Home » Posts tagged "Pepperbox Wilderness" (Page 6)

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

Read more





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.

Read more





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.

Read more





Central Pepperbox Trip Teaser

From August 31 to September 4 I took what is most likely my last bushwhacking trip in the Adirondacks for 2010, where I journeyed deep into the heart of the central Pepperbox Wilderness. Although I have explored much of this 22,560-acre wilderness area in the past (e.g. the northwestern Cowboy Beaver Meadow area during Labor

Read more





Pepperbox Bushwhack Birdathon 2010 Final Report

For those of you interested in the final results of my Birdathon bushwhack within the Pepperbox Wilderness on May 15, 2010 the final results are listed below. The name of the each bird species is followed by the location where the species was first detected.





Pepperbox 2010 Birdathon Day Three

The following is an account of the final day of my trip to bushwhack my way through the Pepperbox Wilderness while participating in the National Audubon Society’s Birdathon. The Birdathon is a 24-hour contest to detect as many bird species as possible and this was the first time I participated since 2002 and the absolutely

Read more





Pepperbox Birdathon 2010 Day Two, Part Two

The following is an account of the second half of the second day of my trip to bushwhack my way through the Pepperbox Wilderness while participating in the National Audubon Society’s Birdathon. The Birdathon is a 24-hour contest to detect as many bird species as possible and this was the first time I participated since

Read more





Pepperbox Birdathon 2010 Day Two, Part One

The following is an account of the first part of the second day of my trip to bushwhack my way through the Pepperbox Wilderness while participating in the National Audubon Society’s Birdathon. The Birdathon is a 24-hour contest to detect as many bird species as possible and this was the first time I participated since

Read more





Pepperbox Birdathon 2010 Day One

The following is an account of the first day of my trip to bushwhack my way through the Pepperbox Wilderness while participating in the National Audubon Society’s Birdathon. The Birdathon is a 24-hour contest to detect as many bird species as possible and this was the first time I participated since 2002 and the absolutely

Read more





Pepperbox Birdathon 2010 Trip Teaser

On May 14th through the 16th I went for a bushwhacking trip into the Pepperbox Wilderness in the northwestern part of the Adirondack Park.  The primary reason for this trip was to participate in the National Audubon Society – Onondaga Chapter’s Birdathon on May 15th.  The Birdathon is a 24-hour contest to identify as many

Read more