt. Marcy in September 1901 as President McKinley was dying of gunshot wounds inflicted by an anarchist in Buffalo. A guide was sent to get word to Roosevelt; the trip to Buffalo that ensued is sometimes referred as the “Midnight Ride to the Presidency”, a daring night-time stage coach ride to the Long Lake train station.
Oh yeah, this is supposed to be a trip report.
It was completely dark when I was driving up on the winding Upper Works road. I happened to be listening to an eerie podcast series entitled “Alice Isn’t Dead” when I noticed a reflection on the shoulder to my right. I turned briefly and saw the moon, completely out of place (i.e. not in the sky). This puzzled me until I realized the Hudson river (the same that graces NYC) was flanking the road and I was only seeing a reflection.
I signed in at 5:25, first of the day and assuring I would not go without fiber today (assuming spider webs count). As soon as the trail veered off from the trail to Henderson Lake (name rings a bell?), it got very muddy and I would encounter mud all day – more than I saw in the Seward range on July 1. While following Calamity Brook, I stopped to observe a beaver going about his business.
After a while, S. and G. who had just met on the trail caught up to me; we exchanged a few words and had a look at the Henderson memorial. Their pace was much quicker, so they went on ahead, but I would encounter them a few more times and learn that S. was working on the end of her 2nd round of 46 and G. was finishing up on his 7th round, including one in each season!
The Flowed Lands did not disappoint – this is a must-see. From what I hear, the dam that used to be there is in disrepair and the lake is reverting to grassland. So maybe don’t take too long if you’ve never been here.
Then off to Lake Colden which needs no introduction. Can there be more peaceful a place?
The Mount Marcy trail to Uphill Lean-To is a cool trail as it – you can peer down some really interesting chasms.
After a little over 4 hours of hiking, I now had to decide if I wanted to attempt Cliff or Redfield first. I went with the latter, since (1) it could build-up my confidence for Cliff and (2) I would not feel undue pressure in completing Cliff if I felt unsafe on its cliffs. Full disclosure, I have acrophobia, not a severe case but still – then again, it seems a lot of hikers have this too, including S. who assured me it wasn’t that bad if you just “do it while afraid”!
I enjoyed going up Redfield – it goes in and out of a river bed, allowing for fantastic views of the MacIntyre range (named, you guessed it, after Archibald McIntyre).
The grade is not too strenuous and slab-free. The summit affords a few nice views on the east side, including this great one of Allen (left on this picture).
Back at the junction. I had already logged almost 10 miles of hiking, but it made perfect sense to at least have a look at “Cliff’s cliffs”. This is how you are greeted on the Cliff trail:
The first cliff is only 0.3 mi from the junction and there is not much to it – handholds & footholds make it easy. The 2nd one is actually fun, you walk up on a ledge a foot wide. The 3rd one is a loose & wet steep gravel slide, but you can grab things to heave yourself. The 4th one (by my approximate count) is where it got tougher, but it still wasn’t anything to cry mom about. The 5th one is the serious one. There is thin slanted crack along which you are supposed to climb. I observed a few hikers descend (including S.), gathering their comments and planning my approach. I got onto the slab and started up. Sometimes, things look worse than they really are – this was not one of those times. There was a second or two where I was very uncomfortable, but I lied as flat as I could and crept up (like the hundreds that do this hike every year!). They say the slab is grippy - it’s true and I think this is what makes this climb possible.
Of course, once all that climbing is done, you are now on the false summit. You don’t lose too much elevation, about 100’, but knowing you’re not even hiking towards a view is somewhat disheartening at this point. It is a lackluster summit and I spent only 5 minutes there. Going up Cliff took me about the same time as Redfield, though the latter has more mileage and much more elevation. It must be said that there are excellent views when going down on the slabs, should you choose to look up.
The hike out followed the same route, but it felt a lot rockier. Mud was now welcomed since it was easier on my wet-anyway feet than pointy gravel. I stopped in Calamity Brook to wet my feet and change socks, and that gave me a boost for the finish. About a dozen deer flies bothered me in last 2 miles and paid with their lives. I signed off at 8pm, by far my longest hike ever at 20.6 mi in 14.5 hours.
Little Pine State Park
https://endlessmountains.wordpress.c...ne-state-park/
A great 5.5 mile dayhike with views, narrow ridges, old quarries, unique rock formations, and streams. Little Pine is a beautiful park in a beautiful region.
A great 5.5 mile dayhike with views, narrow ridges, old quarries, unique rock formations, and streams. Little Pine is a beautiful park in a beautiful region.
Saranac Lake Island camping gear transport
Hi guys,
We've been camping on Middle Saranac for almost 10 years now and absolutely love it. Unfortunately, the gang is getting older and the towing of all our gear behind our kayaks is taking its toll. Does anyone know of anybody with a boat that we could hire to drop our gear on one of the islands? We only need it on the way out as it'll be much lighter coming home. We pack everything into bins so its a very organized load/unload.
Thanks in advance,
Ryan
We've been camping on Middle Saranac for almost 10 years now and absolutely love it. Unfortunately, the gang is getting older and the towing of all our gear behind our kayaks is taking its toll. Does anyone know of anybody with a boat that we could hire to drop our gear on one of the islands? We only need it on the way out as it'll be much lighter coming home. We pack everything into bins so its a very organized load/unload.
Thanks in advance,
Ryan
mardi 20 août 2019
Fire ring 150' rule
When you're utilizing the 150' primitive camping rule are you allowed to build a fire ring for a small campfire? I checked the DEC website and it says you should use an existing fire pit if provided. The place I'm going to this weekend does not have any designated campsites hence no fire pit.
I plan on putting the rocks back from where I get them and burying the ashes to adhere to LNT before leaving. Not sure if I'm violating any rule or etiquette principles. Thanks,
I plan on putting the rocks back from where I get them and burying the ashes to adhere to LNT before leaving. Not sure if I'm violating any rule or etiquette principles. Thanks,
Midwest Canoe Symposium
The registration deadline for the Midwest Canoe Symposium is quickly approaching. Our previous events, this year, have been filled, nearly to capacity. Don't miss out. http://freestylecanoeing.com/midwest-canoe-symposium/
Upper Saranac Lake to Fish Creek Ponds
Spent 5 days camping at Fish Creek in early August.
