Algonquin Peak

by David McConnell Hunter

notes and photographs from a brief visit
to the Adirondacks in 2004

 

INDEX 

Map of the Adirondacks High Peak area

Trip Report

Lake Placid Village

Mirror Lake in the village of Lake Placid.

Horse Riding in the village of Lake Placid

Indian Pass with Algonquin Peak on the left

View from the Wright Mountain trail

Above the treeline on the Wright Mountain trail

View from Wright Mountain to the Sawtooth Range

Cairn on Wright Mountain

Lone Hiker on the ascent of Algonquin Peak

On the summit of Algonquin Peak

A glimpse of the Indian Pass Cliffs from Algonquin

Lake Colden from Algonquin

Looking towards Iroquois Peak from Algonquin

Alpine Flora on the summit of Algonquin Peak (No. 1)

Alpine Flora on the summit of Algonquin Peak (No. 2)

Hikers approaching the summit of Algonquin Peak

The Sawtooth Mountain Range from Alqonquin Peak

Mount Colden from the descent of Alqonquin Peak

A glimpse of Avalanche Lake from the return trail

On the trail near Avalanche Lake

Evening light on Marcy Dam at the end of the hike

The High Peaks of the Adirondacks from Saranac Lake

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