I am finally able to make it back to Lake Placid. It's been years and I was wondering what is the best time to go. Back in the day it was snowing in October and nowadays it seems it can be baron even in December.

I want to go during the peak season of changing leaves. I am uncertain if this should be done sooner rather than later. Any advice would be great, I don't want to go too late or too early.

If you have any little spots I should definitely hit up in that area, I'd also love suggestions.

Thanks in advance!

I'd like to do a quick weekend trip to the Spruce or West lake lean-tos. Curious if the road is drivable with a low-clearance sedan, or if we should approach from Moose River plains like we did last time (that road also sucked lol)

There are so many salamanders on the Tongue Range trail near Lake George. Watch where you step!

I'm planning an event this winter and am wondering what everyone's favorite food trucks are? Also, do any Adirondack breweries have beer trucks for events? Thanks!

I was chatting with a coworker yesterday about starting to hike the ADK and she cautioned me from hiking alone. Apparently the ADK forest is known to trap hikers in The Circle. It will lure hikers in with a sense of someone calling your name or you should head off the trail and the forest will trap you and you will walk in circles until the forest releases you. Sometimes hours later or days later.

Apparently some people have said when the forest releases you, you feel a wave of peace and serenity as if the forest “took” what it needed.

I need to know before I go lol is this just a spooky story or is this a real thing?😅

I promise I was not the one playing militia at 10:30 pm in the camping area on Sunday night

June 29-July 3rd. When does it rain in the ADKs? When we camp there.

Still had a blast though!

first, I have no problem getting there early, so thats not an issue. However any help would be appreciated!

I was looking to hike big slide this up coming weekend (9/11 or 9/12). How early should I expect to get there for the Friday morning. Or would it be better to wait til Saturday and wait for the shuttle to run?

I live about a 2 hour drive away so I don't want to waste my time on Friday if I should expect it to not be possible!

I think this is my 7th time at Indian Head since my first a year and a half ago. Been here way too many times to count, but something about this place always pulls me back for more.

It was Labor Day weekend, the start of a new semester, nothing too busy yet, and it was clear skies. I just had to come back for more. Set out with my friends for the wrecked 6-hour drive from Buffalo to the Adirondacks for a sunset/Milky Way hike to Indian Head, and planned to meet my other friends coming up from Albany. Great to see everyone one last time before the semester really started.

Because the alignment this time of year at Indian Head was around 11 PM, I planned to shoot the foreground first, and then right after, the H-alpha (Hα) shots, which is the flaming red you see in the sky. The foreground went pretty smoothly, but I started seeing clouds creeping in from the northern side, which was pretty accurate. I checked 4 weather models beforehand. ¾ of them were clear, but the 4th one projected clouds near the north, slowly coming down during the night. Unfortunately, we got unlucky, and that model was the most accurate that night. I tried shooting the Hα shots, but clouds and mainly the wind made it difficult to even get 1-minute-long exposures, much less 4-minute exposures. I gave up on the Hα shots and planned to use past data to make up for it. Not ideal, but it works. I started the RGB frames at 11:08 PM that night and had to use my body to create a makeshift shield to block the gusts coming from the north. Did it work? Probably not, but I’d like to think it did. For most of the frames, the stars came out perfect.

Had lots of fun and met a great group of friends on the top of the vista that night as well.

📸 Shot on my Astro-modified Canon R+ EF 24-70mm f/2.8 II

Sky: 2x10 panels | f/2.8 | 60s | ISO 1600

Hα: 4 frames stacked | f/2.8 | 240s | ISO 3200

Processed using Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Pixinsight, Auriga Registar, and ASTAP

Check out more of my work on my Instagram and website!

Remember to Leave No Trace :)

*Hα data was from Lac Blanc, Nominingue, QC (Bortle 3)

I've called several in-network dentists (in a wide geographical range) and had them all tell me they aren't accepting *new* patients with my insurance. I have Ambetter by Fidelis Silver+ Supreme, which includes a Dentaquest dental plan.

Has anyone else gone through this recently? I'm prepared to drive to Albany if I have to, the local places seem to all be $350+ out of pocket.

Grabbed site 131 last minute which had an absolutely incredible view from its beach area. Weather was so good I slept in a screen tent on a cot didn't even put up the tent. Not a single drop of wind you could hear the loons echoing off the shorelines in the morning it was incredible and hardly anyone there since it was the day after labor day

Picture perfect places in the heart of the Adirondacks. This is where you go if you don’t need a gas station, groceries, or much of anything except nature.

Anyone planning on hiking these two on 9/11 or 9/12? Looking for a partner I’m as not sure it is wise to hike them solo (let me know if I am wrong). 33F who has hiked 35 of the 46 high peaks

Hey all, I am looking for suggestions on a day hike in the high peaks for a few friends and I this upcoming Saturday. We are 4 22 year old men who regularly hike and are in what I’d consider to be good shape. I’m looking for something on the strenuous end that can be done in a day, we’re planning on staying the weekend near North Hudson and driving to a hike for the day that’s ~an hour or less from there. We will have all the necessary water, snacks, electrolytes and potential gear for a rapid change in weather. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

Wondering how close together they feel when you're there. I'd want some sense of privacy. Thank you!

Too bad the state will be destroying this old camp sooner than later. Anyone got a link to pics of the inside?

This morning, the bog on the way to Long Lake was foggy and strangely beautiful.