Foxlair was the sweeping wilderness estate owned by the legendary cosmetics magnate Richard Hudnut that is now forest preserve. I've explored the ruins many times, and was curious to see how much of the old stairways and ruins from the LIDAR digital terrain models, but unfortunately the resolution isn't quite high enough to get a clear outline of the old estate. But you can definitely still see the outline of the old road and how bigger the modern NY 8 is today.

See also:

• Nature reclaims its estate
• 1922 Hudnut Summer Home

The swamp below Eagle Pond was almost entirely dry except for some small creeks due to the beaver dam failing during last October's Adirondack floods.

Saturday evening I poked around the old Fox Lair Estate. One of the things I found was a couple of kilns including this one from the tannery, I believe.

It was covered with a icy film, and you can kind of see the ice on all of the trees. Not exactly what I was expecting for late April camping in the Adirondacks.

Waking up on Saturday morning, there was a good dusting of snow covering the land.

Looking north off the Griffin Bridge at the East Branch of the Sacandaga River as the clouds push in.