Around comes the fourth of July, whats more American than conquering the land itself? Exactly! So with every annual trek up to the ADK for the annual get together of college friends we made sure to have a mountain or two on the docket. This year we had a large group of different skill levels. So to accommodate everyone we choses the easier of the ADK 46. As these were on the list for myself it still was a great opportunity to knock them out while enjoying the company of some good friends.
The weather was predicted to be rather "flashey", if you know what I mean, but we decided to proceed with the hike. Proved to be a good choice. The overall weather was uneventful, no storms just some light cloud cover. The trail itself was very clear and well maintained, and very easy for some while proving to be a challenge for some (see right). We got to the top of Porter first as it was the longer of the two. The top is not marked by a seal (or one we could find anyway) so we almost went right past it as it has a limited view. We then backtracked and summited the last 0.3 miles of Cascade. To get a good sweat in and get those legs moving after a bit of time off was good. To get a couple first timers indoctrinated to the 46 is always an even better thing. Always good to summit with good people. #NeverStall