tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281608760834525796.post8249296631920826042..comments2023-12-29T13:30:24.893-05:00Comments on The Saratoga Skier and Hiker: How I Survived Allen Mtn: 07/27/2011Jeff Farbaniechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17687600943158149486noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281608760834525796.post-13651178553216335592011-08-13T12:27:28.360-04:002011-08-13T12:27:28.360-04:00Great pics! Back then we were still using film. I&...Great pics! Back then we were still using film. I'll have to dig up some of the prints and see if I can get them scanned. It would be a fun blog post to show then and now - it's amazing how quickly the forest can recover.Gillianhttp://blog.timesunion.com/outdoors/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281608760834525796.post-48838970633925319132011-08-12T17:09:49.450-04:002011-08-12T17:09:49.450-04:00Gillian, that logged section in the middle was aft...Gillian, that logged section in the middle was aftermath from Hurrican Floyd in Sept, 1999. That area was devastated by Floyd. When I last hiked Allen around 20 years ago, that section was mature, deep forest. It's actually a pleasant section of trail now - second growth and lots of openings provide views towards the peaks plus abundant raspberries and blueberries. I didn't include pics from that section in the trip report above, but there are some in an album I put on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1904286615795.2087520.1500656088&l=ce14806f40&type=1" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>. I think that link allows public access to the album even if you don't have a FB account.Jeff Farbaniechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687600943158149486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281608760834525796.post-25141555159903620462011-08-12T16:54:25.579-04:002011-08-12T16:54:25.579-04:00Wow! Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Herb an...Wow! Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Herb and I hiked this one about 9 or 10 years ago. They had just logged the long flat section in the middle. It was UG-ly. I think the bridges were still up, though, because I don't remember wading across the river. The rest of the hike I remember being pretty nice, though long and hard. The view into Panther Gorge is indeed unique.Gillianhttp://blog.timesunion.com/outdoors/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281608760834525796.post-87505369893576082802011-08-11T22:11:43.130-04:002011-08-11T22:11:43.130-04:00Nice to see a positive report on the peak everyone...Nice to see a positive report on the peak everyone groans over!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281608760834525796.post-79151183036399860512011-08-09T08:03:04.811-04:002011-08-09T08:03:04.811-04:00Thanks for the post and photos! 'Sounds awesom...Thanks for the post and photos! 'Sounds awesome and magical!catharushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05603292208345268247noreply@blogger.com