I took a video of the channel between Upper Saranac and Fish Creek Ponds with the new GoPro Hero 7 White.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l79QxZyE1Rs
The channel was much shallower than I remember, and there were fresh trees down and submerged logs. There were times when I wished I was in a canoe or kayak, that's for sure.
In the campground, heading past the boat launch, there were booms in the water. I guess the DEC's attempt at containing aquatic invasive species. There was lots of muck along the shorelines of the sites by the boat ramp as well - I never saw that there before in the 24 years I've been camping there.
I took a video of the channel between Upper Saranac and Fish Creek Ponds with the new GoPro Hero 7 White.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l79QxZyE1Rs
The channel was much shallower than I remember, and there were fresh trees down and submerged logs. There were times when I wished I was in a canoe or kayak, that's for sure.
In the campground, heading past the boat launch, there were booms in the water. I guess the DEC's attempt at containing aquatic invasive species. There was lots of muck along the shorelines of the sites by the boat ramp as well - I never saw that there before in the 24 years I've been camping there.
Some real nice folks in this week's ranger report :)
This is crazy... some people are just scum. (And another reason we need more rangers on patrol.)
Town of Hardenburgh
Ulster County
Larceny Investigation: On August 13, Forest Ranger Robert Stratton received a call from DEC Central Dispatch about a possible larceny at Alder Lake within Balsam Lake Wild Forest. A camper's table, chairs, firewood, and food were stolen during the previous two days when he left his campsite to tend to family business. When the camper returned, he went to a neighboring campsite to ask if they saw anyone take his things. While speaking to the people at the adjacent campsite, he saw his table and chairs, and when questioned, the campers told him they were borrowing them. He then hiked to cell phone coverage and called 911 to report the incident. At roughly 9 p.m., Forest Ranger Stratton and New York State Police arrived on scene. One of the campers denied taking any material from the complainant's campsite in the initial interview, but upon further investigation, it was determined that the individual had taken firewood, food, and the table and chairs from the complainant. Forest Ranger Stratton then issued the camper a ticket and evicted him from the campsite.
Sullivan County
Campsite Inspections: On August 18, Forest Ranger Richard Franke was patrolling and conducting inspections of occupied campsites at Hickok Brook Multiple Use Area when he observed several violations at the Hickok Brook waterfront campsite. The campsite had trash discarded in the fire ring, an axe in a tree, and fresh trees/saplings were cut down along the water's edge. Forest Ranger Franke also observed three milk jugs floating in the water which the subjects were using to catch snapping turtles by attaching leaders and hooks to the milk jugs with chicken as bait. Ranger Franke contacted DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Jason Smith and notified him of the violations for illegally pursuing protected wildlife. The subject was interviewed and ticketed after admitting to cutting down the trees. When the officers further investigated the subject, it was discovered he had an outstanding arrest warrant from Ulster County. The man was then placed into custody and transported to Greenfield Park Post Office where the officers turned him over to the Ulster County Sheriff's Department.
Town of Hardenburgh
Ulster County
Larceny Investigation: On August 13, Forest Ranger Robert Stratton received a call from DEC Central Dispatch about a possible larceny at Alder Lake within Balsam Lake Wild Forest. A camper's table, chairs, firewood, and food were stolen during the previous two days when he left his campsite to tend to family business. When the camper returned, he went to a neighboring campsite to ask if they saw anyone take his things. While speaking to the people at the adjacent campsite, he saw his table and chairs, and when questioned, the campers told him they were borrowing them. He then hiked to cell phone coverage and called 911 to report the incident. At roughly 9 p.m., Forest Ranger Stratton and New York State Police arrived on scene. One of the campers denied taking any material from the complainant's campsite in the initial interview, but upon further investigation, it was determined that the individual had taken firewood, food, and the table and chairs from the complainant. Forest Ranger Stratton then issued the camper a ticket and evicted him from the campsite.
Sullivan County
Campsite Inspections: On August 18, Forest Ranger Richard Franke was patrolling and conducting inspections of occupied campsites at Hickok Brook Multiple Use Area when he observed several violations at the Hickok Brook waterfront campsite. The campsite had trash discarded in the fire ring, an axe in a tree, and fresh trees/saplings were cut down along the water's edge. Forest Ranger Franke also observed three milk jugs floating in the water which the subjects were using to catch snapping turtles by attaching leaders and hooks to the milk jugs with chicken as bait. Ranger Franke contacted DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Jason Smith and notified him of the violations for illegally pursuing protected wildlife. The subject was interviewed and ticketed after admitting to cutting down the trees. When the officers further investigated the subject, it was discovered he had an outstanding arrest warrant from Ulster County. The man was then placed into custody and transported to Greenfield Park Post Office where the officers turned him over to the Ulster County Sheriff's Department.
lundi 19 août 2019
Grace Peak from 73
My plan now that I have decided to not take on any bears at Colden by myself is to backpack the approximate 3 1/2 miles to the camp site on the herd path from 73 towards Grace. I hope to be able to ascend the slide and get in a few of the mountains up there. Already have done Dix and will most likely leave Macomb for another day. With that in mind, is there anything any of you think I need to be especially aware of? I know crossing the Bouquet can be tricky (it got me twice), but anything that might help me would be greatly appreciated. At 68 I really don't need to find out the hard way if possible!!! In addition, I will have at least one of my dogs with me. She has done multiple peaks, including down/up Saddleback and Basin, Gothics, Whiteface from the landing, etc. Is there a reason (of course there is a reason, but I don't know it) that very few climb from this location and prefer instead to ascend the rocky Macomb slide instead?
dimanche 18 août 2019
Wild Ideas Bear Canister: Expedition Size
Purchased for $349 and asking $250 + Shipping.
The Bearikade Expedition MKII is the choice for longer trips or larger groups. It can supply a group of 3 for 3 days. If used as a personal unit, it can supply you for up to 12 days.
