Mount Ampersand is located in the northern part of the Adirondacks near Saranac Lake. Mike Turns and I hiked 2.8 miles to the summit (3,250 feet) and back. Conditions were wet and sloppy, but towards the summit, the trail was icy. Cramp-ons would have been nice on this journey. They would have kept my butt [...]

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