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Thanks, Admiral Dog! Check out the second picture on this story from the Oregon TV site. Solstice Dog, Sugar Dog, and Cave Dog. :D Oregon News

Cave Dog a/k/a Ted Keizer completed his goal of hiking 50k hikes in all 50 states this morning. He started in Oregon on September 15th and finished today at Adirondack Loj. Some 1600+ miles total. Makes my head spin and my feet hurt thinking about it! The final, epic hike left most of Lake...

Not yet! Supposed to meet up with him tomorrow at 7am. It's in the 50s now in Lake Placid where I am and it looks like he was meeting up with some wind up high, as well as very slippery conditions. NightDog was meeting him at the Garden early for the hike in today. All the snow is gone from...

No, another friend that lives on the other side of Schroon Lake. I try to cultivate friends with lakeside property. :D

Schroon Lake No snow at my friend's house on Schroon Lake as of this morning.

The Finish Hope the snowy weather forecast for the next few days doesn't bury the trails. It looks like snow shoes and maybe crampons will be necessary. :eek: Solstice Dog

I guess you skipped grammar class to go to that meeting. :D

Saving something for the end? Hey Yankee Dog - I guess Cave Dog needs to do an "easy" 33.7 mile hike to save something for the Bob Marshall 14 in a day grand finale on the 28th-29th. :D And snow is in the forecast for the High Peaks this week! :eek: Have fun! Solstice Dog

There's a thoughtful article in the New York Times today: Two Views From The Top (Nice title!) In it the author reviews the history of fire towers, detailing the conflicting opinions of hikers, environmental purists and historic preservationists. Maybe the title should have been Three Views...

A few more details CBS News

Rebroadcast It's on again Saturday October 15th at 7pm on the National Geographic Channel (Ch. 76 in Albany)

A Wonderful Woman I found a really neat piece on her in the Caroga Times from last year - a bio and pictures at her home on Canada Lake. A great loss. Her High Peaks discover book was my bible hiking the 46. Caroga Times

This old picture! Many inaccuracies. Didn't someone post this a long time ago? Real picture, inaccurate story. See: Urban Legends Please check out this stuff before passing it along. :eek: :D

Ted "Cave Dog" Keizer is setting out tomorrow for his epic, Bob Marshall-inspired journey to hike 50 kilometers in 50 states in 100 days. He begins tomorrow in Oregon and finishes in the Adirondacks on November 29th (a Tuesday). You can learn about the adventure at Dog Team Website The...

Frankenpine update The Lake George Park Commision has given final approval to the construction of the 104 foot cell tower on Pilot Knob. The Adirondack Council says it will sue to prevent construction. Times Union article They still haven't decided what the fake tree will be made of. Ah, I...

Sorry I missed it It sounds like you had a great day. Next time lose the GPS, pay more attention to the trail and stop yakking! :D

Chapel Pond right by the Giant trailhead on Rte. 73 is a very popular post-hike swimming spot.

Yeah They replaced it a couple of years ago.

Recordings convince skeptics Yet another article - now confirming the Ivory-Billed Woodpeckers are indeed in Arkansas. NY Times article There is now consensus and the naysayers are silenced.

Neil - I disagree The slide has spots that aren't easy. I think it is one of the tougher slide climbs. Doesn't McMartin rate it "for experts"? Don't have my book handy. When I did it in 2000, there were three of us. My two friends were ahead of me and one of them seemed to be "stuck" as I...