Summer Hiking in the Adirondacks | Ampersand Mountain

John and I continue working on finishing up the Saranac Lake 6er challenge in the Adirondacks by climbing Ampersand Mountain in August 2021. The trail isn't very long, but the climb to the top of this 3,300+ foot beast was steep in parts! It's all worth it in the end because the views from the summit are awesome!
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[@kylesimmons1405]

Dudes, great vid! I've hiked Ampersand 10 or so times and it's an all-time favorite, fun hike with a beautiful view, I'm sorry yours got cut short by a storm. Between that and Cascade, there aren't that many more beautiful views you can get in the High Peaks

[@Snitchols]

Hey, that's pre-soylent John!

[@JayMorrisonOutdoors]

LOL

[@bigironbackpacking5903]

We dont talk about skinny John ... I've lost some kind of super power

[@dmt2594]

have you done it in the winter?

[@JayMorrisonOutdoors]

No, I haven't yet, but I imagine it's incredible

[@dmt2594]

@@JayMorrisonOutdoors i made it only 3/4 of the way saturday- the ice was insane and going down wasnt fun.

[@borreal_trekker]

Way to go guys. I would have to say Ampersand was my favorite. The 360 degree views were amazing. I believe the staircase design was one of the first ADK original trail builds to prevent erosion. I can honestly say that "giant stair master" was probably the roughest on me. On a side note, It is too bad they removed the fire tower which I think would have been epic.

[@JayMorrisonOutdoors]

I would have loved to see the firetower up there ... Ampersand's summit was incredible - even as heavily populated as it was! The trail design was quite nice, albeit a rather steep leg burner for a bit.

[@bonefishboards]

I hiked Ampersand Mountain way back in the 1970s. We camped on an island in Middle Saranac Lake, took canoes over to the shore and then hiked to the summit. That was a tough day for a soft 13 year old. I'd like to take another crack at that one.

[@JayMorrisonOutdoors]

There were a few guys hiking up while we were making our way back down to the car that did what you did --- it sounds like an awesome idea for an adventure!

[@cupcakescorner7684]

Take care guys. The trail is wet.
Reaching the summet gives a fullfilled feelings.

[@JayMorrisonOutdoors]

The views are always worth the effort! Thanks for watching!

[@jdsmith8135]

Summit looks amazing. Hike on brother.

[@JayMorrisonOutdoors]

It was awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@Martin-si6er]

Thanks for another great video

[@JayMorrisonOutdoors]

Thank you

[@DovieRuthAuthor]

Thank you for sharing!

[@JayMorrisonOutdoors]

Thank you for watching! ;)

[@walkonheaven8203]

Nice walking . Thank u for sharing this kind of great video. Have a nice journey

[@JayMorrisonOutdoors]

Thanks

[@tdg223]

Nice!

[@JayMorrisonOutdoors]

Thanks!