{This was a complete hit, alongside a juicy-Italian marinated grilled chicken breast this afternoon}
TIP: Make extra Italian dressing (separately), to marinate your chicken overnight
Makes about 6 servings
Salad Ingredients:
6 small zucchini, spiralized *( CleanFoodCrush.com/Spiralizer )
1 small red onion, sliced
1 pint organic cherry tomatoes
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 orange bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup black olives
12 oz. marinated artichoke hearts, drained
Fresh chopped parsley as garnish
Clean Eating Homemade Italian Dressing
Ingredients:
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 Tbsp garlic powder
1/2 Tbsp onion powder
1/2 Tbsp Italian herbs
1/2 tsp dijon mustard, no sugar added
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/4...
The first half of this trail follows old roads over relatively flat terrain through coniferous forest and past rippling brooks. Eventually, the trail begins a steady climb. Side trails lead to an open ledge with views overlooking Oseetah Lake and the Saranac Lake chain. The other views on the trail require some bushwhacking, and the summit itself does not offer a view.
This wraps up my winter Saranac Lake 6 list. It was 16 degrees when we left the truck with little to no wind. Perfect hiking temps. We saw about 12 other people on the trail, one of which was a troll. He asked if I was from the upper peninsula (seen my license plate), I told him I was, then he pointed to the center of his open hand and said "I'm a troll, from...
Derek and I had originally planned to hike Gray, Redfield, and Cliff mountains. Like typical men, we changed our minds while en route. Actually, the dynamics of our hike changed from the previous high peak hike, we were off to a late start, and snowshoes. This was the first time this season snowshoes were needed (required).
We opted to make this a conditioning hike, and downshifted and took a nice walk into Avalanche and Colden lakes. It was a 10.04-mile round trip hike that offered some beautiful views. I made my attempt at capturing this, but nothing compares to actually standing on the lakes soaking in the views. Our change of plans diverted us from taking the trail to lake Arnold and going straight up to Avalanche lake. This gave...
A short late morning jaunt. A bit cool today, temps were around 11 degrees in Saranac Lake with a 20 mph wind that made it feel colder. We originally planned to do Scarface mountain, but with the bitter cold temperatures, we chose something shorter in case the dogs had any issues. Both dogs did fine, and we all had a blast.
Distance: 1.8 miles RT (3 km)
Ascent: 884 (270 m)
Elevation: 2452 (747 m)
This was an extension of my normal jaunt to Rooster Comb, I added a jaunt over to Hedge Hog. The trail is easy to moderate terrain. Starting from Keene Valley you hike over a wooden bridge from the parking area to the trailhead register. You'll pass a small pond on the right behind the Keene Central School. As you veer away from the pond the trail climbs steadily to a junction with one of the routes to Snow Mountain Trail at around 0.7 mi. Stay right and continue a steady climb to another junction at around 2.0 mi. (Straight ahead leads to Hedgehog and Lower Wolf Jaw. Left is an alternate return, which also connects to Snow Mt.), to the right goes to Rooster Comb.
Turning right, the trail climbs to the crest of the ridge and a junction...