The vista from Adirondack Loj Road is one of the easiest ways to witness the High Peaks. The MacIntyre Range and Mount Colden stand above the forests and fields, offering glimpses of their rocky summits and landslides in summer and snow-capped mountains in winter.
It’s a sought-after scene for photographers, and one that’s observed daily by people driving by on Route 73 southeast of Lake Placid. That’s one of the main reasons the Adirondack Land Trust (ALT) jumped at the opportunity this summer to purchase 187 acres key to maintaining the vista.
“In a lot of cases, people that are traveling to Lake Placid or the Tri-Lakes even, that is their entire exposure to the High Peaks,” ALT Executive Director Mike Carr said. “And that’s valuable if it gets them thinking about coming back or thinking about