The following is a chronicle of an eight-day bushwhacking adventure into some of the most remote areas within the Five Ponds Wilderness Area in the northwestern Adirondacks. The trip includes traversing some areas of intense blow down along the oddly-shaped Oven Lake, exploring a cluster of wilderness ponds and following along the wild Robinson River.
Oven Lake Trip: Covered in Sheets of Rain at Streeter Fishpond
The following is a chronicle of an eight-day bushwhacking adventure into some of the most remote areas within the Five Ponds Wilderness Area in the northwestern Adirondacks. The trip included traversing some areas of intense blow down along the oddly-shaped Oven Lake, exploring a cluster of wilderness ponds and following along the wild Robinson River.
Trip Report: Oven Lake and Beyond Teaser
Recently, I returned from an 8-day sojourn into the heart of the Five Ponds Wilderness of the Adirondack State Park. Despite the immense challenge of blow down from the 1995 Microburst, I returned to the area with the idea of making it all the way to Oven Lake and several other water bodies in the
Stillwater Reservoir to Cranberry Lake Trip: Fireworks at Cat Mountain
The following is day seven 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 bushwhack to Gun Harbor
Stillwater Reservoir to Cranberry Lake Trip: The Long Trek to Streeter Fishpond
The following is an account of day six of my epic hike from Wanakena, NY to Stillwater Reservoir, Cranberry Lake and then back to Wanakena. 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 and another trail
Stillwater Reservoir to Cranberry Lake Trip: Bushwhacking to Upper Ripley Pond
The following is an account of day two of my epic hike from Wanakena, NY to Stillwater Reservoir, Cranberry Lake and then back to Wanakena. 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 and another trail
Stillwater Reservoir to Cranberry Lake Trip Report Teaser
From June 27 to July 4, 2010, I traveled to Wanakena, NY and performed the Stillwater Reservoir to Cranberry Lake trip I previously discussed here on June 23rd (see trip plan here). It was a complete success and I intend to describe it in detail here soon. Since its length and the extensive area covered
Wanakena to Stillwater Reservoir to Cranberry Lake Trip Plan 03-2010
Last year when I was backpacking within the Five Ponds Wilderness around Memorial Day I read an entry in the Little Shallow Lean-to register about someone who had hiked from that lean-to to Stillwater Reservoir and back within a 24-hour period. To see a trip report from that individual click here. At the time I
