07/28/2026
I spent the weekend in Lake Placid, one of my favorite towns in New York State. Our Mother-Daughter duo, together we conquered climbing another 3 of NYβs highest peaks π₯ πͺπ½πͺπΎ β°οΈπ₯Ύ Saturday we climbed the highest peak in the state Mt. Marcy, then Skylight, and then Gray. 19 miles, 12-1/2 hours moving time and 1-1/2 hours rest time, and around 2500 calories burnt. We started out with our headlamps at 5:30am. Consistent weight training together with cardio really helps endure the climbs of those steep bouldered inclines and hours of descent on the scrambles. We rewarded ourselves with a lovely moonlit dinner overlooking Mirror lake - yummy bison steak dinner, with broccolini and quinoa; Sammy had lots of bread as she was carb depleted. The next day we had a relaxing stroll around the town then a high protein and carb brunch, and A LOT of water.
We are slowly checking off those 46 highest peaks whenever we can get together and when the weather is right β₯οΈ
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