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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 06/10/2026

#hiking #adk #indianhead #rainbowfalls Come and join us for a hike up Indian Head and Rainbow Falls. Cost is $20. Full details and reservations at h2hpguide.com/events/india...

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 28/07/2026

#ADKHiking Took a hike up Marshall and back via Indian Pass. Full details at h2hpguide.com/trips/marsha...

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 19/07/2026

#ADKHiking I guided a hike up the Tupper Triad yesterday. h2hpguide.com/trips/tupper...

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 04/07/2026

Let's say it was a fun night.

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 14/06/2026

#ADKHiking Saturday I guided a hike up Goodnow Mt. One of my favorite fire towers in the park: h2hpguide.com/trips/goodno... and our next open hike is on July 18 with Mt. Arab, Goodman Mt., and Coney Mt. also known as the Tupper Lake Triad. You can register at h2hpguide.com/events/tuppe...

Husband and I at the base of the fire tower

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 07/06/2026

#ADKHiking My hike up Yard and Big Slide yesterday. Went an unusual way, but it was well worth it. hiking.ghosti.net/adirondacks-...

Glacial erratic between Yard and Big Slide

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 07/06/2026

#ADKHikingMy hike up Yard and Big Slide yesterday. Went an unusual way, but it was well worth it. hiking.ghosti.net/adirondacks-...

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 17/05/2026

#ADKHiking My hike yesterday up Hurricane Fire Tower. Beautiful evening to be hiking! hiking.ghosti.net/adirondacks-...

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 10/05/2026

#ADKHiking Hiked up Blueberry, over Porter, and up to Cascade again. Amazing how much 2 weeks changes things. No more snow, lots of water, and the normal mud pit between Cascade and Porter. hiking.ghosti.net/adirondacks-...

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 26/04/2026

#ADKHiking My traverse hike over Blueberry and Porter. hiking.ghosti.net/adirondacks-...

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 24/03/2026

#ADKHiking A bit delayed, but my last winter hike of the 2025/2026 winter season. hiking.ghosti.net/adirondacks-...

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 08/03/2026

Not every hike goes as planned. My body told me on my way in that it wasn't my day to summit any peaks. So, a nice hike in to the Flowed Lands and back out. hiking.ghosti.net/adirondacks-...

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 01/03/2026

#ADKHiking My hike up Marcy, Skylight, and Gray yesterday. hiking.ghosti.net/adirondacks-...

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 23/02/2026

Yesterday I did Saddleback bringing me to 38/46 for my winter round. Lots of snow. hiking.ghosti.net/adirondacks-...

The slides up Saddleback. We hike up the left hand side.

There's a trail marker on that tree an inch above the snow. This is on the peak, so the marker probably is not 7 feet off the ground, but likely 5 or 6 feet.

Bridge over Johns Brook at the DEC caretakers cabin

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 15/02/2026

#ADKHiking My hike was a lovely hike today. No views, but I did have fun. 37/46 now for my winter round. Mostly big hikes left. hiking.ghosti.net/adirondacks-...

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 01/02/2026

A frozen river that I walked over yesterday ;)

Opalescent river looking downstream. Frozen solid with no concerns for crossing.

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 01/02/2026

#ADKHiking My hike up Allen yesterday. It was a dark to really dark hike starting at 630 and ending at 1120, nearly 17 hours later. Long day, but it's over. 12 left for my winter round. hiking.ghosti.net/adirondacks-...

Me on the peak. That sign is about 7 feet off the ground and was waist level.

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 17/01/2026

#ADKHiking My hike up Street and Nye today. Great day even though we had limited views. hiking.ghosti.net/adirondacks-...

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 13/01/2026

My hike up Seward, Donaldson, and Emmons. hiking.ghosti.net/adirondacks-...

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 03/01/2026

#ADKHiking My hike up Seymour yesterday. hiking.ghosti.net/adirondacks-...

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 22/12/2025

#ADKHiking My hike up Colden for ADK yesterday. Great day, great fun. 27/46 for winter round. hiking.ghosti.net/adirondacks-...

MacIntyre range from Colden's false summit.

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 14/12/2025

#ADKHiking My hike up Noonmark yesterday. Chilly, snowy, and a beautiful day to hike. hiking.ghosti.net/adirondacks-...

Me on the top of Noonmark... that's just flurries and nothing could be seen.

Giant and RPR from the first lookout going up Noonmark.

