I would like to say I was on a trek, but that would be a lie. Nevertheless I thought I would share a couple photo's of our region which I have found many cannot believe where this is! I took these pictures this past weekend:





Welcome to the largest park in the continental US. Larger than Yellowstone, Yosemite, Glacier, Great Smokies and the Grand Canyon Combined! 46 peaks higer than 4,000 ft., 3,000 lakes and ponds, 1500 hundred miles of rivers and streams, 2,000 miles of hiking trails. Do you know where this is? Give you a clue, also hosted 2 Olympic Winter Games. Hope you enjoyed the pictures and may your next hunt or trek be a good one.

looks like lake placid

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46 peaks higher than 4,000 ft

Just had to grin a bit at that - my house sets at 6,500' ASL (we live in the high desert foothills) and I'd have to travel over 200 miles just to get down to 4,000'.
The mountains just 30 miles north top out at over 14,000'

Lads: Not to play "can you top this" but, though I live in Hawaii, we have two mountains on this Island over 13,000 feet on which there is a snow cap every winter. Yep, snow. And, just for the heck of it I once skied and surfed in the same day....ski in the morning, head down the mountain and grab lunch on the way to the beach. Our home is at 4000 feet and we have winter nights down to 25-28 deg several times a season. So,who says "Hawaii is nothing but beaches"...ha! You should try our high altitude jungle......

Col Boone

Boy when the boone family keeped moving west they did'nt stop

Oneblanket: Yep, that thought has come to mind now and then - I guess one cannot go farther West and still be remotely in the US! My family was in Northern California for 6 generations, but I guess I blew it by leaving...many years back, to strike out farther west. Very different in many ways, yet the forest is still that, a vast (very) forest. Many get lost for days each year, and not a few never make it out. You got to be most careful, watch your back trail, and always carry a compass. Had some grand scouts over the years.

Col Boone

Iam figuring the Adirondack Mountains,Eagle Bay Inlet or over to Great Sacandaga Lake might be Indian Lake!!!!!!Where ever it is it's very nice.

I grewup in NY but have not been to the adirondecks sence i was a boy my sister spent her honeymoon canoein there

Adirondack's is the correct answer! No, they aren't the rockies and the highest peak is Mount Marcy @ 5343 feet! Lake Placid is a part of the Adirondacks. The first picture was taken from the Adiondack Museum overlooking Blue Mountain Lake. The remaining pictures are of nearby lakes and streams. Also home to Fort William Henry, Fort Ticonderoga, and Ft. Stanwix is just to the south. Hope you enjoyed the pictures, and may your next hunt be a good one.

Never been up that way but that's some pretty country for sure. Thanks for posting the pictures Kaptag.

Thanks Kaptag, that some beautiful country there. I grew up in the flatlands of No. IN. Moved west to WA state 26 yrs ago and have enjoyed the Cascade mtn range. But have always wanted to see the wild country back east - your part, the Appalacians & the Ozarks. Haven't been to any of them but envy you for being in the middle of all that beauty. Thanks again for sharing.

Thanks for the kind words Snakebite and Dave! This country is over abundant in beautiful landscapes of all types from the Apalachians/Rockies to the deserts, coastlands and tropical islands. Just thought I would show that NY isn't just NYC (which I have no desire to go to). As a youth, I went on what I call my moritorium, hopped on a Greyhound bus and ended up in Corpus Christi, Tx 3 days later. I was shocked to find that when I told people I was from NY, they all thought I was from NYC. What's more is they had trouble comprehending this state is so much more and couldn't fathom that we have forests, lakes, rivers, coastlines, areas to hunt, fish and do all kinds of outdoor activities. I've been fortunate to have seen a good share of our land (I love Mesa Verde) and the Marine Corps took me to several countries in Europe. I thank the good lord for my great fortune in having been born here and have often asked myself how it came to be that I was blessed with such a wondrous gift. May your next hunt be a good one.

when i was in the army i told people i was going back to NY on leave to deer hunt and they called me a liar

That gave a chuckle oneblanket and know it to be true! Was out in Florence muzzleloader hunting for deer just this past weekend! Didn't see nothing but I still enjoyed it. May your next hunt be a good one!

Use to hunt down around Woodhull/Jasper.Last time I counted 52 deer opening day.Traveled from Maine to NY to hunt with some old Navy buddies.One lived there and one flew in from Fla.Brother lives in N.Andover I was there in Sept and come back to Maine across NY then north the length of VT.View never changed just like the pictures you posted.My sister lived in the other NY,Hampton Bays,Long Island, NO comparison. Oh Yea she moved back to Maine.

Upstate NY is simply awesome ! I would buy land there in a heartbeat...But.... your politics and TAXES (because of your politics) are off the charts...too screwed up for me....but what a place to trek.

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Originally posted by Col. Boone:
. . .we have two mountains on this Island over 13,000 feet on which there is a snow cap every winter. Yep, snow.

Col Boone

So snow in winter is supposed to be big deal? Around here we have a few peaks with GLASERIES on them, as in year round snow.

And, no, I am not talking about Glasier National Park. There are a few glasiers in Yellowstone and Grand Teton, and Mt. Borah, Idaho's tallest peak, has snow pretty much all year too.

Mrs. Scarhand

I'd say a snow-capped peak in Hawaii is a "big deal" ...and a GLACIER and seasonal snow caps are a bit different..but still, SNOW in HAWAII is pretty cool....and we have mountains in Colorado that have lots of snow too..