Specifications:
Weighs just over 36 ounces
9″ diameter base by 14.5″ length
900 cubic inch volume
Bearikade Expedition
The Bearikade Expedition MKII is the choice for longer trips or larger groups. It can supply a group of 3 for 3 days. If used as a personal unit, it can supply you for up to 12 days.
Specifications:
Weighs just over 36 ounces
9″ diameter base by 14.5″ length
900 cubic inch volume
Bearikade Expedition
samedi 17 août 2019
Potash Mtn. - Lake Luzerne - 8/16/19
We hiked the new trail up Potash Mtn. in Lake Luzerne starting from the parking lot on Potash Rd. There are no trail signs at the parking area to indicate that it is the trailhead for Potash Mtn. However, the trail is well defined all the way to the summit and it is accurately mapped in OpenStreetMap. There are trail markers for the first part of the trail on the Harris Nature Preserve property, but there are no trail markers once the trail leaves the preserve. We had no problems following the trail. There is extensive rock work/steps on the trail; the trail work is very nice. It is quite steep near the top, but no scrambling is required. The summit area is state land and there is an extensive set of cliffs along the southern and western side of the summit with great views. The round trip was approximately 3.5 miles with a total ascent of 1000 ft. Looking forward to hiking this trail during the fall colors.
Getting into Hunting- Good book suggestions?
So I just recently got my hunter safety course completed and plan on starting hunting for white tails this season in the SW ADK area- I needed something to hold me over between trout seasons.
Unfortunately no one in my family is an active hunter, at least not in the ADK so I was wondering if there are any good introductory books to get started with. Ideally I’d like to do some tracking so I’ll probably pick up Benoit’s book but the reality is that I’ll probably end up doing more still hunting since my time is limited and can’t just head out into the woods whenever we get a dusting of snow. Any good, general books that you guys would recommend?
Of course I’m open to any advice you guys have as well.
I’m 35 and no stranger to the backcountry, just never got around to getting my hunting license.
Thanks
Unfortunately no one in my family is an active hunter, at least not in the ADK so I was wondering if there are any good introductory books to get started with. Ideally I’d like to do some tracking so I’ll probably pick up Benoit’s book but the reality is that I’ll probably end up doing more still hunting since my time is limited and can’t just head out into the woods whenever we get a dusting of snow. Any good, general books that you guys would recommend?
Of course I’m open to any advice you guys have as well.
I’m 35 and no stranger to the backcountry, just never got around to getting my hunting license.
Thanks
Air/helicopter evacuation insurance
I'm trying to determine whether to get backcountry insurance in case I have an emergency and need to be air lifted to a hospital. Has anyone looked into available insurers?
There is travel insurance which some people get that cover a specific trip such as a trek to the basecamp of Everest. I'm concerned about getting air/helicopter evacuation insurance to cover times while hiking/backpacking in the Adirondacks.
I've heard of this type of insurance but can't find any insurers from which to get a quote. Any help with this would be appreciated.
There is travel insurance which some people get that cover a specific trip such as a trek to the basecamp of Everest. I'm concerned about getting air/helicopter evacuation insurance to cover times while hiking/backpacking in the Adirondacks.
I've heard of this type of insurance but can't find any insurers from which to get a quote. Any help with this would be appreciated.
vendredi 16 août 2019
Kaspersky to open first Transparency Center in APAC
In line with its drive towards building trust in the cybersecurity industry, Kaspersky today announces the opening of its first Transparency Center in Asia Pacific, in partnership with CyberSecurity Malaysia – Malaysia’s national cybersecurity specialist agency. The company’s third code review facility will be located in Cyberjaya, alongside key cyber-related government agencies and companies in the country.
Like its counterparts in Zurich and Madrid, the Transparency Center in Malaysia will serve as a trusted facility for the company’s partners and government stakeholders to come and check the source code of Kaspersky’s solutions. The new center will also function as a briefing center where guests will be able to learn more about Kaspersky’s engineering and data processing practices.
Government regulators and enterprise clients of Kaspersky can request to review the company’s solutions and services including threat analysis, secure review, and the application security testing process. They can also review the source code of Kaspersky’s flagship consumer and enterprise solutions – Kaspersky Internet Security (KIS); Kaspersky Endpoint Security (KES), and Kaspersky Security Center (KSC), which is a console for the company’s business products.
As well as these, stakeholders can also review all versions of Kaspersky’s builds and AV-database updates as well the information the company processes such as data feeds from Kaspersky products that are sent to the cloud-based Kaspersky Security Network (KSN). Access to the Transparency Center is available upon request. More information on how Kaspersky Transparency Centers work is available on the website.
Commenting on the opening, Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of Kaspersky, said: “It’s great to be here in Kuala Lumpur – in the heart of the Asia-Pacific region – to announce the opening of our third Transparency Center. Here we intend to show customers and government stakeholders that our products are 100% trustworthy and ensure the highest level of cybersecurity protection. The launch also proves that the activities we planned under our pioneering Global Transparency Initiative remain on track.”
“We are excited to unlock the doors of this digital hub to let users experience the services and capabilities of Kaspersky’s cybersecurity technology here in our region. As a paradigm shift for the cybersecurity industry, this facility - the first in the region - will be located in Cyberjaya, all thanks to the kind cooperation of CyberSecurity Malaysia. We are grateful for their trust and commitment towards us as this third-party validation proves that private companies and public agencies can team-up to better protect users from cybercrime,” comments Stephan Neumeier, Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Kaspersky.
The new center is being opened as part of the company’s Global Transparency Initiative – a brainchild of Kaspersky which aims to address the growing demand from partners and government stakeholders for more information on how its products and technologies work. The center will open for its first visitors early next year.
Meanwhile Dato’ Ts. Dr. Amirudin Abdul Wahab, CEO of CyberSecurity Malaysia said, “As the threat landscape continues to evolve in Malaysia and in the region, we believe that it is crucial for private companies such as Kaspersky and government agencies to build trust and mutual cooperation. Kaspersky’s willingness to open their doors and data processes further shows that they have nothing to hide. As a third-party entity, we also share their insights and concerns to make the cybersecurity industry better. We really hope that our partnership will be an example for more governments and private entities in exercising fairness and transparency for the benefit of our citizens and the cybersecurity industry.”
