The Bridge that Makes No Sense: Blowdown and Salvage in the Adirondack Forest Preserve

[@markcummings6856]

What a great bit of information and history. Appreciate your efforts in sharing.

[@hikelonglake]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@edwardkanze6502]

Nicely done!

[@hikelonglake]

Thanks!

[@ztacos1949]

Always a pleasure. I feel calm listening to you talk about your corner of the world. I only spent a few days in the Adirondacks, around moose river plains, and you have inspired me to go back.

[@hikelonglake]

Thanks for the feedback, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@bushwhackingfool3706]

As a survivor of the 1995 storm, it is always nice to hear/see mention of that storm. The Five Ponds Wilderness is an amazing place, and I am always in awe of its majesty, not to mention grateful that it did not squash me that hot morning in July of 1995. Every time I visit since, I think that maybe it was just waiting to do so some time in the future, which makes it hard to get a restful night's sleep.

[@hikelonglake]

When I pitch my tent I always look around for dead trees and snags that might come down, and try to stay away from them. But when the big live trees are coming down around you, that has to make you wonder.

[@bushwhackingfool3706]

@@hikelonglake Luckily, no live trees came down around my tent site at the Sand Lake lean-to that early morning, but there were quite a few just down the trail a fairly short distance away. It must have been terrifying, but I remember none of it, which is probably a good thing. I still avoid being out in the backcountry during thunderstorms though.

[@steveb.2874]

Back in the early 80's, when I was participating in a NY college backpacking class, I had the opportunity to hike and camp in that beautiful unspoiled part of the state. I remembered feeling in awe of just getting to experience a glimpse of what used to cover most of our East coast in our recent past.

[@NicoleGuimond-fo6zj]

Blowdown, NY state ( pine ), N.Y state project HA -15 ( 1951 ).

[@dalerounds4036]

Shattuck clearing, Duck Hole a very remote beautiful area..

[@VolcanoGoldDiggerAdirondacks]

I went to 1 year forestry school in wanakena in 1961 and because of that at 80 and 2 years ago in the Adirondacks I am smarter than any geologist because I found 3 volcano look on[ century new technologies company]- remember that is only a name and I am 80- red pines are not native to the U.S.