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Neil · 03-04-2010, 09:22 PM

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Paradox · 03-04-2010, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Neil

(No Basa)

http://adkhighpeaks.com/neil/outdoor...ack/index.html

Great pics. What did you have on you're feet and when did you you hike?

Cory D · 03-04-2010, 09:38 PM

Wow, I pushed my Wednesday hike into a Thursday hike and forgot you were going to be out there. Close by at Redfield and Cliff. Well, as the duck flies.

ADKJack · 03-04-2010, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Paradox

Great pics. What did you have on you're feet and when did you you hike?

Kept the MSR's on all he way to the summit. Today.

Little windy up top, this was the first peak I had to tag on my hands and knees. Wind was to strong to safely stand on the summit.

WestportHiker · 03-04-2010, 10:03 PM

AMAZING pictures. Looks like a fun day!

billandjudy · 03-04-2010, 10:05 PM

Nice pics guys...heading there Sun or Mon

ADK88 · 03-05-2010, 12:49 AM

Those clouds are SWEET!

yvon · 03-05-2010, 05:42 AM

Jack and you've had a great day despite the wind.

vieWseeker · 03-05-2010, 06:19 AM

Looks spectacular, nice guys, clear skies and great views.. congrats

Neil · 03-05-2010, 06:42 AM

Whenever you look at my pictures press F11 on your keyboard. (I just found that out!)

Btw, we saw 1 other hiker, all day. On his way to Panther Gorge with a big pack wanting to know whether it would be icy going down. (We doubted it).

BillB · 03-05-2010, 06:45 AM

Very nice - good to see the sun - I always seem to hike in the clouds

randomscooter · 03-05-2010, 07:02 AM

Pic #10 is awesome!

So the big question, how were the off trail conditions?

vieWseeker · 03-05-2010, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by randomscooter

Pic #10 is awesome!

So the big question, how were the off trail conditions?

Mark that one for next yrs. Calendar

Adirondack Ladies · 03-05-2010, 07:14 AM

Looked cold and windy like usual on Haystack. Nice photos!!

mtnhiker · 03-05-2010, 08:18 AM

Great pictures and sounds like a fun day. Winter + Windy on Haystack is always an adventure!

Jim C · 03-05-2010, 08:28 AM

Nice job, guys. Looks like an awesome time

Neil · 03-05-2010, 09:13 AM

Trail conditions:

Garden to Johs Brook Lodge: rock solid.
JBL to Slant Rock: solid but soft underneath. Bare booting would mean post-holing.
Slant Rock to Marcy-Haystack junction: more of same but slightly softer.
(Shorey Shortcut not broken out).
M-H junction to Little HS: total of 3 tracks that went RT so probably pretty good now. Especially that Jack butt-slid down the steeps creating a very deep and well consolidated furrow.
Little Hay to LH H col was a piece of cake. Not icy or dangerous.
LH to Hay: windblown, easy. (Range trail over to Basin not broken)

Off trail higher up the snow was very deep and unconsolidated and the trees were plastered with a solid shielding of wind consolidated snow and rime ice.

It was very easy to push a hiking pole right out of site. Not exactly the best bushwhacking conditions unless you really need to suffer.

ADKJack · 03-05-2010, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ADK88

Those clouds are SWEET!

As we approached we noticed that the clouds in the 7 - 10 thousand foot range were moving very quickly, in fact almost like one would see on a time elapsed film. It was even more so as we came over little haystack stood out of the wind in the col and watched. Soon after the cloud cover poured over the top and by the time we got back to "mini haystack" Little haystack was no longer visible. A very strange weather pattern for sure, winds out of the NE turned what is normally the windward side leeward and vice a versa,

ADKJack · 03-05-2010, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Neil

Especially that Jack butt-slid down the steeps creating a very deep and well consolidated furrow.

Are you insinuating that I have a fat a$$

If I recall I was second in line in the butt sliding exhibition.

Joe H. · 03-05-2010, 09:45 AM

Wow! Fantastic trip from the looks of it. Jack, I am very glad you got to get back there!

