I nice day to be on the trails. First up to the fire tower- 2.25 miles round trip.... then the Peavine swamp lean-to, 2.8 round trip. The last pitch up to the tower is sketchy today. I didn't bring crampons (i could have used em). I hate ice!

Seeing as the sun was shining and the temperature up to 48 degrees, we just had to spend some time in the fresh air! Mom, Gizmo, and I went for a refreshing walk and ended on our back porch, soaking up the warm rays for a few moments. Enjoyable, but strange to hear all kinds of birds singing back and forth to each other, even robins who shouldn't be present until the springtime. But it's always fun to find traces of life wherever we go!

Beautiful trip with a visiting friend down to the Grasse River near Pyrites to see Hart's Falls (also known as Flat Rocks). The water cascades around a bend in the river here and the long flat rocks feature a spattering of well worn holes formed by years of moving water. Owned by The St. Lawrence Land Trust, the spot is a conservation preserve open to the public- worth a visit any time of year!

Very easy hike to the falls. Watch out for the ice.

After a three hour drive we started off the day snowshoeing in Lake Placid. The trail we started on was the section of the Jackrabbit Trail where the Ho-Jo's used to be. Once we came to the connection to the Brewster Peninsula trail we switched to get a view of the lake shore. After we were done we returned to Saranac Lake to watch the fireworks at the Ice Palace.

A bitter-cold day on the St. Lawrence River called for a little ice-fishing exploration. Cole's Creek and Brady Brook were chock-full of icefishermen and women, who offered lots of advise and wisdom regarding the elusive way of the fish.

Most people have been to Lampson falls, and if not you should go. Easily the most popular and one of the easily accessed waterfalls in the region, and it's on the main branch of the Grasse river.. It's an easy 6/10th mile (each way) trip, and there is wheelchair access to a very nice overlook of the falls. The last part of that section is cribbed in and filled with stone for a easy grade. You can also go to the bottom of the falls, and up onto a stone outcropped facing the falls head-on. I don't know how many times i have been here, but it never get's old.

Harper's Falls is on the Downerville road, about a half mile off of C.R.27. This is the North branch of the Grasse river. The hike is 6/10th of a mile from the yellow gate at the parking spot on the left. It's a nice hike through the scrubby hardwoods common to the area. Where the trail meets the river,there were not a lot of views, as the falls is pretty well frozen over. Walking upstream a hundred yards gives you much better views. You can see the stone walls from the sawmills flume still. Very nice hike on a February day.

Encountered a beautiful deer while classic skiing at Higley Flow State Park!

Out for a hike in the woods this morning and admiring tracks as I went.