On Sunday 3/29/09 on the way back from L. Placid, I decided to take the scenic route back to Canton. I went through Tupper and Cranberry Lake, with a side trip to Wanakena. I looked at 3 trailheads to see how much snow was left.
--Brandywine/Burntbridge Trail ~3 miles east of CL Village: I walked up the trail about 100 yards. The snow on the trail varied from a very few bare spots to over a foot. In the woods, it was still mostly snow but with a larger % of bare spots.
--Peavine Swamp Trail I walked in only to the register. About the same amount of snow, but on a plank crossing of a tiny drainage, the snow was almost 2 feet deep.
--Dead Creek Flow Trailhead from Wanakena to DCF and Jenacks Landing (This trail isn't part of the CL50, but it might be used by those not planning to do the whole 50, or those bailing out.) Pretty much the same as the other two t/h's. Bare patches to several inches of snow, with much less snow in the woods.
I think this is less snow than usual for this time of year. But it's Still Winter*, and as I type this it's snowing in Canton, with Wanakena being 1000' higher and actually in the northern part of the Lake Effect zone.
*Keep in mind that the seasons have slightly different names in the Adirondacks. They are:
Winter
Still Winter
Summer
Almost Winter
