Wilderness school
Fog lifted from the still pond as a handful of outdoorspeople from North Country Community College’s wilderness recreation program gathered at a waterside campsite for breakfast.
The group—three students and two college staff members—was in the midst of a month-long backcountry trip. The expedition started in early September with a two-week paddling excursion through the St. Regis Canoe Area and ended with a backpacking trip in the High Peaks Wilderness.
Called the fall practicum, the 28-day journey is one of two major backcountry trips offered through NCCC’s wilderness recreation program. The other is a 10-day winter trip.
The itinerary on this day was to climb Long Pond Mountain, a roughly 1.5-mile hike to a summit
