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Northville- Placid Trail thru hike (Adirondacks) Sept 14, 2020 10:16:25 GMT -8 panatomicx, toejam, and 1 more like this

Post by tomcat on Sept 14, 2020 10:16:25 GMT -8

The first week of September I backpacked the Northville- Placid Trail which runs 138 miles between you guessed it, Northville and Lake Placid through the heart of the Adirondacks. Other than a wet start the trip turned out pretty nice. The NPT avoids the higher mountains of the Adirondacks and traveles through the remote center of the Adirondacks traveling from one remote backcountry lake and stream to the next.

I have a thorough trip report thats photo intensive at my website at the link below.

www.tomcatsadventures.com/2020/09/backpacking-northville-placid-trail.html

Here are a few photos

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Northville- Placid Trail thru hike (Adirondacks) Sept 14, 2020 10:41:30 GMT -8

Post by walkswithblackflies on Sept 14, 2020 10:41:30 GMT -8

Great read on your website!

I had a rodent DESTROY my backpack in the San Juans (Colorado). I use bear cans almost exclusively, due to flying squirrels more than bears.

The vegetation choking the trail is the aptly named Hobblebush.

Duck Hole certainly looks different than the last time I was there (pre-Irene).

Is that a bobcat print in the mud?

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autumnmist Trail Wise! Posts: 7,427	Northville- Placid Trail thru hike (Adirondacks) Sept 14, 2020 11:59:48 GMT -8 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by autumnmist on Sept 14, 2020 11:59:48 GMT -8 Beautiful photos; the contrast between the first and second is stunning and dramatic. I like the third from the last too.

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Northville- Placid Trail thru hike (Adirondacks) Sept 14, 2020 17:41:25 GMT -8 via mobile

Post by tomcat on Sept 14, 2020 17:41:25 GMT -8

Sept 14, 2020 10:41:30 GMT -8 walkswithblackflies said:

Great read on your website!

I had a rodent DESTROY my backpack in the San Juans (Colorado). I use bear cans almost exclusively, due to flying squirrels more than bears.

The vegetation choking the trail is the aptly named Hobblebush.

Duck Hole certainly looks different than the last time I was there (pre-Irene).

Is that a bobcat print in the mud?

The hobble bush holds a gallon of water per leaf when wet. That combined with the striped maple left me soaked.

It took me a while to figure out the track. Based on the pad it looks like a bear and it was probably 3x4 inches. My guess is the claws. Aren’t visible because the mud closed in on it and the missing toe is lost in the impression on the left. Despite the lack of claws the shape of the toes and pad don’t really match any cats after trying to figure it out way too long.

Northville- Placid Trail thru hike (Adirondacks)

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