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The view from Armstrong

Great Range Traverse, 12 August 2006

A totally insane attempt to traverse the Adirondack Great Range from Rooster Comb to Marcy, and return to the trailhead, in a single day. I turned back after Haystack, leaving Marcy behind. More details on summitpost.
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you should see an image here First glimpse of scenery from somewhere on Hedgehog; that might be Lower Wolf Jaw in the distance.
you should see an image here A view back to Rooster Comb from the slopes of Lower Wolf Jaw or possibly Hedgehog.
you should see an image here Armstrong, with Gothics immediately behind it, from one of the Wolf Jaws.
you should see an image here A view ahead to Marcy showing Basin, Saddleback and Haystack - I think this is from Upper Wolf Jaw.
you should see an image here Close-up of Marcy, Basin, and a slide on Saddleback.
you should see an image here Armstrong from the Upper Wolf Jaw col.
you should see an image here The ladder on the east side of Amstrong.
you should see an image here From Armstrong, view of Gothics and the rest of the Upper Range.
you should see an image here Krummholz on the top of Armstrong.
you should see an image here Same spot, different composition.
you should see an image here Gothics as seen from Armstrong.
you should see an image here Not sure what these blue flowers are, but there were lots of 'em.
you should see an image here The view ahead from Gothics: Haystack, Skylight, Marcy, Basin, and Saddleback are visible.
you should see an image here Another view from Gothics.
you should see an image here Looking back at Gothics from Saddleback.
you should see an image here Descending the cliff on the west side of Saddleback.
you should see an image here Looking back at Saddleback from Basin: can you spot the overhang from the previous picture?
you should see an image here View of Basin from Little Haystack.
you should see an image here Basin and Gothics from Haystack.
you should see an image here Close-up of Gothics from Haystack.
you should see an image here Close-up of Basin from Haystack.
you should see an image here Descending to Little Haystack from Haystack.
you should see an image here Johns Brook.
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