TRANS-ADIRONDACK ROUTE

I love the crazy ideas that go through the heads of some devoted hikers. We have all heard of several well known routes like the Appalachian Trail or the Continental Divide Trail or even the Pacific Northwest trail. These all encompass at least 200 miles, several states, and take months to accomplish. All of that sounds good only if you are successful in combining all of those factors. Then there is the question of weather and ultimately survival.

Recently I came across an article in the ADK Explorer of of a hard-core hiker, Erik Schlimmer, who charted a new hiking trail that spans the entire ADK park from north to south, a 235-mile route. He also published a guidebook titled Blue Line to Blue Line. The nice part was that it took him only 12 days. That makes for an interesting 12 day adventure in the wild.

The ADK Explorer described the route in the following way: "It combines hiking trails, snowmobile trails, abandoned trails, and paved and dirt roads, along with the occasional bushwhack to connect them all." (May/June 2014 Issue by Alan Wechsler)

More info about the route and guidebook can be found on his website: www.transadk.com