Text and photos provided by Stephen L., of Adirondack Aerial & Ground Imagery Showcase Page

Kayak path from Paradox Lake State Campground beach to area of where the photos were taken.

Adirondack Marble with folded Amphibolite and Calc-Silicate rock.

Finishing up the kayak paddle with a photo of the sun lit Adirondacks.

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We also hiked Peaked Hill this summer and endured a similar experience. It was hot on the day we were there and it felt like doing a trailless high peak towards the end. Got to the summit all right but couldn’t find any views at all on top. Relied on an old Barbara McMartin guidebook that touted great vistas but realized that the trail guide was over 50 years old…a lot can change in half a century. The campground itself is small and quiet with a nice beach: no lifeguard but people swim anyway. Paddling Paradox Lake in the early morning is a quintessential Adirondack experience. I have been on field trips with Jim McCelland. It amazes what a geologist sees in outcrops that to the rest of us are ‘just rocks’. Jim has pushed our understanding of Adirondack geologic history way back into pre-Grenville times.

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