With the Red Horse Creek fording behind me, it is now time to start looking forward to the remainder of my bushwhack back to the trailhead over the next two days. Today’s goal remains to reach Hidden Lake off to the west, where I plan on spending the night before continuing out the next day.
Ponds East of Red Horse Trail 2015: Rain Delay at Trout Pond Lean-to
Rain delay days in the Adirondack backcountry can sometimes be a drag. This is especially true when caught within a small shelter where you must stay in a prone position most of the time. Fortunately, this is not the case in the Trout Pond lean-to, where I spend my rain delay day after exploring some
Ponds East of Red Horse Trail 2015: Bushwhacking Along Little Rock Pond
My sixth day in the southern Five Ponds Wilderness Area of the Adirondack Park starts out sunny with largely clear skies at an old camp site in the southwest corner of Beaverdam Pond. This is a welcome change from the previous two mornings that started out wet and unseasonably cool at both Negro Lake and
Ponds East of Red Horse Trail 2015: Searching for Remains of Beaverdam Pond’s Old Camp
It feels good standing along Beaverdam Pond’s eastern shore in the southern Five Ponds Wilderness of the northwestern Adirondack Park. The wet and nearly uninterrupted forest portion of my bushwhack is now behind me, my focus now turning to find an acceptable campsite along the pond’s southern shore. The farther west the site, the better,
Ponds East of Red Horse Trail 2015: A Wet Hike Along Old Roads to Wilder Pond
It is a wet morning, following on the heels of a very soggy night near the old campsite along Negro Lake’s north shore in the southern Five Ponds Wilderness Area. The rain fluctuated throughout the night, sometimes on, other times off – much like my sleep. Despite the rain, I still heard a barred owl
Ponds East of Red Horse Trail 2015: Glimpses of Elbow and Lost Island Ponds
From the Red Horse Trail just north of Witchhopple Lake, my route takes me northeast back into the untrammeled forest of the southern Five Ponds Wilderness Area and toward Negro Lake. After the brief trail hiking earlier, it feels good to be bushwhacking again, especially when the forest is this easy going. The lack of