Since the company’s announcement in October 2017, Kaspersky’s Global Transparency Initiative has been demonstrating good progress. In particular, the company:
• Started relocating customer data storage and processing infrastructure for European users from Russia to Zurich, Switzerland, to be completed by the end of 2019.
• Opened two Transparency Centers in Europe – in Zurich (November 2018) and Madrid (June 2019). The Spanish Center also serves as a briefing center for key company stakeholders.
• Successfully completed the Service Organization Control for Service Organizations (SOC 2) Type 1 audit. The final report, issued by one of the Big Four accounting firms, confirms that the development and release of Kaspersky’s threat detection rules databases (AV databases) are protected from unauthorized changes by strong security controls. To learn more and to request the Kaspersky SOC 2 Type 1 Report, please visit the website.
• Has been developing its Bug Bounty program. Since the announcement of the program’s extension, the company resolved 66 bugs reported by security researchers and awarded almost $45,000 in bounty rewards. The company also supports the Disclose.io framework which provides Safe Harbor for vulnerability researchers concerned about potential negative legal consequences of their discoveries.
Learn more about Kaspersky transparency principles and the Global Transparency Initiative here: www.kaspersky.com/about/transparency
Like its counterparts in Zurich and Madrid, the Transparency Center in Malaysia will serve as a trusted facility for the company’s partners and government stakeholders to come and check the source code of Kaspersky’s solutions. The new center will also function as a briefing center where guests will be able to learn more about Kaspersky’s engineering and data processing practices.
Government regulators and enterprise clients of Kaspersky can request to review the company’s solutions and services including threat analysis, secure review, and the application security testing process. They can also review the source code of Kaspersky’s flagship consumer and enterprise solutions – Kaspersky Internet Security (KIS); Kaspersky Endpoint Security (KES), and Kaspersky Security Center (KSC), which is a console for the company’s business products.
As well as these, stakeholders can also review all versions of Kaspersky’s builds and AV-database updates as well the information the company processes such as data feeds from Kaspersky products that are sent to the cloud-based Kaspersky Security Network (KSN). Access to the Transparency Center is available upon request. More information on how Kaspersky Transparency Centers work is available on the website.
Commenting on the opening, Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of Kaspersky, said: “It’s great to be here in Kuala Lumpur – in the heart of the Asia-Pacific region – to announce the opening of our third Transparency Center. Here we intend to show customers and government stakeholders that our products are 100% trustworthy and ensure the highest level of cybersecurity protection. The launch also proves that the activities we planned under our pioneering Global Transparency Initiative remain on track.”
“We are excited to unlock the doors of this digital hub to let users experience the services and capabilities of Kaspersky’s cybersecurity technology here in our region. As a paradigm shift for the cybersecurity industry, this facility - the first in the region - will be located in Cyberjaya, all thanks to the kind cooperation of CyberSecurity Malaysia. We are grateful for their trust and commitment towards us as this third-party validation proves that private companies and public agencies can team-up to better protect users from cybercrime,” comments Stephan Neumeier, Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Kaspersky.
The new center is being opened as part of the company’s Global Transparency Initiative – a brainchild of Kaspersky which aims to address the growing demand from partners and government stakeholders for more information on how its products and technologies work. The center will open for its first visitors early next year.
Meanwhile Dato’ Ts. Dr. Amirudin Abdul Wahab, CEO of CyberSecurity Malaysia said, “As the threat landscape continues to evolve in Malaysia and in the region, we believe that it is crucial for private companies such as Kaspersky and government agencies to build trust and mutual cooperation. Kaspersky’s willingness to open their doors and data processes further shows that they have nothing to hide. As a third-party entity, we also share their insights and concerns to make the cybersecurity industry better. We really hope that our partnership will be an example for more governments and private entities in exercising fairness and transparency for the benefit of our citizens and the cybersecurity industry.”
Since the company’s announcement in October 2017, Kaspersky’s Global Transparency Initiative has been demonstrating good progress. In particular, the company:
• Started relocating customer data storage and processing infrastructure for European users from Russia to Zurich, Switzerland, to be completed by the end of 2019.
• Opened two Transparency Centers in Europe – in Zurich (November 2018) and Madrid (June 2019). The Spanish Center also serves as a briefing center for key company stakeholders.
• Successfully completed the Service Organization Control for Service Organizations (SOC 2) Type 1 audit. The final report, issued by one of the Big Four accounting firms, confirms that the development and release of Kaspersky’s threat detection rules databases (AV databases) are protected from unauthorized changes by strong security controls. To learn more and to request the Kaspersky SOC 2 Type 1 Report, please visit the website.
• Has been developing its Bug Bounty program. Since the announcement of the program’s extension, the company resolved 66 bugs reported by security researchers and awarded almost $45,000 in bounty rewards. The company also supports the Disclose.io framework which provides Safe Harbor for vulnerability researchers concerned about potential negative legal consequences of their discoveries.
Learn more about Kaspersky transparency principles and the Global Transparency Initiative here: www.kaspersky.com/about/transparency
jeudi 15 août 2019
Putnam pond/pharaoh lake loop?
So I'm looking around on adirondackatlas.org maps, and I have a dumb question. I see a lot of "green" lines for trails that just end, and the map shows a dotted white line from that point. Is that just a mapping screen drawing glitch, or does that indicate something like "this trail used to go here but now it's impassable?" I want to do a loop in that area over the course of 4 days or so. Any suggestions? I'm not sure of the terrain in that area other than what I can tell from the topo, since I've never been there. Lots of ups and downs? I'm looking for something similar to the west canada lakes loop. I was looking at putnam to clear to rock to bear and back, but not sure if that's too short or too long for 4 days. We took three good days to do the west canada lake loop, so we aren't speed hikers by any means.
mercredi 14 août 2019
Four River Stewards
I was reading through the DEC Draft Unit plan and I came across timeline for Hudson River Speical Management Area in Lake Luzerne. It mentions that Warren County Parks and Adirondack Mountain Club created Four River Stewards in 1992 to keep eye on Hudson River Speical Management Area.
