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    A new, improved view

    Jun 01, 2019 5 minutes
    By Mike Lynch

    DIRECTIONS: From Lake Clear Junction (intersection of NY 30 and NY 186) northwest of Saranac Lake, drive north on NY 30 for three miles to St. Regis Carry Road. Turn left and go 0.3 miles to the public boat launch.

    As we neared the summit of St. Regis Mountain in January, the conditions changed dramatically. Tree limbs—caked in snow and ice—hung down over the trail, and as we walked crouched through the tangle of branches, snow cascaded upon us.

    “Most of the time I go past that rock outcropping, I feel like I’m home free,” said Doug Fitzgerald, co-chairman of Friends of St. Regis Mountain Fire Tower. “Not today.”

    The conditions slowed our travel, but the scenic beauty more than compensated for any inconvenience. The coating of ice and

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