Vanderwhacker

The Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest is a 92,000-acre (370 km2) tract made up of almost 2 dozen non-contiguous parcels that are designated as Wild Forest by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in the central Adirondack Park. The area contains 44 ponds and small lakes, and portions of the Hudson and Boreas Rivers. The area supports hiking, birding, snowmobiling, Nordic skiing, hunting, camping, canoeing, and fishing. The area is served by NY-28.

Trail Follows Old Woods Road

The trail up Goodnow Mountain follows an Old Wood Road part of the way, except for the last 1/2 mile which splits off on a separate trail to a parking area away from the main SUNY ESF Campus.

Taken on Sunday July 11, 2010 at Goodnow Mountain.

Old Water Tank

This was quite a ways from the old barn up farther on the hill, but may have been discarded off a ledge, or maybe there was another house around.

Taken on Sunday July 11, 2010 at Goodnow Mountain.

Boardwalk

This is another of the many board walks on the SUNY ESF property. At one point or another they have done extensive work on the trail to keep it up to a very high standard.

Taken on Sunday July 11, 2010 at Goodnow Mountain.

Thick White Pines

Almost to the top of Goodnow, there is a thick white pine forest. They appear to be about 60-80 years old, although they almost do not appear to be a man-made plantation, although they probably are a reforestation plantation.

Taken on Sunday July 11, 2010 at Goodnow Mountain.