Adirondack Sports January 2024

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CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING continued from 15 PHOTOS BY RICH MACHA FISH CREEK AT THE CARRY TO FOLLENSBY CLEAR POND. JANUARY 2024 17 trail and are just a short distance apart. We visited both the creek and the pond to admire the scenery before turning north on the blue-marked trail that had just a hint of old ski tracks on it and thus required some relatively easy trail-breaking. The route then goes around the southeast lobe of Horseshoe Pond before heading out onto a peninsula, at the tip of which we stopped for a lunch break. While I reenergized myself with some food and hot drink, I cheerfully recalled sitting at the same spot many years ago on a spring pond-hopping canoe trip. Back on the blue trail, we skied around the northwestern lobe of the pond before we met with the only real predicament of the day – the brook that runs between Little Polliwog and Horseshoe Ponds was running high and was uncrossable without getting your feet wet, so we headed out onto the pond and made a wide detour around the inlet area, where you should expect the ice to be thin, before heading for shore and bushwhacking back to the trail. The trail then stays well above Little Polliwog and Polliwog Ponds, and a carry trail allows the skier to drop down and take a closer look at the ponds. The route becomes slightly more challenging after that, with some ups and downs before reaching the carry trail between Polliwog and Middle Ponds. After making a left turn, we were soon within sight of the cars and the end of our counterclockwise loop. Overall, I would rate this trip as low-intermediate. It was very rewarding to see these seven ponds and the creek from a different perspective. The area sees many paddlers during the summer months, thanks partly to the proximity of Rollins and Fish Creek Pond state campgrounds, but does not get visited by many in winter – we only saw one other skier during our trip. From a snow-lover’s point of view, the El Niño-influenced winter of 2023-24 has made a miserable start but, hopefully, by the time you read this, things will have improved greatly and we can enjoy the wonders of the season while gliding on (frozen) water. A lover of wild places, Rich Macha has led many trips for the Adirondack Mountain Club, and has spent 20 years in the paddle/snowsport business. More of Rich’s adventures can be found at northeastwild.blogspot.com. HORSESHOE POND.
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