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