Marcy the following day, but weather put a damper on it. At times, my hiking boots felt like concrete blocks. Colden at the green arrow. Prior to our hike, we soaked up advice from experienced hikers. On the left, Phelps Mountain, 32nd highest peak. Mount Marcy: Mt. Strong thunderstorms rolled in with heavy downpours. While this is not the shortest route to Marcy's summit, it may be the fastest. Mount Marcy, the highest peak in New York State, towers over the Adirondack region at 5,343 feet. The next five hours, however, were anything but simple. After crossing over Marcy Dam, continue on the trail toward Avalanche Camps/Avalanche Lake (marked with yellow trail markers). Location: 44.1531334, -73.9402695 When we arrived at the Loj at 8:00, we all celebrated the success of our journey. We stopped for a few photos and shared StroopWaffels, but it became quickly apparent just how busy Mt. Is there water access on the trail? After having a lunch of rice balls (onigiri) I made in the morning, I shouldered the heavy backpack and stated hiking. This is a great factor if you want to avoid the crowds and hike the mountain in solitude. Although we are avid walkers and pseudo runners, we had never hiked--not even one day of our lives! ©Marriane Perreault. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. Follow trail R after crossing boardwalk-capped dam . Many thanks to my wife, Peggy, and to Heather, Dennis and Susanna; Ed and Marsha; and Mike, Ellen and Ian; and, of course, Jill, Bolgen, and Diane for the support and great laughs over the last four days! Left and right were labeled “ski trail only” and forward was labeled “to Tabletop Mountain”. Panorama Payoff MMT004. They slept in this lean-to - well half of them and cooked down at Marcy Dam- part of Wilderness Bear protection, do not cook where you sleep!!! Some of those photos are included here. A piece of cake. View of Mt. The trail up Marcy that begins at the Adirondack Loj at Heart Lake is also the shortest by 1.5 miles and starts with hiking a rolling to gradual trail for 2.3 miles to Marcy Dam. It was 7:00, only one hour more and our journey would be over! The rain was getting heavier as I was walking. Location: 44.1579819, -73.9506989. Past the tree line, the peak of Mount Marcy is rocky and exposed. The clarity of these photographs is unsurpassed. The reflections on the calm water tells the story. The shortest route to its cone-shaped summit is from the Adirondak Loj parking area. Early in 2014, my wife, Peggy, and I agreed to join a group of our friends on a hiking trip in the Adirondacks. After you have passed the dam, you will begin climbing up boulders, with rocky terrain that lasts until you reach Marcys summit. Soon it started raining. Parents refers to a larger category under which an object falls. Not just the Marcy pictures but all you others too. Round Trip Hiking Mileage: 16 miles There are four routes for summiting Mount Marcy. This was 15 minutes of fast shooting with little time for composing or thinking about what I was doing. The dam that is here now was completed in the 1960's and was the first permanent dam on the site. Marcy Dam is the name given to the dam and the pond it created on Marcy Brook. The steep terrain made it difficult to stay afoot; coordination and balance were key. There is also a campsite between Marcy Dam and Indian Falls on the trail. Although there were 13 in our group, only five of us decided to climb Marcy. I dragged my camera along with me--probably not a good idea--to capture the hike and the view at the top. © 2006-2020 SummitPost.org. Capturing this was easy; every view was incredible, and it didn't take much thinking or creative photography to get good shots. Crossover the Marcy Brook and then bear right. Parents with young kids, Old hikers who no longer could get up Marcy. 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