I was wondering if anyone has information about them or any pictures. I like to learn more about what they did in HRSMA and stories of what the Hudson River Speical management Area was like back in the day.
Thanks,
James
I was wondering if anyone has information about them or any pictures. I like to learn more about what they did in HRSMA and stories of what the Hudson River Speical management Area was like back in the day.
Thanks,
James
Colden Lake and bears
Coming up week of Sept 15th for a four nighter at Colden Lake. I will be bringing my two dogs with me. I haven't been reading much about bears this year, but wondered how the bear situation around Colden has been this summer.
Loyalsock Backpacking Trail Medley
https://endlessmountains.wordpress.c...-trail-medley/
A backpack trip on a medley of trails in the Loyalsock featuring the diverse scenery of the area, including waterfalls, vistas, gorges, and rock formations. Great trip.
A backpack trip on a medley of trails in the Loyalsock featuring the diverse scenery of the area, including waterfalls, vistas, gorges, and rock formations. Great trip.
mardi 13 août 2019
Horseshoe lake?
what's it like to camp there? I always just drive by on my way to Lows lake. Thought it might make an easy car camp spot. Are motorboats allowed there?
lundi 12 août 2019
Planting Trees and picking up litter at Hudson River Special Management Area
It's been a while since I post my clean up efforts in Hudson River Special Management Area.
I went to the Hudson River Special Management Area over the weekend to pick up litter in the parking lots and alongside the road and on Saturday my nonprofit volunteers and I planted trees.
https://i1146.photobucket.com/albums...psluhe4zaw.jpg
I went to the Hudson River Special Management Area over the weekend to pick up litter in the parking lots and alongside the road and on Saturday my nonprofit volunteers and I planted trees.
https://i1146.photobucket.com/albums...psluhe4zaw.jpg
Thuc hien phan tich sinh trac van tay vao thoi diem nao
Thực hiện phân tích sinh trắc vân tay vào thời điểm nào
Hiện nay, sinh trắc vân tay đang được sử dụng một cách phổ biến và có hiệu quả trong giáo dục. Nhiều bố mẹ đã tìm đến công nghệ này với mong muốn khám phá năng lực bẩm sinh của con.
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Giá trị nhận được từ sinh trắc vân tay:
Với trẻ em, học sinh, sinh viên:
– Đánh giá bản thân qua 9 chỉ số thông minh IQ (http://sinhtracvantay.over-blog.com/iq-la-gi-chi-so-iq-co-y-nghia-la-gi.html), EQ, AQ, SQ, CQ, BQ, JQ, EntQ, MQ
– Khoa học này giúp xác định phương pháp học tập dễ tiếp thu nhất đối với mỗi trẻ
– Xác định tiềm năng nổi bật thông qua 9 loại hình trí thông minh
– Giúp phụ huynh hiểu rõ tính cách, suy nghĩ con trẻ từ đó tạo sự tự tin và tự lập
Với gia đình
– Góp phân cải thiện các quan điểm bất đồng giữa các thành viên
– Giúp các thành viên trong gia đình thấu hiểu lẫn nhau để xây dựng hạnh phúc
– Giúp cha mẹ thấu hiểu được con cái, nắm được điểm mạnh, điểm yếu của con để định hướng cho bé ngay từ khi còn nhỏ.
Với doanh nghiệp
– Phát huy đúng khả năng, sở trường của nhân viên, đào tạo nhà lãnh đạo
– Giúp tư vấn đào tạo và phát triển nhân sự
– Sàng lọc các ứng viên tuyển dụng tốt nhất cho doanh nghiệp
Khoa học này được bố mẹ áp dụng để định hướng tài năng cho con
Sinh trắc vân tay là công cụ giúp chúng tay có thể dễ dàng hơn trong việc tìm kiếm tiềm năng não bộ, những điểm mạnh và các chỉ số thông minh để định hướng tương lai sau này. Dịch vụ sinh trắc vân tay giúp cho các bậc làm cha làm mẹ thấu hiểu con cái mình một cách sâu sắc từ tính cách, tiềm năng não bộ và định hướng nghề nghiệp phù hợp với với thiên hướng bẩm sinh.
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Hiện nay, sinh trắc vân tay đang được sử dụng một cách phổ biến và có hiệu quả trong giáo dục. Nhiều bố mẹ đã tìm đến công nghệ này với mong muốn khám phá năng lực bẩm sinh của con.
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Gần đây, nhiều phụ huynh truyền tai nhau về việc đưa con đi làm sinh trắc vân tay cho con để dễ dàng khám phá tính cách và tài năng bẩm sinh của con, từ đó có cách định hướng giáo dục. Bên cạnh đó, qua tính cách của con và ba mẹ để có cách tương tác với trẻ hiệu quả hơn.
Sinh trắc vân tay không phải một khái niệm mới, khi nó bắt đầu phát triển từ năm 1926. Thuật ngữ này đã được tạo ra bởi tiến sĩ Harold Cummins, ông chính là người đã tìm ra các chủng vân tay và cũng từ đó tìm ra các mối liên hệ di truyền từ các dấu vân tay.
Đối với mỗi độ tuổi, việc phân tích vân tay mang lại những giá trị khác nhau. Chính vì thế ở bất cứ độ tuổi nào bạn cũng có thể áp dụng phương pháp sinh trắc dấu vân tay này. Tuy nhiên độ tuổi nên làm sinh trắc vân tay cho trẻ em là giai đoạn các bé từ 1 – 6 tuổi. Giai đoạn này chính là giai đoạn vàng cho sự phát triển não bộ, do đó việc phân tích vân tay sớm sẽ giúp các phụ huynh hiểu rõ hơn về khả năng của bé để hướng phương pháp giáo dục thích hợp.
