So apparently it snowed yesterday. Like four feet. But I got a great hike in Monday! I can never seem to get my panoramas straight. This is from Saddleback Mountain in Adirondack Park. Basin is the big mountain in front. Haystack is behind it to the left, and Marcy is just to the right.
All great mountains. You snowed in like everyone else?
I'm free! My B&B host in Keene Valley (shout out to the wonderful Snow Goose) got us dug out, and I'm having lunch in Lake Placid now while I wait to check into my hotel for the rest of the week. This is one of those storms people will talk about for years. I'm planning to hike tomorrow. The goal is Colden, but if I make it to Marcy Dam (like two miles) I'll feel pretty good.
If you want a surprisingly pleasant hike in Madison, I recommend the segment of the Ice Age Trail that runs through the University Ridge golf course. You can park at the research center off Pleasant View and hike through to the west end of the course. I expected it to be a bland walk across a golf course, but it was great. Or just walk in the Arboretum. The path that runs along the south side of Lake Wingra is great. The Arboretum trails are the kind one can do in a pair of old running shoes and blue jeans. No fancy hiking gear is needed (unless it's snowy or icy).