• Fitness,  Hiking,  Trip Report

    Hiking Algonquin, Iroquois and Wright Peaks

    Another weekend down, more high peaks crossed off the list! Saturday was the perfect day for a hike–the weather was looking fantastic! I was waiting for the perfect day to tackle Algonquin, New York’s second highest mountain, along with Iroquois and Wright. Jenna and I met at Exit 9 at 5am, got to the Loj around 7:15 and were off by 7:30. It was a quick mile to the junction to Marcy Dam, we went right to go to Wright and Algonquin. The first few miles are very pleasant! Then we started climbing steeply, but we had a really good pace! Many sections of the trail are really rocky. Made…