My Adirondacks Journey: Log Book

About The Book

At this point, your love for hiking in the Adirondacks has jumped to the next level. Once you start hiking in the Adirondacks, whether it’s the Adirondacks 46 High Peaks, Lake Placid 9ers, or Lake George 12sters, it’s always important to keep track of your hike so you can accomplish a milestone at the completion of your hikes.

This book contains the log forms to record all your hikes so you can become an Adirondack High Peaks 46er, Lake Placid 9er, Lake George 12ster, or even complete the Fire Tower Challenge. As you complete these amazing challenges, follow the details in the book on how to register yourself for the program so you can officially be recognized for your completion.

As well, when you head off to hike in the Adirondacks, be sure to pack all the right materials so your hiking trip can be enjoyable and safe. Follow the packing list in the book so you can bring the right materials for a day trip or an overnight trip. When you're hiking in the backcountry, be sure to follow the “leave no trace” principles so we can help make the environment clean and stable for many hikers and campers.

As an Adirondacks hiker and explorer, I welcome you to the “My Adirondacks Journey” log book and wish you the very best as you try to accomplish hiking the mountains in the Adirondacks.

About The Author

Garrett is an Adirondack hiker and explorer who loves coming to the Adirondacks every year to hike and explore the beautiful geographical sites as well as the history behind them. Garrett is a college student who attends Binghamton University, pursuing a major in history. Garrett has an interest in the history behind the beautiful outdoors, so Garrett follows his dream by hiking new places every year, especially the Adirondacks, and studies the history behind the hike he completed. Garrett loves every bit of history, including World History, US History, European History, Latin American History, and the Age of Discoveries.

Garrett’s first visit to the Adirondacks was in the summer of 2010, when he was 7 years old. Garrett and his family visited Lake Placid for the week. Garrett has also visited Lake George, Schroon Lake, and Lake Champlain. Garrett started his hiking journey by hiking with his mom and dad up a small trail through the woods. Garrett is an Eagle Scout with Troop 38 in Owego, NY, and has done many hiking trips and campouts throughout the Adirondacks with his Boy Scout friends. As Garrett continued his hiking journey in the Adirondacks, he faced more challenges, including rock climbing, rock scrambling, and hiking through many types of weather. By 2020, Garrett had officially recorded his first Adirondack 46er high peak, which was Rocky Peak Ridge. Since then, Garrett has been working to conquer all 46 Adirondack high peaks. Garrett also hikes for the 46Climbs fundraiser in the high peaks every year in September.