Dix - 10/9

Kyler · 10-10-2010, 04:39 PM

I'll keep this one short. I climbed Dix from Rt 73. The trail is dry and in good shape. There are plenty of leaves covering
the trail, but it's not hard to follow.

I went up the slide, which had running water covering maybe 50% at the bottom, but there were enough dry options
to choose from. I went up the thumb (depending on which way you look at it, staying to the left as you go up). Around
60% of the way up, the running water turned to ice, but there was still a lot of dry rock. Around 80% of the way up,
ice was covering almost all of the rock, so I went into the woods and bushwhacked to the trail.

The summit wind made things very cold. There were a handful people on the summit and many more headed up from
Rt 73. As I hiked out, there were a lot of people headed into lean-to/campsites, who were planning on climbing Dix on
Sunday.

adkdremn · 10-10-2010, 04:59 PM

Very nice....love that trip, especially since it was #46 for me!
Great pics!!

NStoker93 · 10-10-2010, 06:04 PM

awesome, just curious, what's the advantage of going in through rt. 73? Doesn't it make the trip longer, or is that just if you do all 5 of them?

adkdremn · 10-10-2010, 07:00 PM

Not really any advantage from going in from 73 unless you're just planning for Dix. All 5 are doable from 73, but it's a lot longer of a trip from there as opposed to doing all 5 from Elk Lake.

Kyler · 10-10-2010, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by NStoker93

awesome, just curious, what's the advantage of going in through rt. 73? Doesn't it make the trip longer, or is that just if you do all 5 of them?

There's probably not any advantage to going in from Rt 73. The Elk Lake trail-head is closed during hunting season though.

BillB · 10-10-2010, 10:08 PM

Very nice pics. Yes, very windy, wasn't it? Wonderful views from Dix.

Kyler · 10-11-2010, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by BillB

Very nice pics. Yes, very windy, wasn't it? Wonderful views from Dix.

Thanks. Once you were out of the wind, the sun was great. I stopped on the slide on the way down and sat in the sun for a while. It felt like a mid-summer day.

10-10-2010, 04:39 PM	#1
Kyler Member of Parliament Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Syracuse Posts: 679	Dix - 10/9 I'll keep this one short. I climbed Dix from Rt 73. The trail is dry and in good shape. There are plenty of leaves covering the trail, but it's not hard to follow. I went up the slide, which had running water covering maybe 50% at the bottom, but there were enough dry options to choose from. I went up the thumb (depending on which way you look at it, staying to the left as you go up). Around 60% of the way up, the running water turned to ice, but there was still a lot of dry rock. Around 80% of the way up, ice was covering almost all of the rock, so I went into the woods and bushwhacked to the trail. The summit wind made things very cold. There were a handful people on the summit and many more headed up from Rt 73. As I hiked out, there were a lot of people headed into lean-to/campsites, who were planning on climbing Dix on Sunday. __________________ ADKHP Wiki

10-10-2010, 04:59 PM	#2
adkdremn Santanoni Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Emmaus, PA Posts: 1,828	Very nice....love that trip, especially since it was #46 for me! Great pics!! __________________ Shut your eyes and think of somewhere Somewhere cold and caked in snow.......

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10-10-2010, 06:04 PM	#3
NStoker93 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Glenville, NY Posts: 143	awesome, just curious, what's the advantage of going in through rt. 73? Doesn't it make the trip longer, or is that just if you do all 5 of them?

10-10-2010, 07:00 PM	#4
adkdremn Santanoni Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Emmaus, PA Posts: 1,828	Not really any advantage from going in from 73 unless you're just planning for Dix. All 5 are doable from 73, but it's a lot longer of a trip from there as opposed to doing all 5 from Elk Lake. __________________ Shut your eyes and think of somewhere Somewhere cold and caked in snow.......

10-10-2010, 10:08 PM	#6
BillB Mr. 7000, now with more W Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Latham, NY Posts: 645	Very nice pics. Yes, very windy, wasn't it? Wonderful views from Dix.

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