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60 North Creek’s Newest Restaurant & Bar Located Next to Gore Mountain Lodge Featuring Farm Fresh Greens and Local Produce. German Inspired Menu & Tap Beer. RoLL ouT of Bed & Go RaftiNG, fishiNG or skiiNG! 881 Peaceful Valley Road, North Creek Explore Our Woods! Call 855-846-7365 Goremountainlodge.com POIEMA VAULT 274 Main Street North Creek, NY (518) 251-5732 www.poiemathevault.com Two unique stores located in a historic bank, Poiema and the Vault are owned and operated by a mother-daughter team. Reflecting their interpretations of fashion, beauty and interior design, Poiema and the Vault bridge the gap between trendy and classic to encompass what is timeless, whimsical, distinctive and lovely. ALL NATURAL SOAP. HANDBLENDED ORGANIC TEAS. TEAROOM WITH DAILY TASTINGS. JEWELRY. INTERIOR DESIGN. WOOD-BLOCK PRINT TEES. VINTAGE CLOTHING. ACCESSORIES. EVENT PLANNING. Great Selection “Two-Fer” Wine Specials Reach our advertisers at: ADKDiningGuide.com • ADKStoresandGalleries.com • ADKEntertainment.com • ADKAccommodations.com
61 Exceptional Lodging in the Adirondacks 264 Main St. North Creek, NY 12853 518.251.2451 Sure we’re located in the heart of all Adirondack Mountain activities including skiing, we really can’t blame it if you decide to stay inside. A gloriously unique & exceptionally well-appointed glamping experience located within the town of North Creek featuring~ Gas wood stoves, Private Jacuzzis, Great Room,WiFi, Game tables,walk to restaurants & shops, 1 mile from adirondackalpinelodge.com New Glampshire 518.466.4035 | NewGlampshire.com Crane Mountain Crane Mountain is one of those hikes that’s on everybody’s list of the best hikes in the Adirondacks. I’ve got at least a half dozen guidebooks that include Crane, but my favorite description of Crane’s trails is in my 25+ year old Discover the Southeastern Adirondacks guidebook by Barbara McMartin, aka “the Rand McNally of the Adirondacks.” McMartin enthusiastically dubs Crane the “Super Mountain” of the southern Adirondacks for its variety of trails and bushwhacks, its alpine pond and its expansive summit views. I’ve hiked Crane a number of times over the years, but this is the first time I’ve done it with our kids. Crane fits in well with my criteria for a good family hike: its 4.5 mile round trip and 1500 vertical feet of climbing are well within our kids’ ability (they are ages 6 and 10), plus there’s the added interest of the pond half way up the mountain. And its location in the southern Adirondacks makes the drive to the trailhead relatively short. We were lucky to hike Crane on the kind of day when it would have been borderline criminal not to hike. The air was crisp and clear, the trees were clad in an almost fluorescent yellowgreen of late spring, and the woods still sheltered a variety of blooming wildflowers. A light breeze held most of the bugs at bay. We climbed the eastern trail to the pond from the trailhead on Ski Hi Road (there’s also a western trail to the pond). Since the trail forms a loop between the pond and the summit (here’s a map), it’s possible to visit either the pond first or the summit first: we chose the pond in order to break up the climbing. Reach our advertisers at: No matter how you slice it, it’s a stiff climb to the pond, 900 feet of elevation gain in less than a mile. This could be an issue for some kids (some adults too), but our kids like scrambling over rocks, and since the climb came early in the hike they had lots of energy. There’s another 600 vertical feet of climbing between the pond and the summit. The trail ascends the western end of the summit ridge, and there are excellent views from several lookouts before you even get to the summit. The best views (even better than the summit views in my opinion) are from the western-most viewpoint, about a quarter mile shy of the actual summit. Here, Crane Mountain Pond sparkles in the sun hundreds of feet below with a backdrop of peaks that includes Gore, Snowy, Mount Blue, Hadley Mountain and the High Peaks. The summit views are almost as good, although Crane Mountain Pond isn’t visible. Crane Mountain once had a fire tower on its summit, now only the anchor bolts remain. Uncharacteristically, the kids seemed content to hang out on the summit for a while, eating lunch and taking in the view. Continuing on the loop trail, the route drops steeply down the eastern end of the summit ridge, using an impressively tall ladder in the steepest section. Since it’s a pretty direct shot down the mountain, it seemed like we were back at the trailhead in no time. Including our stops at the pond and the summit we took a little over 4 hours on the round trip. With a warm-up hike under our belts now and school ending in just a few more weeks, hopefully some more family hikes lie just around the corner. I know I’ve got a few hikes on my hit list for the summer. ADKDiningGuide.com • ADKStoresandGalleries.com • ADKEntertainment.com • ADKAccommodations.com
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