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With participants coming from many distances and directions it was decided to meet at a diner. In this case, we chose the diner in Indian Lake at the intersections of Routes 30 and 28 for a 10am rendezvous. We ate a big breakfast and drove to the trail head. Tirrell Pond is reached by [...] Matt and Solo Pete had been trying to work out a two night winter camping trip to the high peaks area of the Adirondacks but due to little to no interest from the other winter campers the plan was revised. If not for the steadfast persistence and resolve of the aforementioned, beautiful and dramatic mountain [...] Our initial plan was to camp on the shores of Buckhorn Lake, also known as Fiddler’s Lake, which is located in the southern Adirondacks. It was a convenient meeting area for campers coming from Holland Patent, Barneveld, Sprakers, Carlisle and East Berne. Skip and I arrived 1st with the intent of scouting for a diner [...] Clara Chandler went on a guided winter camping trip with her significant other. They dig a snow cave and experience intimate moments sharing during their night together. Clara’s article, “Some moments define a couple, we found ours while snow camping“, appeared in the Squamish, B.C. Globe and Mail. Bartley Kives wrote of snowshoeing, winter biking [...] Peaked Mountain, (Latitude: N 43° 43′ 42.74″ Longitude: W 74° 08′ 58.70″) elevation 2919 feet, is a modest sized mountain located north-west of Thirteenth Lake. It is very steep sided which affords great views of the surrounding forest, lakes, and mountains, including the high peaks. The trailhead is at the parking lot for public [...] When taking off for a hike during the winter one always has decisions to make. Do I start off wearing extra clothes knowing that in 10 minutes I will have to stop and shed layers? Or do I start off with fewer clothes knowing that, once hiking, I will warm up comfortably. In either case [...] There were a “few” snowflakes in the air as we made a cook fire against this huge boulder. The meal that night was Brats – easy to prepare and no clean-up. The Sawvivor saw can be seen hanging from the tree. Two thumbs up for the Sawvivor! Below Mark, Len, Jason, Rob and [...] BackPackingLight offers podcasts on a variety of backpacking topics with an emphasis on traveling light. I found this podcast discussion on winter camping. You can hear the podcast here. They also have a companion article to the podcast which stresses key points which you can read here or here: Keeping warm without getting wet Eat, [...] Going through my WinterCampers.com archives I found these Limericks from our Murphy’ Lake Trip. There was a hiker from Carlisle Who hiked in 3.8 miles Until he came to a bog Through which he did slog But he did it with excellent style. Sparky skipped a date with his bride In giving his fellow hikers [...] |
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