Day: October 13, 2025

Fifteen years ago I bitched on said blog about rough old NY 421. Then in 2020, I drove back to Horseshoe Lake and didn’t think it was that bad but I guess both of the bad times were when I drove old pickups with shit suspensions. It was good to Veterans Camp – brand new asphalt but the rest of the road was complete shit down to ten or 20 miles per hour. Didn’t break anything on Red but you can’t be careful enough in the wilderness all alone.

Rain let up then stopped, I finished lunch and hung out for a bit then rode up to Lows Upper Dam then most of the way to the Boy Scouts Camp Sabbatist – not sure if technically that dirt road allows mountain bikes – the no bikes signs are confusing at Upper Dam. Turned around as I wanted enough time to hike Lows Ledge. Walked down the portage trail and looked around at Lows Lower Lake – going to paddle that tomorrow.

Did a quick hike up Lows Ledge and took in the view and some good colors in part and took a puff of the magic dragon. Been sitting hoping to see the Adirondack Scenic Train passing through the Bog River Flow but it seems like I’ll run out of daylight before then even though I heard the train whistle. Beautiful up here but I better go with less than a hour until sunset on this cloudy day. I have lights on my bike but I don’t want to hike down the ledge in the dark!

As The Fairport Convention sings, Where Does the Time Go?