Sinh trắc vân tay là công cụ khám phà tài năng
Giá trị nhận được từ sinh trắc vân tay:
Với trẻ em, học sinh, sinh viên:
– Đánh giá bản thân qua 9 chỉ số thông minh IQ (http://sinhtracvantay.over-blog.com/iq-la-gi-chi-so-iq-co-y-nghia-la-gi.html), EQ, AQ, SQ, CQ, BQ, JQ, EntQ, MQ
– Khoa học này giúp xác định phương pháp học tập dễ tiếp thu nhất đối với mỗi trẻ
– Xác định tiềm năng nổi bật thông qua 9 loại hình trí thông minh
– Giúp phụ huynh hiểu rõ tính cách, suy nghĩ con trẻ từ đó tạo sự tự tin và tự lập
Với gia đình
– Góp phân cải thiện các quan điểm bất đồng giữa các thành viên
– Giúp các thành viên trong gia đình thấu hiểu lẫn nhau để xây dựng hạnh phúc
– Giúp cha mẹ thấu hiểu được con cái, nắm được điểm mạnh, điểm yếu của con để định hướng cho bé ngay từ khi còn nhỏ.
Với doanh nghiệp
– Phát huy đúng khả năng, sở trường của nhân viên, đào tạo nhà lãnh đạo
– Giúp tư vấn đào tạo và phát triển nhân sự
– Sàng lọc các ứng viên tuyển dụng tốt nhất cho doanh nghiệp
Khoa học này được bố mẹ áp dụng để định hướng tài năng cho con
Sinh trắc vân tay là công cụ giúp chúng tay có thể dễ dàng hơn trong việc tìm kiếm tiềm năng não bộ, những điểm mạnh và các chỉ số thông minh để định hướng tương lai sau này. Dịch vụ sinh trắc vân tay giúp cho các bậc làm cha làm mẹ thấu hiểu con cái mình một cách sâu sắc từ tính cách, tiềm năng não bộ và định hướng nghề nghiệp phù hợp với với thiên hướng bẩm sinh.
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dimanche 11 août 2019
Good Times in Hoel Pond
Tried to paddle Saturday around Hoel Pond this weekend, but spent most of the day in camp dealing with weather like thishttps://vimeo.com/353266409
Long pond vs st regis for camping base
Looking for opinions on Long vs St Regis. Spent weekend at St Regis with family last August on the island site, it was beautiful. Trying to decide if we repeat or try something new? Any opinion on either... is the water the same, better campsites etc? Thanks in advance.
Catch and release
This could become an interesting thread:
Why catch-and-release is killing, not conserving, Maine fisheries - Portland Press Herald
https://www.pressherald.com/?p=3165355
Why catch-and-release is killing, not conserving, Maine fisheries - Portland Press Herald
https://www.pressherald.com/?p=3165355
samedi 10 août 2019
Quick little Pharaoh detour
I'm not very diligent in posting my trip reports so here's to change. There are a couple of campsites off the South trail to Pharaoh Lake. I've been wanting to try the one by Pharaoh Brook for quite some time. Those familiar with the area will recognize it immediately. I was hoping to see some wildlife on the marsh and to test some new gear.
The campsite is very nice with wide open space and many fine trees to hang a hammock. It also has a privy. I was hoping to sleep under the stars but the old Adirondack micro weather had other plans. It rained most of the night but the Etowah tarp I use provided plenty of protection.
Pharaoh Lake was very crowded with a constant stream of people heading there all day. After sunset a nice young couple joined me after, I assume, they saw my fire. They were hiking in and got caught in the dark. We shared some nice conversation and they made their way to Pharaoh Lake the next morning along with their small dog.
I tested a new down blanket from Rumpl. I had hopes that it, along with an under quilt, would be sufficient in the warmer months. No such luck. The cooler temperatures along with the rain made for a cold night. Should have brought the sleeping bag.
I did see the resident beaver and two whitetail deer. Sorry no pics. I was surprised that I didn't hear any owls but maybe the rain kept them quietly hunkered down.
It was a good, quick trip to decompress and enjoy the forest. Rain was a threat all morning in the hills but as soon as I got to Brant Lake it was sunny and pleasant.
The campsite is very nice with wide open space and many fine trees to hang a hammock. It also has a privy. I was hoping to sleep under the stars but the old Adirondack micro weather had other plans. It rained most of the night but the Etowah tarp I use provided plenty of protection.
Pharaoh Lake was very crowded with a constant stream of people heading there all day. After sunset a nice young couple joined me after, I assume, they saw my fire. They were hiking in and got caught in the dark. We shared some nice conversation and they made their way to Pharaoh Lake the next morning along with their small dog.
I tested a new down blanket from Rumpl. I had hopes that it, along with an under quilt, would be sufficient in the warmer months. No such luck. The cooler temperatures along with the rain made for a cold night. Should have brought the sleeping bag.
I did see the resident beaver and two whitetail deer. Sorry no pics. I was surprised that I didn't hear any owls but maybe the rain kept them quietly hunkered down.
It was a good, quick trip to decompress and enjoy the forest. Rain was a threat all morning in the hills but as soon as I got to Brant Lake it was sunny and pleasant.
I Smell Conspiracy
Ok not really, but it does seem a little odd...
Anyone have any thoughts on this huge tree that is blocking the beach site at Crane Pond? I looks like it was cut with a chainsaw, but for the life of me I could not find any evidence of where it may have come from. I’ve been to Crane a million times in my life and don’t ever recall seeing this tree anywhere. It almost seems like it was done on purpose (maybe helicoptered in?) to deter people from using the site. Seems unlikely I know, but I remember chatting with the AFR a while back and he had mentioned that DEC was considering closing that site.
Anyone have any thoughts on this huge tree that is blocking the beach site at Crane Pond? I looks like it was cut with a chainsaw, but for the life of me I could not find any evidence of where it may have come from. I’ve been to Crane a million times in my life and don’t ever recall seeing this tree anywhere. It almost seems like it was done on purpose (maybe helicoptered in?) to deter people from using the site. Seems unlikely I know, but I remember chatting with the AFR a while back and he had mentioned that DEC was considering closing that site.
