Cascade

After a fun night jamming with the Wadhams Waddlers, Lisa, Kevin and I awoke hungry and ready for a hike in the high peaks. The initial problem was solved with a trip to one of our favorite Adirondack restaurants: Chair 6. Located just south of the village of Lake Placid, it serves some of the finest breakfast food anywhere. We scarfed down french toast, omelets and eggs Benedict.

The second problem was quickly solved with a trip to the Cascade Mountain trail head. We hiked up the steady incline and headed first to the peak of Porter mountain (on a perpendicular ridge). While we were munching on snacks and enjoying the view we met some Canadians who asked us to take their picture while they spelled 2-0-1-2 with their bodies. We have some pretty silly traditions too, so we can't judge.

After satisfying ourselves with the view, we headed to the peak of Cascade for a slightly higher vantage point. We could easily identify the Olympic buildings from Lake Placid village but had a harder time identifying the other peaks. Pitchoff Mountain was prominent across the road.

We hiked down carefully and went directly to the Keene Stewarts for malts (it was Kevin's first!) and then went to the Keene dump for one of the finest views of Keene valley!

It was back to Wadhams for games and more music for the evening. It was a great day climbing our first two Adirondack high peaks!