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  • ADK = Adirondacks.

    Green (Mountains), White (Mountains).

    It teaches kids to preserve trails by not walking on them, if at all possible. While walking on trails in New York and New England, you should aim for a rock first. If there is no rock to step on, aim for a root. If there is no root, then dirt is ok to step on. But avoid mud at all costs.

    This highlights the ruggedness of the terrain out there. Where many hikes elsewhere provide such an ample amount of dirt with so little rock and root to aim for first, it is not a well known trail maintenance practice outside of the region. However, in the region, it is essential. When ignored, large patches of mud that will last all season long start to form. When this happens, trail maintainers either:

    1. Close the trail until it’s restored

    2. Reroute the trail permanently

    3. Lay down wooden planks to minimize further damage (least sustainable option).

    This maintenance is tax dollars, and they don’t have a lot of them, so education is the most effective use of that dollar. And that’s why we teach the kids:

    Rock before root and root before dirt, and never step in mud if you can avoid it! 🤠














  • It’s a function of how inspired you are to achieve the goal you set, and how many limitations exist for you personally.

    Do you have no arms and no legs, and no money? Okay, this is your Everest. But it’s achievable. When? Idk bro. But it IS. As achievable as Everest is for any out of shape average-obese couch potato.

    Do you have working arms and eyes, and money for drawing supplies? No other cognitive or motor disabilities to speak of etc? Idk, like 6 months to 5 years-ish. Probably. Depending on how much free time you have and how relentlessly you are able to stay inspired.

    There’s no answer, but your drive/inspiration, whatever you want to call it, that’s important.