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“Nope twas me in my Halloween garb.”

“Oh! Than you show up twice? As your self AND as your Halloween garb?”

“One will be on skis and the other on snowshoes.”

“Halloween is over??”

“I guess I even look harmless, eh?”

“Sometimes its hard too tell just how scary, what with all that clothing on.”

“I guess I don't even look dangerous.”

“Well, I guess trips are back up!”

“Where its at?”

“Gremlin, if you were taller you would be scarier”

“Juhuuu...”

“YooHoo?”

“so where will it be this year?”

“So, does anybody have any ideas or input??”

“I do not have any suggestions, but I am (once again) very interested in this trip!
I swear I will make it one year. hope this is the year~~”

“I still like the Cascades Pond suggestion.”

“someplace we can bag a high peak again hopefully. but im easy.”

“What about Taylor Pond?”

“Is Taylor Pond the other pond near Cascade?”

“Or are you talking about the Taylor Pond that is a public campground??”

““Or are you talking about the Taylor Pond that is a public campground??”
Adventurist
7:47:02 PM
11/12/09

This. There are 3 leantos plus I think you can climb Catamount from there.”

“did some reading on this. sounds like a good place.


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“Do these lakes/ponds freeze over in winter? Or will there be open water?”

“Usually by Presidents Day everything is frozen solid. The one year we cut a long distance off our hike in since we were able to cut straight across the lake.”

“hey I was at that one...”

“I find the idea of hiking across a frozen lake kind of frightening. How do you know when the ice is thick enough to carry the weight of a person an gear? Do you send the heaviest ahead?
I have never done ice fishing. Would that be allowed? Or is that too much gear and work to bother with on a trip?”

“I have called the local rangers in the past to check ahead. I had one tell me that the ice was so thick you could drive a truck across it.

Ice fishing would depend on how you plan on spending your day...hiking or just fishing.”

“I thought I read somewhere that Taylor Pond is open to snowmobiles?”

“I guess one would need a whole day just to drill through ice thick enough to carry a truck :-)”

“Less than 4 inches – STAY OFF! There is no reason to test the newly formed ice at this time.

4-6 Inches – Ice fishing, foot travel in single-file lines, and small spaced seating on the ice should be safe, presuming the ice is clear and clean.

6-10 Inches – Snowmobiles and ATV’s can travel safely on good ice that is over inches thick.

10-16 Inches – Small cars and pick-ups can begin to venture on to the ice. However, the DNR states that it is best to avoid driving on the ice whenever possible.

16+ Inches – A medium-sized car or mid-size pickup can drive on good clear solid ice.”

“much less sophisticated then Adventurist leads ppl to believe...we sent him first with a full sled...he madse it so we knew it was safe”

“Fine by my standards.

I have been going through past trip reports. Looks like most of you come in on snowshoes.”

“For next year 2010 trip we should send Euro out on the ice first to see if it is safe.”

“I am a lightweight. I probably make it, but you guys may not :-)”

“Oooops!

The newbie should still go first.”

“...oh no no, age before beauty, I must insist.”

“Wusses.”

“how about the northern ADKs? Is there not a leanto on an island or some remote area of Lake Placid that you must cross the lake in order to get to?”

“My post did not appear. Taylor Pond is in the northern Daks, but I do not think you can do Porter from there. I will check.”

“There is a trailhead to Whiteface that you have to boat to in summer or cross on the ice in winter.

Taylor Pond is north of Whiteface and nowhere near Porter. The closest mountain geographically is Catamount. It would be a bushwack up the north side - which I have never done. Also, Catamount from the south would be quite the winter climb - the chimney near the South summit would require a rope in winter.

The closest mountain by road would be Silver Lake Mountain which I did in 1989. It is a nice walk and would be fun in winter.

I believe the closest mountains to Cascade Pond are Regis and Azure, both short and easy winter hikes. Debar is not far and is a good winter hike.”

“Looks like somebody did his homework :-)”

“Hey Gremlin, did you know that those of us who camped in The Catskills last April met Pin Pin?”

“Cool! He is quite the hiking dude.”

“group and pin Pin

http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2342746940042730288TBCsJs”

“Cool pics; MarkO looks positively young. Where was it taken?”

“I think April”

“Yes, it may be April.

It was somewhere in the Catskills.”

“It was April. It was the Catskills Final Peak Bagging Trip for ENS and Crazypace. I was in the parking area and stumbled upon a "lost little French man". I brought him into camp having NO clue who he was. Go figure.”

“I guess out of the Daks is like a fish out of water.”