Sawyer Mountain

May 6, 2012
Sawyer Mountain
Indian Lake, NY

This 1.3 mile hike is a relatively easy uphill climb to the summit of this approx 2500 ft. mountain. It's located 4.5 miles northwest of the town of Indian Lake, NY on Rts 28 & 30. The view consisted of forested areas, Blue and Wakely Mountains. A pic of the view....

Some of the scenes on our trip up the mountain....

It was a gorgeous day for our climb. We saw lots of different kinds of flowers....Painted Trillium, Red Trillium, Spring Beauties and thousands of Trout Lily's in bloom. I was amazed at how many Trout Lily's were there.

Other than some toads, chipmunks and squirrels there was no other moving creatures about that we saw. We did hear several woodpeckers almost pecking in chorus all around us as we walked. The black flies weren't as bad as we expected either. All in all it was a great Adirondack hike.
In reading about the history of Sawyer Mountain, I found that a heavy wind storm in July of 1995 with tornado-like winds did alot of damage to the trees and trails of this mountain. New undergrowth has taken cropped up but remnants of the storm are still visible in spots.