Weather, Backcountry conditions, Notices. Compiled on Thursday October 19, 2017

Stop the MADNESS. Forever Wild Forest Preserve should be sacrosanct.

Bridge, internet, strip-mine .... what incentives are the supporters getting this time?

Rail-Trail is classic example of Adirondack Dysfunction. Let it return to wilderness, No Lollipop for anyone.

Keep your eye on the special interests angling for some of that bed tax money.

N00bs: "Biting off more than they can chew"

"The Adirondacks are booming with more hikers, more campers, more rock climbers and paddlers than ever before."

We should only add to the Forest Preserve - never lease, sell, or exchange. It's SIMPLE.

"Regular trailhead parking for Cascade, Porter and Pitchoff will be open again on Tuesday of this week."

"Both sides are only interested in keeping their chintzy little jobs and the teensy-weensy bits of power they have."

Well, they supported the land swap and enabled a pit-mine in the Forest Preserve. There philosophical stance on Article 14 might be suspect.

This would be a huge mistake. Unfortunately, when you have such a huge lump of money, everyone want to control it.

Forest Preserve was sold-out by our "conservationists".

"Environmentalists disagree on whether proposed swap is good for the Forest Preserve."

This whole thing still pisses me off greatly.

"Due to extreme use, these toilets have reached capacity."

"Leave No Trace focuses on the immediate, local impacts of recreational use while ignoring largerissues of change over time and connections through space."

"13) Inform each day or section hiker you pass their aroma of fresh linens is offensive and they should be ashamed."

But what about the special t-shirt and hashtag?

"In Michigan, Copper Harbor, a former mining and port town on the Upper Peninsula with a population of just 108, has built over 35 miles of singletrack and now sees more than 20,000 visitors a year on its trails."

"Worse still, be braced for feigned interest among family and friends. No sooner have you started a fascinating discourse on the difference between chaffinch and goldfinch song than you notice the eyes of your nearest and dearest glaze over in stupefied boredom."

"And as a bonus, the buyer of the Camp Uncas will also get an Emerson Adirondack guide boat original to the compound, two modern canoes and a rowboat."

"The dense forests of New York's Adirondacks are dotted with lakes and bogs tucked among picturesque mountains. Summers are cool and the lakes are fresh and clean."

There some seasonality involved in these numbers, but you get the idea.

"I’m just getting older."

And the reason why we have so many n00bs in the woods.

"New York is the second-largest apple-producing state in the country"

"At the trailhead, the temperatures were in the 30s and it was raining."

"Referred to as the North Country, this part of northeast New York feels more rugged and wild than bucolic New England"

"It’s a nice, relaxing place to sit and have a snack, as well as ponder what came before us."

"This once thriving mining community has laid abandoned since 1962, but don’t expect to find your stereotypical tumbleweed blowing in the wind."

"There have been a spate of high profile searches for missing hikers in the Adirondacks this summer, most of which have ended with positive outcomes."

I feel like we've turned a corner on Cascade, time to address the next tier of popular hikes.

"There were long portages, storms, motorboats and cold."

"Troop B was not one of the initial four troops. It was formed in 1921, largely because of Prohibition."

"This area is full of great peaks.  Even at 2000'-3000' they offer great views and nice terrain."

This would be a huge mistake. Unfortunately, when you have such a huge lump of money, everyone want to control it.

Exchange rate

Not really a terrible idea.

Cycling in StLawCo has big potential for warm-weather.

"Open, transparent government is always best, especially when it comes to spending tax dollars."

Re-inventing the wheel.

"We’re going to try to make our five towns a destination"

"Stefanik is seeking to win her second term representing the North Country’s 21st Congressional District in the Nov. 8 election."

"The Tribe believes the County’s efforts to impose taxation or regulation of businesses on tribal land is not only unlawful, it creates an undue economic burden that is harmful to our community’s economic development and enterprises."

"... our legislators decided to turn it over to a sketchy non-profit corporation that is not subject to the same scrutiny under the FOIL [Freedom of Information Law] and Open Meetings Law that every other agency is."