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Rondaxe Firetower

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 Ice Sheets

Rondaxe-Bald Mountain Firetower.

Rondaxe-Bald Mountain Firetower

Most of the mountains and pull offs in the Adirondacks are very well signed, complete with brown and yellow DOT reflective signage.

Fourth Lake.

Fourth Lake and Plains Behind

Rondaxe Tower.

Rondaxe Tower

Fourth Lake and Plains Behind.

Fourth Lake and Plains Behind

Before It Cleared Out.

Before It Cleared Out

East from Rondaxe.

East from Rondaxe

North.

North

Popular Tower.

Popular Tower

First Lake.

First Lake

Hikers.

Hikers

Bald Top of Mountain.

Bald Top of Mountain

Corner.

Corner

Looking at First Lake.

Looking at First Lake

Fourth Lake.

Fourth Lake

Ridge.

Ridge

Please Do Vandalize.

Please Do Vandalize

Lakes Along Trail.

Lakes Along Trail

Hikers Enjoy the Purty Lake.

Hikers Enjoy the Purty Lake

Bald Ledge.

Bald Ledge

Clouds and Trees.

Clouds and Trees

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Hiking Up Bald Mountain.

Hiking Up Bald Mountain

Foot Bridge.

Foot Bridge

Towards Cascade Mountain.

Towards Cascade Mountain

Stormy Clouds.

Stormy Clouds

Renovated Tower Base.

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Tower Windows.

Tower Windows

Fourth and Fifth Lakes.

Fourth and Fifth Lakes

Kayaking Barnum Pond, July 2011

Barnum Pond, right behind the Adirondack Vistors Intreprative Center, offers some great views, and can be accessed for free from NY 30, one mile north of VIC and one mile south of Mountain Pond Camping Area. Click on the map below, to display a full-size version, perfect for printing and slapping in a plastic bag, to strap on your kayak.

Here are some pictures I took while was paddling around this lake, proceeding from NY 30, along the Southern shore until I got to the Barnum Pond outlet, which you can continue on for about a mile until a beaver dam. You can portage around the beaver dam, if you choose, however a 1/2 mile below that is a series of man-made dams in Paul Smiths you must go around, to get down to Lower St Regis Lake.

Rainy Tuesday Morning

Edge of Barnum Pond

Adirondack VIC Observation Deck

Barnum Pond Outlet

 Treeline

Through the Marshlands of the VIC

Clouds Over Barnum Pond Outlet

Lighthouse Stairway Window

Splader Dack and Boreas Forest

Heading Back to Barnum Pond

Boreal Trees

Reflections

Southern Edge of Barnum Pond

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Spatterdock

South West on Barnum Pond

West Kill Valley

St Regis Mountain Across Barnum Pond

If you visit here, consider camping at Mountain Pond.