03-04-2010, 09:38 PM	#3
Cory D Enjoys walks in the park Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Guilderland Posts: 1,996	Wow, I pushed my Wednesday hike into a Thursday hike and forgot you were going to be out there. Close by at Redfield and Cliff. Well, as the duck flies. __________________ Be quick - but don't hurry. -John Wooden Middle age is having a choice between two temptations and choosing the one that'll get you home earlier. ~Dan Bennett

03-04-2010, 10:03 PM	#5
WestportHiker Knees or Heart? Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Danvers, MA - Currently 29/46 Posts: 249	AMAZING pictures. Looks like a fun day! __________________ "Try to understand the true nature of things. Remember that time of death is uncertain. Think about the deeds you do. Make efforts to benefit others." -Nagarjuna

03-05-2010, 12:49 AM	#7
ADK88 atirú:taks Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Saranac Lake, NY Posts: 1,331	Those clouds are SWEET! __________________ Photos 1 --- Photos 2 --- Videos --- Peaks Climbed --- Camp Loonsong

03-05-2010, 05:42 AM	#8
yvon Northeast 111 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Montreal, Québec, Canada Posts: 1,347	Jack and you've had a great day despite the wind. __________________ Yvon, Montreal, Quebec, Canada -------------------------------- Les randonnées de Annie et Yvon (Website)

03-05-2010, 06:19 AM	#9
vieWseeker Winter46er Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Fulton, NY: On Wright Posts: 3,281	Looks spectacular, nice guys, clear skies and great views.. congrats __________________ ADK 46-R #6750W CL-50 - #51 CATSKILLS- 9/39 Hiking photos

03-04-2010, 09:22 PM	#1
Neil Enjoying Wellness Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Montreal Posts: 8,402	Ha (No Basa) http://adkhighpeaks.com/neil/outdoor...ack/index.html

03-04-2010, 10:05 PM	#6
billandjudy Jimmy Dolan Notch Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 4,020	Nice pics guys...heading there Sun or Mon

03-05-2010, 06:42 AM	#10
Neil Enjoying Wellness Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Montreal Posts: 8,402	Whenever you look at my pictures press F11 on your keyboard. (I just found that out!) Btw, we saw 1 other hiker, all day. On his way to Panther Gorge with a big pack wanting to know whether it would be icy going down. (We doubted it). Last edited by Neil; 03-05-2010 at 06:53 AM.

03-05-2010, 06:45 AM	#11
BillB Mr. 7000, now with more W Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Latham, NY Posts: 646	Very nice - good to see the sun - I always seem to hike in the clouds

03-05-2010, 07:02 AM	#12
randomscooter Javamoonshine Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Keene, NY Posts: 2,777	Pic #10 is awesome! So the big question, how were the off trail conditions? __________________ Scooting here and there Through the woods and up the peaks Random Scoots awaits (D.P.) *Random Scoots & Mercy Cabins* NPT Shuttle Service "Pushing the limits of easy." ™

03-05-2010, 07:14 AM	#14
Adirondack Ladies Adopter of Poco Lean-to Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 893	Looked cold and windy like usual on Haystack. Nice photos!!

03-05-2010, 08:18 AM	#15
mtnhiker Jr. Commander Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 471	Great pictures and sounds like a fun day. Winter + Windy on Haystack is always an adventure!

03-05-2010, 08:28 AM	#16
Jim C #6385W, 46x2, HOL47er Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Long Island, NY. Avatar: Laughing all the way to Blake Posts: 1,359	Nice job, guys. Looks like an awesome time

03-05-2010, 09:13 AM	#17
Neil Enjoying Wellness Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Montreal Posts: 8,402	Trail conditions: Garden to Johs Brook Lodge: rock solid. JBL to Slant Rock: solid but soft underneath. Bare booting would mean post-holing. Slant Rock to Marcy-Haystack junction: more of same but slightly softer. (Shorey Shortcut not broken out). M-H junction to Little HS: total of 3 tracks that went RT so probably pretty good now. Especially that Jack butt-slid down the steeps creating a very deep and well consolidated furrow. Little Hay to LH H col was a piece of cake. Not icy or dangerous. LH to Hay: windblown, easy. (Range trail over to Basin not broken) Off trail higher up the snow was very deep and unconsolidated and the trees were plastered with a solid shielding of wind consolidated snow and rime ice. It was very easy to push a hiking pole right out of site. Not exactly the best bushwhacking conditions unless you really need to suffer.

03-05-2010, 09:45 AM	#20
Joe H. DC Correspondent Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: 1980 - somewhere in the High Peaks Posts: 1,169	Wow! Fantastic trip from the looks of it. Jack, I am very glad you got to get back there! __________________ Be safe --- Respect the Earth --- Have fun --- Joe H.

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