Tirrell Pond campsites?
Can anyone tell me if there are campsites other than the lean to's and the one campsite right next to the lean to?
I understand that bears like to visit one of the lean to's there and would also prefer to hang my hammock away from the main trail.
Thanks!
I understand that bears like to visit one of the lean to's there and would also prefer to hang my hammock away from the main trail.
Thanks!
vendredi 9 août 2019
Best camp site in st regis canoe area?
Headed in a couple weeks for two nights. We had stayed on the island in st regis pond last year. Considering long pond or elsewhere, but wasn’t certain we should change... as last year was awesome. Thanks in advance for guidance/opinions on best locations to visit/camp?
Lost: NRS life vest
Lost an orange NRS life vest, I believe it may have been left behind at Lake Durant boat launch on Sunday 7/28. Thanks in advance to anyone here who might be able to help me get it back.
jeudi 8 août 2019
Woodbourne Forest
https://endlessmountains.wordpress.c...life-preserve/
A preserve owned by the Nature Conservancy with old growth forests, meadows, streams, old rock walls, beaver dam, and a diverse wetland with a viewing platform. There are seven miles of trails.
A preserve owned by the Nature Conservancy with old growth forests, meadows, streams, old rock walls, beaver dam, and a diverse wetland with a viewing platform. There are seven miles of trails.
County line flow and Fishing Brook
Hi all, hope this isn’t a repeat question I didn’t see anything searching but the search doesn’t seem to turn up results no matter what I enter so clearly I’m doing something wrong.
I was wondering about the feasibility of paddling the length of fishing brook- starting where there’s a pond and it crosses 28N, then going downstream all the way to county line flow and taking out at the new state launch there. DEC website only says it’s not advisable to paddle upstream from the Pickwickett rd location in low water..
I don’t mind navigating a few beaver fans and low scratchy spots, but don’t want anything too crazy. I’m also not sure how much current there is on the creek..?
Any info appreciated!
I was wondering about the feasibility of paddling the length of fishing brook- starting where there’s a pond and it crosses 28N, then going downstream all the way to county line flow and taking out at the new state launch there. DEC website only says it’s not advisable to paddle upstream from the Pickwickett rd location in low water..
I don’t mind navigating a few beaver fans and low scratchy spots, but don’t want anything too crazy. I’m also not sure how much current there is on the creek..?
Any info appreciated!
mardi 6 août 2019
Any primitive/public camp sites around Elk Lake?
Planning on doing the Dix loop with a base camp at one of the tent/lean-to areas along the trail that goes north from the south tip of Elk Lake. On the hike out i'd like to see if there's any places along Elk Lake to pitch a tent. I'll have a kayak with me on the car at the trail head, so water transport is fine. Can you camp on any of those little islands in the lake? Or is this all private property?
thanks!
josh
thanks!
josh
lundi 5 août 2019
Help in choosing a mid to high end strong / comfortable heavy load hauling backpack.
I'm thinking about replacing my (I think) made in Mexico Dana Designs Astral Plane or Terraplane (forget which) for what will probably be my last comfortable heavy load hauling backpack (I'm going to be 52). So I want to get it right.
I was a little bummed out to learn that I did not get a made in Bozeman Dana Designs pack when I bought it used from a friend about 10 years ago. It has held up alright but I feel like getting something modern and new.
I'd rather not spend $1000 if I don't really have to, if I can get something pretty great without having to do so.
I was excited to learn that Dana Gleason was making backpacks in Bozeman again a few years ago - Mystery Ranch - BUT I did not act fast enough and they outsourced to Asia again!
I spoke to someone at Mystery Ranch and he said that he would not worry about it - that current (modern) Asian made Mystery Ranch backpacks could very well be better than Bozeman made Dana Design packs of 25 years ago with the advances in materials and technology...
Would you guys agree with that?
And what other backpacks should I be looking at that will be super strong and comfortable if I still decide to carry knucklehead level weight for a week give or take?
Thanks!
I was a little bummed out to learn that I did not get a made in Bozeman Dana Designs pack when I bought it used from a friend about 10 years ago. It has held up alright but I feel like getting something modern and new.
I'd rather not spend $1000 if I don't really have to, if I can get something pretty great without having to do so.
I was excited to learn that Dana Gleason was making backpacks in Bozeman again a few years ago - Mystery Ranch - BUT I did not act fast enough and they outsourced to Asia again!
I spoke to someone at Mystery Ranch and he said that he would not worry about it - that current (modern) Asian made Mystery Ranch backpacks could very well be better than Bozeman made Dana Design packs of 25 years ago with the advances in materials and technology...
Would you guys agree with that?
And what other backpacks should I be looking at that will be super strong and comfortable if I still decide to carry knucklehead level weight for a week give or take?
Thanks!
dimanche 4 août 2019
Algonquin Provincial Park paddle trip
I finally got to Algonquin Park in Ontario, and had a great 7-day loop trip. It started at the Magnetawan access point, went up to the Tim River, down it to Shippagew Lake, Big Trout Lake, & White Trout Lake/Grassy Bay, over to McIntosh Lake, then to Misty Lake, Little Misty Lake, part of the Petawawa River, and back through Daisy Lake to Magnetawan. It's a wonderful area. The middle section from Grassy Bay to McIntosh and Misty had more traffic & people, but it's all so big that there's plenty of room. Loons everywhere, including in a large group on Misty (I've never seen a "flock" of loons before; usually just see them in ones or twos). Only one moose sighting, but it was spectacular: a large bull grazing on water plants in a narrow bit of the Tim River. Held me up for almost 45 minutes, but it was worth it. 20 carries, 15 lakes, and three stretches of river. Here are some photos:
https://rickhart.smugmug.com/Tim-Riv...xF2K/i-sN7n23f
(If you click on the little triangle above the first photo, you should get a larger-screen slideshow)
https://rickhart.smugmug.com/Tim-Riv...xF2K/i-sN7n23f
(If you click on the little triangle above the first photo, you should get a larger-screen slideshow)
Santanoni Range 8/3
After hiking the Dix range in a day 3 weeks ago, I vowed to do an easier hike next. Well, that did not pan out since I jumped on the occasion to do the Santanoni range in dry conditions.
