Towns and Trails http://www.townsandtrails.com Life and adventure in the Adirondacks Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:33:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 My Boston Marathon Story http://www.townsandtrails.com/my-boston-marathon-story/ http://www.townsandtrails.com/my-boston-marathon-story/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:01:27 +0000 Dave http://www.townsandtrails.com/?p=10728 Good friends of ours, and their charity team from the New England Aquarium, were running this year's Marathon when the bombs exploded. This is their story.

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]]> http://www.townsandtrails.com/finally-a-46er/feed/ 10 How Many High Peaks Can You Climb in 14 Days? http://www.townsandtrails.com/how-many-high-peaks-can-you-climb-in-14-days/ http://www.townsandtrails.com/how-many-high-peaks-can-you-climb-in-14-days/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:14:45 +0000 Dave http://www.townsandtrails.com/?p=10645 Can I climb 21 High Peaks in 14 days? That's the question I asked myself several months ago and, starting today, it is the question I'll be trying to answer.

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]]> http://www.townsandtrails.com/rei-members-save-more-coupons-available-here/feed/ 0 Marcy Dam and Avalanche Pass (Trap Dike) – Post Irene http://www.townsandtrails.com/marcy-dam-and-avalanche-pass-trap-dike-post-irene/ http://www.townsandtrails.com/marcy-dam-and-avalanche-pass-trap-dike-post-irene/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:13:15 +0000 Dave http://www.townsandtrails.com/?p=10381 I took a post-Irene hike into Avalanche Pass to check out backcountry conditions. Marcy Dam was a sad sight, but overall the damage was not as bad as I had expected.

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