By: Reinhard Gsellmeier
On Sat. our group of five left the winter parking area at Clear Pond
and headed back to setup camp near the Slide Brook LT.
Our early start provided us with enough daylight left that afternoon
to check out the Macomb slide,just for fun and to stretch our legs.
The next day (Sun.) we left camp for our dayhike that took us over
Macomb, S. Dix, E. Dix, back to S. Dix, Hough & Dix.
We were very fortunate with rather mild temperatures, clear skies and overall great snow/trail conditions.
The Macomb slide was rather easily climbed with snowshoes,
and we were treated with a spectacular view of Adirondack peaks
protruding through a low-lying early morning mist.
All herdpaths had been previously broken out, which enabled us to make great progress.
It was late afternoon by the time we reached the summit of Dix,
tired but all of us very pleased with the day's accomplishments.
We descended from the Beckhorn via. the marked trail,
donning our headlights for the final 3 miles back to camp.
Mon. we broke camp and hiked out.
Overall this was a great trip --
we had a real strong group,
with good camaraderie and fun for all.