A popular hike in the Adirondacks, NY: Silver Lake Bog Preserve
At the bluff overlooking Silver Lake, Silver Lake Bog Preserve, NY John Muir: “In wilderness lies the hope of the world.” During the first week into our month long stay in the Adirondacks (New York) in April, my wife and I had hiked to the top of Mt. Jo and we absolutely loved it. We were exhilarated, at times scared, but also had the time of our lives on that hike. We did get lost on our way down, but it’s these trips that you tend to remember when you think back. We were secretly hoping we could do more hikes in the Adirondacks after that first hike to Mt. Jo. Our AirBnB rental provided a local magazine called “ Adirondack Life ”, which we got to read at our leisure. In one of the magazine articles, I came upon one of the quintessential hikes to do in the Adirondacks, the Silver Lake Bog Preserve . After our exhilarating hike to Mt. Jo, followed by our hike to Mt. Arab, the following week, we were totally excited to hike the Silver Lake Bog Preserve. ...