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01 - Watch Hill Trail - Indain Lake NY US
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02 - DEC Location & Trail Map of Watch Hill Trail
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01 - Rich and George Were on Another Adventure in the Adirondack Mountains
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04 - Rich signs us in at the registery
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05 - Newly blazed trail - no problem. Just Follow thte red markers
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06 - Trail at the beginning - straight forward and easy to folow.
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07 - Forest Is All Around Us
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08 - Recent "Blow down" note ground still clings to root system
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09 - High Canapy of maturing forest
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10 - We reach the old "jeep trail" which someone told us is part of the "old Route 30."
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11 - Wet area off to the right of the trail
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12 - Okay - Red Trail Marker indicates we are right on.
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13 A - Aaahhh . . . Rich - the red trail markers go the other way - Richard? We go the "old way" sort of a bushwhack up! A local had mention this earlier as the way the trail went prior to the new blaze and official trail.
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13 B - DEC Location & Trail Map of Watch Hill Trail 02
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14 - Definitely more challenging - at places hands and feet up.
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15 - Forest Renewal - I love being out and about with Mother Nature
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16 - Always UP but many places easier
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17 - Trees Decay where they fall
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18 - Ghost In The Forest - appeared as I emerge from a steeper climb.
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19 - My mind shouted "Indian Pipe"! And so it was. Excitiing indeed.
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20 - About The Indian Pipe Wildflower
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21 - A few quick steps and it was "onward and upward" - a marked trail was found - howbeit a blue blaze cross country ski trail marker
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22 - Size of the trees indicates a mature stand of trees
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23 - The Light was so wonderful on and through the trees
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24 - Light Through A "Green Lens"
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25 - The trail widens - is that a red marker ahead?
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26 - Trail to the Top: we are "officially" on trail now - the first summit is close.
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27 - The pattern of the weave of the fallen tree branches with the color and texture of the lichens intrigued me - a picture was demanded.
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28 - Looks like the top!
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29 - Yes: the top views seen to southwest