Saturday I went down to the Jay range in the High Peaks with Mike. This is a hike I had heard many (many) good things about and was looking forward to giving it a try. It’s not a "46er" (sitting at 3500ft) but it sounded like a worthwhile hike none the less so we decided to give it a go. As it turns out it was a stellar decision. The trail climbed steeply from the parking spot and finally deposited us on the main ridge which is for the most part an open walk. Seems there was a forest fire here a hundred years ago (+/-) and the tree cover hasn't been able to grow back. The result is an open scrambly ridgeline with stunning vistas in all directions. This is not a walk to try to rush through. Too many good things to see along the way and the cameras were clicking all day as Mike and I came home with 2-300 photos. The day was perfect for hiking - slightly cool with a few clouds that eventually blew off leaving a clear bluebird sky. Fall is starting to take hold as the trees and alpine meadows are slowly turning colours but we still had some luck to find a few late season blueberries for some “free” calories along the trail. From the summit we could see to the east and the green mountains of Vermont while just south of us were the main high peaks of the Adirondacks and to the north was Montreal, Mont. St Hilaire, Orford and Owls Head. We spent 7 hours on this hike and came across only a dozen or so people – amazing for the start of the long weekend. Guess this hike is a bit of a local secret….. shhhh! Back to the car, de-booted and refreshed we popped into the Lake Placid brew pub for an excellent hefeweizen and some dinner. A day well spent to be sure.
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Good call on this one kenmore. It is near the top of the list of hikes to do again, for sure!
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