Got off to an early start at 4:45am with my headlamp and immediately walked past the trail register without seeing and kept thinking it might be a bit further. I find there isn’t a lot of consistency in their location: most of the time they are next to the trailhead, but often they are 100’ or so into the trail, sometimes they are in the parking and sometimes there isn’t any. Anyway, I had my InReach Mini to broadcast my position.
I walked on a brisk pace and was at the Bradley pond junction after less than 2 hours. Weather was on the cool side and sunny, no bugs – perfect for hiking. From here, you follow the sign for “Times Square”.
Trail up Panther was very pleasant, with some views and nothing very strenuous or difficult. At 8:30 I was at “Herald Square” pictured below (notice the trees that have H.S., C and P carved in them for directions):
Panther is only 15 minutes from there and it’s a great summit, with a medium-sized open rock area even though the highest point has trees. There is a brand-new sign – thanks to whoever is responsible. Views of Santanoni and Couchsachraga:
From this vantage point, Couchsachraga doesn’t look very high compared to the other high peaks in the area. It’s actually lower than Lyon Mountain, but is still a member of the 46 club and so "Couchie" would be my next destination. A quick descent back to Herald Square and then off to Times Square 5 minutes later – in case you’re expecting something different, this is the Adirondack version of Times Square:
Now Couchie might be the smallest of the high peaks but getting to it is no joke. Its summit lies 8.5mi from the closest road and you need to climb most of Panther, or all of Santanoni, before getting there. Although, there is only about 350’ of elevation to climb from the col between mountains, you lose 800’ of elevation from Times Square which you’ll need to climb on the way back. There are also 2 false summits and some blowdown for good measure. And then there is the famous bog. This is what it looks like when it’s relatively dry:
Make no mistake, even under these conditions, the mud is quite deep – my poles did not reach the bottom. But I went down the middle and kept my balance on the logs.
All in all, I enjoyed getting to Couchie, but getting back up to Times Square was a brute and once there I sat on the log to recuperate. Moving on to Santanoni is easier – pretty much the typical hike between mountains as experienced in other Adirondack ranges.
I must say I did not care at all for the Santanoni express trail going down. It is very rocky and my feet were aching after only a 1/3 of it. That said, there is only one difficult section shown here. You can avoid it by keeping left on the trail going down (it is still steep, but nothing like this):
I saw a man slide down it so I guess it’s doable. After that you need to keep right, which had me confused for all of 5 seconds. Getting down to the marshy area close to the Bradley trail was a mercy. The path here was a little confusing as people found different alternatives to cross the wetter part. And then there is the crossing of the Skylight brook which offers visual and liquid respite:
The 3.7mi to the car on tired legs and worse feet was loooong and I was going sloooowly. Getting to the old road did not help, quite the contrary, as it goes up and the gravel is hard on the feet. Deer flies saw me as an easy victim and would harass me until I got in my car but did not seem to bother any of the other hikers that blew past at twice my speed. Total round trip took me 13.25 hours.
Got off to an early start at 4:45am with my headlamp and immediately walked past the trail register without seeing and kept thinking it might be a bit further. I find there isn’t a lot of consistency in their location: most of the time they are next to the trailhead, but often they are 100’ or so into the trail, sometimes they are in the parking and sometimes there isn’t any. Anyway, I had my InReach Mini to broadcast my position.
I walked on a brisk pace and was at the Bradley pond junction after less than 2 hours. Weather was on the cool side and sunny, no bugs – perfect for hiking. From here, you follow the sign for “Times Square”.
Trail up Panther was very pleasant, with some views and nothing very strenuous or difficult. At 8:30 I was at “Herald Square” pictured below (notice the trees that have H.S., C and P carved in them for directions):
Panther is only 15 minutes from there and it’s a great summit, with a medium-sized open rock area even though the highest point has trees. There is a brand-new sign – thanks to whoever is responsible. Views of Santanoni and Couchsachraga:
From this vantage point, Couchsachraga doesn’t look very high compared to the other high peaks in the area. It’s actually lower than Lyon Mountain, but is still a member of the 46 club and so "Couchie" would be my next destination. A quick descent back to Herald Square and then off to Times Square 5 minutes later – in case you’re expecting something different, this is the Adirondack version of Times Square:
Now Couchie might be the smallest of the high peaks but getting to it is no joke. Its summit lies 8.5mi from the closest road and you need to climb most of Panther, or all of Santanoni, before getting there. Although, there is only about 350’ of elevation to climb from the col between mountains, you lose 800’ of elevation from Times Square which you’ll need to climb on the way back. There are also 2 false summits and some blowdown for good measure. And then there is the famous bog. This is what it looks like when it’s relatively dry:
Make no mistake, even under these conditions, the mud is quite deep – my poles did not reach the bottom. But I went down the middle and kept my balance on the logs.
All in all, I enjoyed getting to Couchie, but getting back up to Times Square was a brute and once there I sat on the log to recuperate. Moving on to Santanoni is easier – pretty much the typical hike between mountains as experienced in other Adirondack ranges.
I must say I did not care at all for the Santanoni express trail going down. It is very rocky and my feet were aching after only a 1/3 of it. That said, there is only one difficult section shown here. You can avoid it by keeping left on the trail going down (it is still steep, but nothing like this):
I saw a man slide down it so I guess it’s doable. After that you need to keep right, which had me confused for all of 5 seconds. Getting down to the marshy area close to the Bradley trail was a mercy. The path here was a little confusing as people found different alternatives to cross the wetter part. And then there is the crossing of the Skylight brook which offers visual and liquid respite:
The 3.7mi to the car on tired legs and worse feet was loooong and I was going sloooowly. Getting to the old road did not help, quite the contrary, as it goes up and the gravel is hard on the feet. Deer flies saw me as an easy victim and would harass me until I got in my car but did not seem to bother any of the other hikers that blew past at twice my speed. Total round trip took me 13.25 hours.
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