Algonquin and Wright

After some pretty wild afternoon thunderstorms the day before this day was a perfect blue sky summer day. They had predicted 85 in Burlington. It wasn't hot in the ADKs until the very end of the day. Probably 60 at the top of the mountains and very little wind so perfect for hanging out.

Went with Jill and John to the ADK Loj. Then up Algonquin and then to Wright on the way back. It was very dry in the ADKs. We went by a number of streams and what are usually waterfalls that were barely moving. The tops of the mountains were clear and you could see to Mansfield and Camels Hump in VT. Algonquin had great views of half of the ADK 46ers. Colden and Mt Marcy are close by. Very nice day and John even managed to take a nap on the top of Algonquin. There is a plane crash on Wright from 1962 that is close to the top.

Wright seen from Algonquin

Marcy and Colden

Top of Algonquin

Plane parts

Algonquin seen from Wright

Giant and Rocky Peak 7/20/16

A nice somewhat cooler summer day. 60 at elevation. Nice temperature to hang out at the summits for a while. I went up Giant first and then to Rocky Peak and then back to Giant. The Y to go to Rocky Peak is very close to the top of Giant. Great views of the Giant cliffs from Rocky Peak. Rocky Peak also has some good Lake Champlain views.

Giant is one of the better ADK hikes. Part of that is it is close to the road so no big hike in. Good views in many places on the way up. You can see a lot of the high peaks as you go up Giant. Dix, White Face, Marcy, Gothics, the Wolf Jaws, etc. There is also a nice pond on the way up.

This view is 15 minutes into the hike

Rocky from Giant

Looking at Giant from Rocky

Lake Champlain in the distance