Allen Brook Allen Brook has many pretty little cascade and flumes. This is a neat section where the entire volume of the brook is channelled into a narrow slot. [enlarge]

In the clouds At around 3000 feet we enter the clouds. Very ghostly. On a more positive note, the rain stops for a while. [enlarge]

Double 46er Achieved! Upon climbing this peak, Ewart becomes a double Adirondack 46er! (Unofficially). Ewart is given an [unofficial] double 46er hat, and a can of European brew! Congratulations Ewart! [enlarge]

Dare'ing on Allen The Dare Cinnamon Danish cookies make it to the top of this challenging peak. Good job, cookies! [enlarge]

Andrew looks scared Or maybe tired... Or maybe surprised? Anyway, not a good picture of me, but is proof that I have made it up this blasted mountain. Number 40 for me! [enlarge]

Excellent Summit View A shot of the excellent view from the lookout near the summit (facing east). Haystack and some of the Great Range are in that direction! [enlarge]

Wet, dark, but almost finished Totally soaked and tired after almost 30km of hiking through some of the muckiest and roughest trails, the suspension bridge over the Hudson is a welcome sight! [enlarge]

Signing out! We made it back safe and sound! [enlarge]

Interactive trackmap with photo points - Allen Mountain - click map to view Interactive trackmap with photo points - Allen Mountain - click to view

Elevation Profile over Distance This is the GPS-derived elevation profile of the Allen mountain hike. Note that this is only the ascent (the descent would have an identical profile). I was getting very poor GPS reception on the way down so I did not bother to make a profile of the return leg. [enlarge]

Elevation profile over time This is the GPS-derived elevation profile of the Allen mountain hike, over time. Note that this is only the ascent. We arrived back at the trailhead around 6:40pm. I was getting very poor GPS reception on the way down so I did not bother to make a profile of the return leg. [enlarge]

Annotated Topo Map of Hike This is the GPS-derived track of the route overlain onto a topographic map of the area. Total distance: 14.34 * 2 = 28.68 km. Start Time : 7:34 am; End Time: 6:40 pm (11 hours 6 minutes) Average speed (including stops): 2.6 km/hr Total elevation gain: ~2950 feet (ascent, not counting return journey). [enlarge]