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Central Pepperbox Wilderness Trip Report Day Four: Cliffs along Moshier Creek

The following is the second part of a report on the fourth day of a bushwhacking trip through the interior of the southern portion of the Pepperbox Wilderness. The majority of the trip follows along streams and beaver vlys with the exit from the area following a marked herd path from the wild interior of

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Central Pepperbox Wilderness Trip Report Day Four: Visiting the stygian beaver ponds

The following is the first part of a report on the fourth day of a bushwhacking trip through the interior of the southern portion of the Pepperbox Wilderness. The majority of the trip follows along streams and beaver vlys with the exit from the area following a marked herd path from the wild interior of

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Central Pepperbox Wilderness Trip Report Day Three: Dazed and confused on the feeder stream

The following is the third part of a report on the third day of a bushwhacking trip through the interior of the southern portion of the Pepperbox Wilderness. The majority of the trip follows along streams and beaver vlys with the exit from the area following a marked herd path from the wild interior of

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Central Pepperbox Wilderness Trip Report Day Three: Losing my way along the feeder stream

The following is the second part of a report on the third day of a bushwhacking trip through the interior of the southern portion of the Pepperbox Wilderness. The majority of the trip follows along streams and beaver vlys with the exit from the area following a marked herd path from the wild interior of

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Central Pepperbox Wilderness Trip Report Day Three: Bushwhacking to the feeder stream

The following is the first part of a report on the third day of a bushwhacking trip through the interior of the southern portion of the Pepperbox Wilderness. The majority of the trip follows along streams and beaver vlys with the exit from the area following a marked herd path from the wild interior of

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Central Pepperbox Wilderness Trip Report Day Two: Exploring Bear Pond

The following is the third part of a report on the second day of a bushwhacking trip through the interior of the southern portion of the Pepperbox Wilderness. The majority of the trip follows along streams and beaver vlys with the exit from the area following a marked herd path from the wild interior of

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Central Pepperbox Wilderness Trip Report Day Two: Bushwhacking up the Bear Pond outlet

The following is the second part of a report on the second day of a bushwhacking trip through the interior of the southern portion of the Pepperbox Wilderness. The majority of the trip follows along streams and beaver vlys with the exit from the area following a marked herd path from the wild interior of

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Central Pepperbox Wilderness Trip Report Day Two: In Search of Water Access along Threemile Beaver Meadow

The second day of my bushwhacking trip through the interior of the Pepperbox Wilderness finds me following along the northern ponds of the Threemile Beaver Meadow. Along the way, I stop at the beaver dam of the northern-most pond to filter water before heading to Bear Pond.

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Central Pepperbox Wilderness Trip Report: Bushwhacking up Threemile Beaver Meadow

The first day of a five-day trip through the central Pepperbox Wilderness of the northwestern Adirondack State Park. The majority of the trip follows along streams and beaver vlys with the exit from the area following a marked herd path from the wild interior of this wilderness area. Highlights of the trip include the Threemile Beaver Meadow, Bear Pond, Moshier Creek and Moshier Reservoir. The first day follows a herd path north along the Threemile Beaver Meadow to the first of three large beaver ponds within this vast series of beaver meadows.

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Stillwater Reservoir to Cranberry Lake Trip: Reaching Dead Creek Flow

The following is an account of the final day of my epic hike from Wanakena, NY to Stillwater Reservoir and Cranberry Lake. The entire trip required backpacking via trail into the heart of the Five Ponds Wilderness, a lengthy bushwhack to the northern terminus of the Red Horse Trail, another trail hike, and a short

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