The Pinnacle for Sunrise - Bolton Landing - 9/27/15

On this day, Leesa, our dog Rev and I, along with our friend Mark, chose to head up to the Pinnacle in Bolton Landing for sunrise.  This wonderful Lake George Land Conservancy property provides an outstanding view looking east to Lake George in exchange for a meer 15 minute hike and a climb of 450 vertical.  

We parked at the parking area on Edgecomb Road and started our climb at about 6:10 and reached the summit at 6:25. On this morning there was a long thin series of clouds laying just above the lake and drifting northward.  The clouds added some interest to the panorama without blocking the view of the lake.

It was chilly (38 degrees) and a light breeze was blowing as we all stood there in amazement clicking away with our cameras.  The cool weather didn't bother me as I snapped over 200 pictures in about 15 minutes.    

I'll let the sample of pictures below speak for themselves. 

Sunshine!

As we were making our way down, I noticed a new yellow marked trail heading north from near the summit.  A laminated piece of paper indicated that it lead 1.3 miles to Edgecomb Pond.   I came back later in the day to  follow the trail.

I first went back to the summit of Pinnacle, then took the yellow trail north.  It continued north almost until Finkle Road, then turn west, reclimbing all the elevation that it had lost, until it emerged on Edgecomb Road, about a quarter mile north of the trail to Edgewood Rond (and the red trail to Cat Mountain).   The trail is marked the entire way with yellow LGLC markers, but it has not received any foot traffic yet so care is needed to follow the markers.

Once out to Edgecomb Road, I walked the 0.8 miles on the road back to the Pinnacle parking area.

To finish the day, Leesa and I went for a kayak paddle on Glen Lake.

The early afternoon view from the Pinnacle. 

The Pinnacle (Red) trail and the Yellow Trail (shown in blue)

Terzian Woodlot - Hague, NY - 8/1/15

The Land George Land Conservancy owns and/or manages an impressive number of parks and preserves around Lake George.  While we've been to many of them, we spent Saturday exploring 3 more of their properties.  The first one for the day was the Terzian Woodlot in Hague, NY.

The trail on the Terzian Woodlot leads to a couple fine features which are on the property of the Silver Bay YMCA.  By joint agreement, hikers are allowed to access these features.  Uncas waterfall is the destination of the main 1.4 mile (orange) trail.  The falls, while not large lies in a pretty woodland setting.

Uncas cliff is reached is taking the short yellow side trail.  The cliff affords fine views of Lake George, which always makes a hike worthwhile.

We visited the waterfall first, then went over to the cliff to enjoy the view of the lake.

Uncas Waterfall

 

Rev likes the view from Uncas Cliff

Looking NE

Looking SE

On our way down, we found a fascinating leaf that that partially turned a flaming orange while the rest of the leaf was green.  An early sign of Fall.
 

Hike Stats:

Hike Distance:  3 miles

Hike Time:  2 hours

Total Vertical Gain:  ~ 700'

Terzian Woodlot route