Giant Mountain Giant Mountain, or “Giant of the Valley,” is the dominant peak presiding over the Keene Valley of New York State. This was our fourth hike of the Adirondack 46ers and an ambitious one, this trail is a 3,375 feet climb out of the valley. Consulting our map, we decided to approach this twelfth highest…
Every kid should have fun wacky childhood memories. One of mine is remembering mom’s first car. She was a single mom with two little kids doing her best, making ends meet. Mom entered a ballot at the local pharmacy and won a Skidoo, resourceful she quickly sold the snowmobile and used the proceeds from the sale to…
By now we’d done a bit of research on the internet about the High Peaks region. We had also bought a trails illustrated map from National Geographic and a guide-book; Adirondack Trails. High Peaks Region published by the Adirondack (ADK) Mountain Club. The trail numbers on the map correspond to the ADK’s guide. The book describes the trails…
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