Dun Brook. Any progress on this?

[Neil]

The following was brought to my attention this morning and I was curious if anyone is aware of the potential access mentioned in the article becoming reality.

The quoted material is from this link dated June 2011.

In 2007 Morrissey, who grew up in Long Lake and now lives in Lake Placid, New York, published The Other 54: A Hiker's Guide to the Lower 54 Peaks of the Adirondack 100 Highest. It turns out that three of the 100 highest (Panther, Buell and Dun Brook Mountains) are in the Upper Hudson Woodlands in the Town of Indian Lake. The state acquired the public access rights to them as part of its conservation easement purchase in December 2010. That means the state is removing the landowner-permission hurdle any goal-oriented hiker would have to clear to be able to attain the "other-54" or "full-100" badge. (The easement will also improve access to some of the highest 46.)

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Morrissey plans to update his guidebook and will be working with the regional forester to identify new access points and potential parking areas to help the public gain access to those of the hundred highest that can be found on the Upper Hudson Woodlands.

[Spike]

Is this for real? I'm going to Indian Lake next weekend, would sure like to "tag" Dun Brook while in the area (might still be too early though?)

[ADKJack]

Originally Posted by Spike

Is this for real? I'm going to Indian Lake next weekend, would sure like to "tag" Dun Brook while in the area (might still be too early though?)

Most likely will be a few more years before there is public access.

[pete_hickey]

Originally Posted by ADKJack

Most likely will be a few more years before there is public access.

A few more years or maybe never. There is growing resistance by some to stop this from taking place:

http://www.adirondackparkpetition.com/

PLEASE visit that site and read it.

[krummholz]

Originally Posted by pete_hickey

A few more years or maybe never. There is growing resistance by some to stop this from taking place:

http://www.adirondackparkpetition.com/

PLEASE visit that site and read it.

Thanks for the link.

I'm a bit confused though, as I've been seeing more and more Nature Conservancy advertisements online showing a zoomed-in photo of Gothics from the Boreas Ponds with the caption "New places to explore coming soon" (or something like that). Based on these adds I have naturally assumed that the deal between the state and TNC to transfer the 65K acres is almost finalized. Throughout this transfer process, both parties involved have been vague at best when predicting the time line, etc. I was hoping to finally get some closure (and to paddle the Boreas Ponds).

[jtbigmoose]

Thanks, Pete

[Spike]

http://www.adirondackexpress.com/New...an-is-approved