Adirondack Trips 2007 |
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Winter and Summer |
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with Family & Adopted Family
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| January 2007 - Winter Escape to Mt Jo and Whiteface with Family | ||||
Woo-Hoo, Whiteface! |
Cascade in winter garb |
03 Jan: Mt Jo - Hydration Stop |
Spider-women on Mt. Jo |
Jo's Summit |
Portrait atop Jo |
View SE from Jo |
Lunch on Jo |
Lenticular cloud above Algonquin |
Zu on Jo |
Miss C strikes a pose |
Fun in the snow descending from Jo |
04 Jan: Ski & Snowboard day @ Whiteface |
Zu carves it |
Dave & Dave at top of Cloudsplitter |
Stopping midway |
Thank Goodness for snow-making! |
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| Summer 2007: High Peaks Escapades with Unca Bill, Spike, and Mike | ||||
| Esther Adventure | ||||
 Ready to head down the highway to find the trail for Mt. Esther |
 State trail goes along base of the road causeway |
 At the start of the Esther herd path |
 Log walkway in Esther col |
 1er and 11er on Esther summit |
 Lunch at summit |
 Hiking's not neat! |
 Goofing around on return from Esther |
 Celebrating along the trail |
 Mountain woman! |
 1er at top of state trail |
 11er (*hungry?) |
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| Phelps Mt. or bust! | ||||
 Morning at Marcy Dam |
 Snack stop at Marcy Dam |
 Phelps Brook |
 At Phelps jct. |
 On the way up Phelps |
 Almost at the top - the Great Range comes into view |
 Gothics appears above Tabletop |
 Handsome group at Phelps summit |
 Summits are dangerous places - watch where you step! |
 Cooling off in Phelps Bk on the way down |
| One "day off" from hiking to visit "Wet and Wild Wednesday" at the Olympic Jumping Complex | ||||
 Jumper 1 |
 Jumper 2 |
 Jumper 3 |
 Finale (part) |
 It beats hiking up the hill! |
| Big Hike up Big Slide (via the Brothers) | ||||
 Ascending "First Brother" |
 First of many views |
 First artsy- fartsy view |
 Nutrition stop on First Brother |
 Woodsy trail |
 Steep slope ahead! |
 Working her way up the slope |
 Steep slope survivors |
 Peak ahead but not the summit of Big Slide |
 Almost there (see the excitement?) |
 Scary ladder |
 Almost at summit |
 13er and 3er at summit |
 Taking in the scenery from Big Slide summit |
 View to the south |
 Part of the summit crowd |
 Map check |
 The day's reward: frolicking at the Johns Brook water slide |
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| Hanging out at Heart Lake | ||||
 Cloudy view |
 Clouding over |
 Rain is arriving |
 The view from Mt Jo |
 Fun at the nature museum |
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