SIGHTINGS
OK Slip Falls
My wife and I were invited by a long time friend to go with him to explore a new parcel of state land which was recently added to the Adirondack Forest Preserve. About 25,000 acres of woods, mountains, lakes and rivers were purchased from a large paper company by the Nature Conservancy and then sold to New York state to be added to the Forest Preserve and opened to public use. Until last year this land had been closed to any public access for over 100 years except for parcels leased to private hunting groups.
Our goal was to get to see OK Slip Falls, which is one of the highest waterfalls in the Adirondacks (and possibly the state) at over 200 feet. The weather was mild, in the mid 30s, with a mix of sun and clouds. Fortunately, the trail was well marked and broken and we had a very nice day on our snowshoes for the six-mile round trip. The falls was spectacular and we could even see a little flowing water through some openings in the ice. Eventually the trails will go to the top of the falls and down to the bottom as well. Much of the new parcel has been designated as Wilderness with new canoe routes open for the first time in over 100 years.
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BY DON ORR
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