Basic Information Day 2 of our Lake Placid get-away Link to AllTrails website for Mt. Marcy hike Date of hike: 08/27/2021 Difficulty level: strenuous Distance: 15 miles round trip Elevation: 5,344 feet Elevation gain: 3,559 feet Location: Lake Placid, Keene, Essex County, NY, Adirondack Mountains About Mt. Marcy Mt. Marcy is the highest mountain in […]
Basic Information Day 1 of our Lake Placid get-away Link to AllTrails website for Cascade Mountain Date of hike: 08/26/2021 Difficulty level: hard Distance: 4.4 miles round trip Elevation: 4,098 feet Elevation gain: 1,902 feet Location: Lake Placid, Keene, Essex County, NY, Adirondack Mountains About Cascade Mountain Cascade Mountain, the thirty-sixth tallest peak in the […]
Date of trip: 08/26/2021 – 08/29/2021 Where we stayed: Airbnb in Saranac Lake, NY, approximately 10 miles from Lake Placid. Our Itinerary Day 1: Cascade Mountain Day 2: Mount Marcy Day 3: Walk around village of Lake Placid and Brewster Peninsula Nature Trails in Saranac Lakes Wild Forest Day 4: Ampersand Mountain, Saranac Lake, NY […]