This map shows, for those who are not familiar with the Adirondacks, where the high peaks region is located.

This is the first time I've seen a trail sign carved into a tree in the Adirondacks. Someone took some time with this one...

Looking out roughly westwardly from a sub-summit on McKenzie mountain. The weather was unsettled, changing from partly sunny as a big winter weather system neared the area.

This picture is zoomed in on area from the previous picture.

This is the summit of McKenzie Mountain, as seen from a sub-summit along the ridge leading south from it.

Snow, windblown and etched into a styrofoam-looking substance, sticks to the lee side of the branches of a small conifer. Mt McKenzie summit in the background.

Winter treats for the birds?

Taken from the summit of Mt. McKenzie, this is a view of Lake Placid. It is an impressive and large lake (for this area, anyway). The size and elevation of the two islands within the lake is interesting.

This is a zoomed-in shot of the town of Lake Placid from the summit of McKenzie Mountain.

These delicate tendrils of ice seemed to be formed by extrusion from the soil during freezing.

Bartlett Pond (encountered on the way down). There is a sunken aluminum canoe in the frozen pond.

Here's a wider-angle view of the pond, the canoe, and the surrounding terrain. Things are getting a bit cloudier and there is an occasional flurry.

This half of the loop trail is not on the usual ADK trail system. Instead it is a (From what I gather) trail system maintained by the Shore Owners Association (S.O.A). Presumably landowners on the shore of Lake Placid. Anyway, their signage is clearly different from the standard ADK fare.