Tag Archives: High Peaks

New Year’s Eve at Owl’s Head

My partner and I decided to plan a spontaneous trip to the Adirondacks to ring in the new year with some hiking and snowboarding. We found an affordable last-minute hotel room in Lake Placid (thanks to the Maple Leaf Inn, again!) and set out first thing in the morning on New Year’s Eve. Since we pre-purchasedContinue reading “New Year’s Eve at Owl’s Head”

Throwback Thursday: First Girls’ ADK Adventure Part II – Cascade & Porter Mountains

This is the thrilling follow up to last week’s Thowback Thursday post, First Girls’ ADK Adventure Part I – Giant Mountain. Part one left off after a grueling, cold and rainy hike up Giant Mountain. We were all freezing and soaked to the bone, so the idea of tent camping another night sounded absolutely awful to us. WeContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: First Girls’ ADK Adventure Part II – Cascade & Porter Mountains”

Fall & Winter In One Hike: Street & Nye Mountains

Today was a mild autumn day in Rochester, and as winter draws closer I can’t help but reflect on a wild weekend I had just last month, which provided the first taste of wintery weather this season. The girls planned another Adirondack adventure in an attempt to bag a couple more high peaks this fall.Continue reading “Fall & Winter In One Hike: Street & Nye Mountains”

Throwback Thursday: First Girls’ ADK Adventure Part I – Giant Mountain

For this edition of Throwback Thursday we’re taking it back to October 2014 for our first “Girls’ ADK Adventure Weekend”. You know what’s truly awesome? Having fantastic female friends who love trails, mountains and adventures as much as you do. I am lucky to have met some inspiring and fearless ladies in the past few yearsContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: First Girls’ ADK Adventure Part I – Giant Mountain”

Throwback Thursday: Algonquin Peak

For my first edition of “Throwback Thursday” I’d like to share an exciting first – my first Adirondack High Peak! For those who might be unfamiliar, the High Peaks are the 46 peaks in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate NY which were originally believed to be higher than 4,000 feet in elevation. My partner isContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Algonquin Peak”