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Thru-Hike the Northville-Placid Trail in 9 Days (as a First-Time Backpacker)

I had never camped in the backcountry, nor had I thru-hiked. Yet, I found myself in Northville embarking on a 9-day, 138-mile thru-hike in the most remote part of the Adirondacks…

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Hiking Esther Mountain in the Adirondacks

On my hike up Whiteface, we took a slight detour in the wrong direction. When we approached the trail sign for Esther, and read, “path not maintained or marked,” we trudged on to Whiteface. After all, I wasn’t chasing the 46er list.

Joke’s on me because three years later…

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