Warren County

Warren County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 65,707. It is named in honor of General Joseph Warren, an American Revolutionary War hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill.The county seat is Queensbury.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 932 square miles (2,410 km2), of which 869 square miles (2,250 km2) consists of land and 62 square miles (160 km2) (6.69%) consists of water. Warren County is situated in the eastern portion of New York state; the eastern border is Washington County. Being located in the Adirondack Mountains, it is not uncommon for mountain peaks to surpass 2,000 feet (610 m). The highest peak in the county is Gore Mountain at an elevation of 3,198 feet (975 m).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_County,_New_York

Ruby Mountain Garnet Mine

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The Barton Mines Company opened this garnet mine in the 1980s, replacing its nearby mine at Gore Mountain, which it had been operating since 1878. Garnet is a hard mineral, used to make sandpaper, and abrasives for polishing glass, including lenses and optics. The Ruby Mountain mine was the source for the cornerstone for the Freedom Tower, the replacement for the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. https://clui.org/projects/more-programs-projects/adirondack/explore-adirondack_park/ruby-mountain-garnet-mine

Looking Across the River

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The East Branch of the Sacandaga River is the border between the Wilcox Lake Wild Forest and the largely trailess and wild Siamese Pond Wilderness. Note all the ice on the trees.

Taken on Friday April 22, 2011 at East Branch Sacandaga River.

Looking Out At Route 8

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This campsite does not offer perfect privacy, although if there was not the dang snow everywhere, I guess one could camp where they where less visible, and rope off the driveway to site, with a rope and a styrofoam plate (as they do it in the Adirondacks).

Taken on Friday April 22, 2011 at East Branch Sacandaga River.

Along the Mill Creek

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One of the best parts of the internet, is you can go to the Adirondacks without even leaving home. Some beautiful country along the Mill Creek, which runs on the backside of Crane Mountain.