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 07/12/2025

#ADKHiking My hike yesterday up Rooster Comb and Snow. There is just barely enough snow for snowshoes along this route. hiking.ghosti.net/adirondacks-...

Trail up Rooster Comb. It hadn't been touched for a while.

View from Rooster Comb. WolfJaw notch to my left.

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 23/11/2025

The annual, how do I put these on again before I put them into my pack?

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 09/11/2025

#ADKHiking Yesterday I lead a hike for ADK. We did Fish Hawk, Indian Head, and Rainbow Falls. Great hike, perfect weather, great people. Full write up: hiking.ghosti.net/adk-fish-haw...

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 26/10/2025

my hike up Abraham and Ellen yesterday. Long day, but it was well worth it in the end as the sky cleared up after noon. ghosti.net/blogs/robbml...

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 20/10/2025

Sunday, I did my first VT hike with Killington. ghosti.net/blogs/robbml...

Sign near the peak of Killington by the "lodge"

Me on the summit of Killington with Pico over my shoulder

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 11/10/2025

#ADKHiking Hike up Mt. Adams today. ghosti.net/blogs/robbml...

Mt. Colden and Mt Marcy from Adams Fire Tower

Me on top of Mt. Adams, Marcy over shoulder.

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 07/10/2025

Last week, I hiked in New Hampshire for the first time. I did (in order) Flume, Liberty, Garfield, Tom, Field, Willey, and Avalon (under 4000K). I went with Ashley Reann, and we had a wonderful time, wonderful weather, and we hit peak foliage. My write ups are in the comments:

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 13/08/2025

The headline should be: Trump orders Smithsonian to rewrite history

NY Times headline: White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions
The Trump administration is giving museums 120 days to replace “divisive or ideologically driven language with unifying, historically accurate and constructive descriptions.”

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 03/08/2025

🧵 #ADKHiking Today was my last required co-lead to become a level 2 (and since I meet the requirements, level 3) trip leader for ADK. We did Black Mountain by Lake George. This is a lovely hike in general, and one that I will willing do over and over.

View north from Black Mountain looking at Lake George

View of Lake George looking south from a viewpoint about 2/3 of the way down the back side of Black Mountain.

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 27/07/2025

Need to caulk a bit before painting... But mostly done.

Column all put together waiting caulk and paint.

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 26/07/2025

Follow-up to the carpenter ants. Column foundation has been built. Tomorrow clapboard, a cap, and paint

Bottom of a column removed due to carpenter ants.

Replacement bottom of the column that was removed.

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 05/07/2025

#ADKHiking So, I went in to Panther Gorge. The trail in was in pretty good condition. It's obviously a lesser used trail, but overall not bad for an ADK trail. Very oddly well marked though. I took a fall on the way in, so my plans to hit Haystack, Marcy, and Skylight fell through.

Trail on the way into Panther Gorge from Elk Lake

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 29/06/2025

#ADKHiking My hike up Goodnow Fire Tower yesterday. Today I find out that the trail is closing for 3 months for repairs to the tower, starting July 7. ghosti.net/blogs/robbml...

a relatively tame (aka a fed) chipmunk on the top of Goodnow Mt.

One of many red efts on the way up Goodnow Mt.

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 22/06/2025

I prefer the mountains.....

Me on the top of Baker Mountain, Saranac Lake, NY

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 22/06/2025

#ADKHiking My trip up Baker yesterday. Short, sweet, and steep. ghosti.net/blogs/robbml...

View from the top of Baker mountain, Saranac Lake

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 15/06/2025

Right as I was about to cross the Hudson in glens falls, I got 100k

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 09/06/2025

🧵 #ADKHiking Phelps and Indian Falls June 8, 2025 We started the day by getting a strange view due to the Canadian wildfires happening. The sun when we left was a glowing red/orange orb that you could look directly at. Really freaky, other worldly sight.

View of McIntyre range from Indian Falls

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 02/06/2025

🧵 #ADKHiking Upper Tongue Range: Brown, Huckleberry, Fivemile, and Deer Leap. We started off with a bit of drizzle and we had on and off drizzle through the hike.

Reindeer Lichen on the way to Huckleberry mountain

Forest view on the way to Brown Mountain

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 16/05/2025

"why are the windows always closed?". Ferris is why.

Ginger cat looking at an open window plotting his escape.

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Robert Lewis @ghosti.net · 13/04/2025

🧵 #ADKHiking Today I went up to the Paradox Lake area and hiked in towards Pharaoh Mountain. Overall, I didn't know what exactly to expect since it is shoulder season and mud season.