Tramp & Trail

Write-up: Meg Higgerson
Leader: Meg Higgerson
Co-leader: Sue Williams

The weekend started long before the hike!! Five of us traveled to Newcomb on Friday, Jan. 31; four arrived on Saturday night and six drove up from Mapledale on Sunday, February 2^nd. Seven of us made the Hoot Owl Bed and Breakfast our home. Those of us who were in Newcomb prior to the Goodnow Mountain hike had options…Meg and the Blanchards hiked Coney mountain on Friday; Sharon and Amanda hiked trails in the Inlet area; Lu hiked to Woodruff Pond; Dick and Lu participated in a bird watch at the Adirondack Visitors Center and Meg, Amanda and Sharon climbed Mount Adams. There Amanda did her “traditional” handstand that she has done on every one of her fire towers.

After a night of wine, laughter and storytelling and a morning start with a marvelous breakfast we met the travelers from Utica at the trailhead. In spite of the fact that 3 of us had a severe case of “ Mount Adams legs” we all wore our crampons rather than snowshoes on the trail. Meg provided a historical/hysterical guided tour of the trail and we soon reached the steep section and “slide”…which Roger and Tom did backwards with grace and finesse!

Soon we made it to the summit, climbed the tower, and had great views of the high peaks. After Amanda did her handstand we started our quick but icy descent and soon had the cars in sight.

Another fine hike with friends!

More pictures of this hike may be found in the Gallery: February 2016.