Anyone know what happened to "Adirondack Journey"?

Swillhiker · 10-04-2011, 09:38 PM

This is one of my go-to websites for a quick down and dirty of what to expect on a hike. Anyone know where it went? I keep getting an error message!

elkhiker · 10-04-2011, 09:42 PM

I think I was still able to access it about a week or two ago. No clue as to why it's down now.

Mavs00 · 10-04-2011, 10:34 PM

I just tried it. It's the message you get when a site host has removed the domain pointer. Looks like it's gone.

zstrongi · 10-04-2011, 10:51 PM

Darn. That is sad news! Always looked to the site for the great pictures and descriptions.

debmonster · 10-05-2011, 10:17 AM

See a related thread here.

Altbark · 10-05-2011, 10:28 AM

I printed off all the guides last year when I started hiking the High Peaks in anticipation of the site being shut down. The various guides weren't being updated and I would imagine that played some part in the decision to call it a day. Al

DSettahr · 10-05-2011, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by debmonster

See a related thread here.

I had thought that the website was going to continue to be maintained by his friends and family after he died. It sounds like maybe that was not the case.

Perhaps we could contact the host and see if we could get the website mirrored someplace else? Maybe the ADKHighPeaks foundation would be willing to host it?

Mavs00 · 10-05-2011, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DSettahr

I had thought that the website was going to continue to be maintained by his friends and family after he died. It sounds like maybe that was not the case.

Perhaps we could contact the host and see if we could get the website mirrored someplace else? Maybe the ADKHighPeaks foundation would be willing to host it?

We made the offer after he died, and they did want to keep in house. We have a lot on our plate right now and probably not feasible at this point. His widow has my address and certainly could have reached out if they were interested in keeping it going. The fact that they did not, it probably telling that they just did not want to have it carry on.

We'll all have to respect that. It certainly was a great resource for many years.

Swillhiker · 10-06-2011, 06:10 AM

Point taken, Neil. I removed my post. Suffice it to say, there are cached sites out there that can can give some folks a last opportunity to print out and save this valuable source of info.

Daisy · 10-13-2011, 11:26 AM

Hi Neil,

Thank you for the link!

Maria(Daisy)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil

I understand about cached websites but I can't help but wonder if Joel's family would be OK with the cached site being linked to here on the forum.

Neil · 10-13-2011, 11:41 AM

The link is gone now.

GrayMarshall · 10-14-2011, 01:53 PM

So sad. That was one of the first sites we found when we started this questing behavior, and it helped us immensely in those first years.

Marshall

ScAtTeRbOnE · 10-18-2011, 05:33 PM

This site has been a good resource as well with photos and GPS tracks:

ALAVIGNE.NET

JAH3855 · 04-11-2012, 11:04 AM

Not to dig up an older thread .. but I just started planning my 3rd ADK backpacking trip (June 2012) and THE first web site i always type in is the Adirondack Journey site, and now it's gone : - (

This guy had THE best trail descriptions. Most trail descriptions out on the web are like "This trail is steep" or "Moderate to Easy". He actually described every damn inch of the trails and put in all that info about boulders, tree roots, side hikes, best views, etc. Absolutely amazing. When you look at the trail maps you think "Eh it's only 1.5 miles from A to B, that'll take 20 minutes" .. UNTIL you check his trail description and see his notes that he muttered more 4 letter words in that 1.5 miles than in all his previous trips combined. Re-Route !! I love his tips about what direction to traverse certain areas/ranges as well, so for example you hit the tricky climbs earlier in the day when you are fresh -- hard to plan this out from a topo map because you can only tell the elevation gain, NOT the condition of the trail.

You can get to it from the Way Back Machine online. Type in the original URL and hit "Take Me Back". I actually captured a copy of the entire site to my PC using ScrapBook plugin for FireFox, and going down 2 levels into the site.

Invaluable resource that i hope lives on forever.
-Josh

Gerard01 · 04-11-2012, 11:23 AM

Adirondack Journey got me started on hiking the 46. It was a great site to start with. In fact, Joel was his name, I think, made me take pics of the trails that I hiked, so if anyone needed recon photos, I had them. Also for my own reference as well. It is sad he is gone and that any future 46r will not have the chance to come across this site by mistake as I did.

imarchant · 04-11-2012, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JAH3855

Not to dig up an older thread .. but I just started planning my 3rd ADK backpacking trip (June 2012) and THE first web site i always type in is the Adirondack Journey site, and now it's gone : - (

This guy had THE best trail descriptions. Most trail descriptions out on the web are like "This trail is steep" or "Moderate to Easy". He actually described every damn inch of the trails and put in all that info about boulders, tree roots, side hikes, best views, etc. Absolutely amazing. When you look at the trail maps you think "Eh it's only 1.5 miles from A to B, that'll take 20 minutes" .. UNTIL you check his trail description and see his notes that he muttered more 4 letter words in that 1.5 miles than in all his previous trips combined. Re-Route !! I love his tips about what direction to traverse certain areas/ranges as well, so for example you hit the tricky climbs earlier in the day when you are fresh -- hard to plan this out from a topo map because you can only tell the elevation gain, NOT the condition of the trail.

