Happy to stumble on this site. I've hiked a little of everywhere; Catskills, Vermont hike peaks,...more. Hiked some of the Great Range, Adirondack Mtns. in 2006.(me,Ed,Paul) did about 17 miles, 3 (4?) peaks; Saddleback, Basin, little Haystack, Big Haystack. Over 7,600 feet of vertical elevation gain. In 13 hours! Awesome wilderness hiking. Nothing compares out east here so far, (New York anyways,) but still, it's a raw, unencumbered, pure, back-woods wilderness. Nothin' like it. Great, challenging open-rock climbing/scrambling! I'll never forget some of the long-upward climbing the ladders straight up the mossy, wet, dangeous rock of Basin or Saddleback, or Haystack? (Can't remember which one?....) AWESOME! You gotta do it! ALSO, check me out on peakbaggers.com