Hike the Adirondacks! – Part II
When New York is mentioned, many people think of New York City and the image that comes to mind is of a hectic busy city. That's quite the opposite of the pace at The Adirondack Park.
Many people don't know that the Adirondacks is the largest park in the United States containing approximately 6 million acres. It's greater in size than Yellowstone, Everglades, Glacier, and Grand Canyon National Park combined.
We just spent a few days there to celebrate my husband's birthday. This time we rented this super cute A-frame located in the woods, it was such a lovely experience! There were no city noises, just Nature, absolutely relaxing.
We were so lucky with the weather, we had a series of beautiful sunny days with cool temperatures. The leaves were starting to turn and even though it wasn't the peak of Fall yet, we got to see some incredible colorful views during the days we spent there.
There is so much to explore in the Adirondacks! I talked a bit about the 46 high peaks here when we hiked our first and only high peak. This time we thought about trying our second one, but after doing some research, I found some videos and information about Indian Head and once I saw some pictures from there I knew I had to do that one because the pictures looked incredible.
When I was doing my research, I was grateful for finding some footage from other hikers that gave me great perspective on what to expect from the hikes so I decided to break this article into a more abridged version for people interested in just a quick overview about the hikes and some beautiful scenery, and a few detailed articles with more information for those actually interested in doing the hikes or for those that are really into hikes and would like to see more than just an overview.
Our plan for this weekend was to do Rooster Comb Trail on the first day, Indian Head and Rainbow Falls on the second, and possibly Giant (a high peak) on the third day, but after the second day we were incredibly sore and realized that attempting Giant wouldn't be best, so opted for doing Mount Van Hoevenberg, which we had done in the past, it's shorter and much easier than Giant.
We absolutely loved all 3 hikes, but Indian Head was indeed special, possibly one of the most breathtaking views from the top of a mountain we've seen.
This is a video with snippets from all 3 hikes:
https://cinnamon.video/watch?v=416184079285749532
Here you can can see some pictures from all 3 hikes:
Check this article if you're interested in Rooster Comb Trail.
Check this article if you're interested in Indian Head and Rainbow Falls.
Check this article if you're interested in Mount Van Hoevenberg.
Some food we ate during this time away:
Breakfast: rolled oats, unsweetened cashew yogurt, banana, blueberries and almond butter.
Another variation with cherries instead of blueberries.
Lots of water!
Snacks for the hikes.
I always bring some dates to the trails. They are wholesome, small and give a wonderful energy boost.
We made sandwiches with peanut butter and homemade sweet potato-chocolate spread, it was so delicious!
Check this article if you're interested in learning how to make the sweet potato chocolate spread.
Example of dinner post hike: vegan lasagna made with lentils and cashew cream, roasted potatoes, chipotle butternut squash sauce and kale salad.
Cintia