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Article:
Colden
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Colden
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Colden (#11)
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october 12, 1986
this was columbus day weekend signaling the end of our first hiking season. cousins paul and chris joined us on this day. the original plan was to climb something from the garden, but finding that parking lot full, we quickly made other plans. the decision was to drive to adirondack loj and climb colden. it may well have been past noon by the time we hit the trail. the hike through to the south end of avalanche lake was incredible. on the way up colden, conditions worsened as a thin layer of ice began to coat the trail. considering our late start and our slow progress along the icy trail, daylight became an issue. luckily we brought flashlights and eventually made our way back to an excellent spaghetti dinner in the back of the truck.
looking down slides on colden at avalanche lake(in original photo you can make out hitch-up-matildas)

mike next to the rock on colden



mike at south end of avalanche lake

brian and jeff next to the rock on colden
mike and jeff on marcy dam
marcy, gray and skylight from colden


boys at south end of avalanche lake
view of lake colden, flowed lands(notice sun is beginning to set)
approaching avalanche lake from the north


marcy looking through the trees on colden

boys, paul and chris on marcy dam

avalanche mountain
from colden, looking to the east


view to the north from colden
Author:
mdamour1976
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