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We arrived at the Garden parking lot to find it almost empty. I went and paid for our parking and returned to the truck for our stretches, made our last-minute checks to make sure we had everything we needed, signed in at the register, and around 1 pm we went toward JBL. My son, Derek, and I set out for Johns Brook Lodge, hoping to spend the night in a lean-to but prepared to use our tents. We met several people coming out from having a few night's stays. We arrived at JBL around 5 pm and soon…

On Father's day, my Dad, son Derek, brother Rick, and I set out to hike Sawteeth mountain. We arrived at the Lower Ausable parking lot after dropping off Derek and Dad at the beginning of the road. We were at the trailhead at 6:41 am and off hiking. I had picked this hike for Father's day because my father and brother had never done a high peak, so I figured this would be a reasonably easy one, in that you start with a long walk before actual climbing comes into play. This was also nice for me…

On April 17, 2005, we set out to hike these two peaks on a very nice day.

This was another great day of hiking. It's funny how some days we describe as "epic," and others were just great hikes. This was one of those "epic" day hikes, as we all felt strong all day.

The 4 of us hiked these two beauties on a weekday, which has many advantages compared to a weekend. We would not see another soul until we returned to Algonquin from Iroquois peak. Unfortunately, I cannot remember the exact start time…

We arrived at the garden around 7:00 am, paid for our parking, did our stretches, and signed in; it was my son Derek and I. We were on the trail for Big Slide by 7:15 am. We took the trail over the Brothers; I liked this approach, and with the many outlooks along the way, it gave a lot of inspiration. We arrived at the first Brother around 8:50 am I was surprised at all the nooks and crannies along the way; we passed a huge outcropping that looked as if people used it as a shelter. The one…

We left the apartment at 445am to get a good head start. We arrived at the ADK Loj parking lot at around 6:50 am, there were a few cars already there, and in fact, it looked like they had spent the night in the woods somewhere because of the frost on the windshields.

We did our stretches, signed in, and headed for Marcy Dam. It was a cool morning with many frozen mud holes along the way. The air was nice and crisp; I loved this time of the day. We arrived at Marcy dam at 7:50 am to enjoy…

On Saturday, Sept 4, 2004, we set out to climb Mount Colden. Our original intent was to stay at the Marcy Brook lean-to; however, we could not due to prior commitments. Our climbing companions (Mark and Chris) had hiked into that lean-to the previous day and spent the night; we met up with them this morning. We left my apartment in Peru at 430am; it was my son Derek, our friend Justin, and I.

We arrived at the ADK Loj parking lot at 6 am, did our stretching, and set off for Marcy Dam. It was an…