Lake Arnold Junction On the way down, the trail leading down from Colden intersects with the main trail leading from Avalanche Junction to the south end of Lake Colden. [enlarge]

Lowered Skies Compare this to the earlier Marcy Dam shot, and you will see how the weather has deteriorated since the morning. No rain, though. [enlarge]

Back to the Loj A nice section of trail along the way from Marcy Dam back to Adirondak Loj. [enlarge]

Half of the High Peaks The lower half, that is! The upper half is lost in clouds.... [enlarge]

Interactive trackmap with photo points - Colden Loop via Trap Dike - click map to view Interactive trackmap with photo points - Colden Loop via Trap Dike - click to view

Annotated Topo Map This is a GPS-derived track of our hike. The tracklog is available here. (the shareware program GPS Utility was used to generate this file and can be used to read it). [enlarge]

Elevation profile over distance This is a GPS-derived elevation vs. distance profile of our hike. You can see how steep the trap dike section is. [enlarge]

Elevation profile over time. This is a GPS-derived elevation vs. time profile of our hike. [enlarge]