Bushwhacking
Moose River Plains: 4 days of exploring (Day 1)
As you can imagine, four days in the Moose River Plains is only enough time to merely scratch the surface of the possible exploring that can be had there. But on this day I only had a brief amount of...
Mitchell Ponds Mountain-A true treat to the senses
Hiking in the Wilds of the Moose River Plains
Can a mountain be delicious? If so, I think Mitchell Ponds Mountain might be a gourmet treat. I mean who knew that this 2400' summit on the outskirts of...
A three peak spectacle in Speculator
After a day or so contemplating how I would spend my day off, I set my sights on three peaks between Speculator and Wells: Guideboard Hill, Speculator Mountain, and Cutknife Mountain. We had pretty...
Metcalf Mountain, an Indian Lake 3k’er
Metcalf Mountain
There is a small group of hiking enthusiasts out there whose goal is to climb all the Hamilton County 3000 foot mountains. This is a pretty decent accomplishment considering it's a ...
DIY Exploring—A Bushwhacking Overview
Adirondack Bushwhacking
I have been exploring the Adirondack backwoods for decades and much of that time has been spent off-trail, through the forest, thick and thin, bushwhacking. I took on the...
Macomber Mountain—A venture to a Hamilton County 3K’er
Macomber Mountain
I have a fascination with bushwhacking and exploring something new, and who knows, maybe even previously uncharted. My buddy Jim has been itching to do the 3000 foot peaks in...
Bluff Point Hill
A Raquette Lake Shoreline Adventure
Bluff Point Hill can be found on the northeast shore of Raquette Lake, right on the edge of the Sargent Ponds Wild Forest. It's one of those named peaks that might...
Death Falls, Estelle Pond and Estelle Mountain
Hiking in Hamilton County
Estelle Mountain lays a simple 1.1 miles off the main corridor heading to and from Raquette Lake, and with such close proximity I just had to head out into the wilderness to...
Buck Meadow Mountain
14Mar2015
Author:Spencer MorrisseyExploring a remote peak in the Siamese Pond Wilderness
Note: Please respect the rights of property owners and stay on the trail — there is no public access to Kings Flow at this time.
Buck Meadow...
Humphrey Mountain, a little of this and a little of that = a great day in the woods
Humphrey Mountain, a little of this and a little of that = a great day in the woods
My buddy Jim Hopson and I have been eyeballing this peak for quite some time. Every time we look at a map of the...