You can get to it from the Way Back Machine online. Type in the original URL and hit "Take Me Back". I actually captured a copy of the entire site to my PC using ScrapBook plugin for FireFox, and going down 2 levels into the site.

Invaluable resource that i hope lives on forever.
-Josh

here is a direct link

Gerard01 · 04-11-2012, 06:22 PM

thanks for the link....we have Joel back where he belongs. He truly was a 46r hero.

10-04-2011, 09:38 PM	#1
Swillhiker Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 39	Anyone know what happened to "Adirondack Journey"? This is one of my go-to websites for a quick down and dirty of what to expect on a hike. Anyone know where it went? I keep getting an error message!

10-04-2011, 09:42 PM	#2
elkhiker Consultant Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 151	I think I was still able to access it about a week or two ago. No clue as to why it's down now. __________________ http://picasaweb.google.com/elkhikerpics

10-04-2011, 10:34 PM	#3
Mavs00 Viceroy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: the Dark Side of the Moon Posts: 3,475	I just tried it. It's the message you get when a site host has removed the domain pointer. Looks like it's gone. __________________ "The forest is the poor man's overcoat. " Old Northeastern Proverb

10-04-2011, 10:51 PM	#4
zstrongi Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NY, NY Posts: 58	Darn. That is sad news! Always looked to the site for the great pictures and descriptions. __________________ "The mountains are calling and I must go" - John Muir

10-05-2011, 10:17 AM	#5
debmonster No Ramen Allowed Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New York, NY Posts: 166	Adirondack Journey See a related thread here. __________________ We don't stop playing because we get old; we get old because we stop playing ~ Satchel Paige

10-05-2011, 10:28 AM	#6
Altbark Aspiring 46er 41/46 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trenton ON Posts: 708	I printed off all the guides last year when I started hiking the High Peaks in anticipation of the site being shut down. The various guides weren't being updated and I would imagine that played some part in the decision to call it a day. Al

10-06-2011, 06:10 AM	#9
Swillhiker Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 39	Point taken, Neil. I removed my post. Suffice it to say, there are cached sites out there that can can give some folks a last opportunity to print out and save this valuable source of info.

10-13-2011, 11:41 AM	#11
Neil Enjoying Wellness Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Montreal Posts: 8,391	The link is gone now.

10-14-2011, 01:53 PM	#12
GrayMarshall Consultant Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Poughkeepsie Posts: 371	So sad. That was one of the first sites we found when we started this questing behavior, and it helped us immensely in those first years. Marshall

10-18-2011, 05:33 PM	#13
ScAtTeRbOnE Balsam Sniffer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Victory Mills, NY Posts: 655	Try this site This site has been a good resource as well with photos and GPS tracks: ALAVIGNE.NET __________________ ADK 46/46 4W CATS 39/39 8W ADK100 63/102 VT35 26/29 FT's 25/29 VT FT's 9/15 "We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us. Our flesh and bone tabernacle seems transparent as glass to the beauty about us, as if truly an inseparable part of it, thrilling with the air and trees, streams and rocks, in the waves of the sun, a part of all nature, neither old nor young, sick nor well, but immortal." John Muir from My First Summer in The Sierra

04-11-2012, 11:04 AM	#14
JAH3855 Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 10	Not to dig up an older thread .. but I just started planning my 3rd ADK backpacking trip (June 2012) and THE first web site i always type in is the Adirondack Journey site, and now it's gone : - ( This guy had THE best trail descriptions. Most trail descriptions out on the web are like "This trail is steep" or "Moderate to Easy". He actually described every damn inch of the trails and put in all that info about boulders, tree roots, side hikes, best views, etc. Absolutely amazing. When you look at the trail maps you think "Eh it's only 1.5 miles from A to B, that'll take 20 minutes" .. UNTIL you check his trail description and see his notes that he muttered more 4 letter words in that 1.5 miles than in all his previous trips combined. Re-Route !! I love his tips about what direction to traverse certain areas/ranges as well, so for example you hit the tricky climbs earlier in the day when you are fresh -- hard to plan this out from a topo map because you can only tell the elevation gain, NOT the condition of the trail. You can get to it from the Way Back Machine online. Type in the original URL and hit "Take Me Back". I actually captured a copy of the entire site to my PC using ScrapBook plugin for FireFox, and going down 2 levels into the site. Invaluable resource that i hope lives on forever. -Josh

04-11-2012, 11:23 AM	#15
Gerard01 aspiring 46'r 10/46 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,381	Adirondack Journey got me started on hiking the 46. It was a great site to start with. In fact, Joel was his name, I think, made me take pics of the trails that I hiked, so if anyone needed recon photos, I had them. Also for my own reference as well. It is sad he is gone and that any future 46r will not have the chance to come across this site by mistake as I did. __________________ Nothing like being in the woods. http://www.gerardsadirondackpics.shutterfly.com

04-11-2012, 06:22 PM	#17
Gerard01 aspiring 46'r 10/46 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,381	thanks for the link....we have Joel back where he belongs. He truly was a 46r hero. __________________ Nothing like being in the woods. http://www.gerardsadirondackpics.shutterfly.com

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