Adirondack Loj

With a car full of winter gear we caught an early ferry intending to spend a weekend at Adirondack Loj. Upon arrival, we convened a committee of all the friends and family in attendance and decided to snowshoe to Marcy Dam. The path had been well tramped and going was easy, even though it seemed that snowshoe bindings and rivets were failing miserably. The walk through the woods was pleasant and upon arrival at the Dam, we happened to see a moose running at the edge of the woods. With a bit of patience, we were greeted with a second moose that came in from the direction of the Van Hovenberg trail. 

It was a magical sight in the light snowy air and upon arrival back at the loj, we were told that "no one EVER sees a moose at Marcy Dam..."

For the afternoon, we strapped skis on and blindly followed some of the cross-country ski trails around Adirondack Loj. With just enough snow cover to glide over most of the rocks and logs, we followed the Rimrock trail to Easy Street, followed by a short jaunt around the campground. We noticed some nice views of Mount Jo and Wright Peak that we had never noticed in the summer.

We spent the evening bookending the delicious meal with an impromptu tuba Christmas with music supplied by maestro Jeff. With flute, piano, cornet and tuba we made our way through some nice Christmas sing-a-longs. We even pulled out the fiddle and guitar later in the evening for an old-time jam.

After breakfast the next morning, we strapped on the skis yet again to follow another nice loop on the Mr. Van trail to Easy Street. It was a chilly morning, but the powdery snow made for glorious skiing!

We spent the rest of the day furiously working to make an Adirondack pack basket in the workshop sponsored by the Adirondack Mountain Club. Our instructor was infinitely patient with each of us and we walked away with raw fingers and a brand new basket at the end of the day. It was a fantastic winter weekend!