19 Dec 2017

Trail Report 12.17.17

by Rich LaBombard | | 0

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Friends of St. Regis Mountain Fire Tower

1 week ago

Congratulations Sandra.This painting also was accepted into a juried online show called: Of the Earth, sponsored by Art Fluent. I'm honored to have my painting among 99 selected out of more than 900 entries from 11 countries. OF THE EARTH captures the earth's spirit and character through the art of the landscape. You can see the whole show here: www.art-fluent.com/of-the-earth ... See MoreSee Less

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Friends of St. Regis Mountain Fire Tower

2 weeks ago

Here is a link to the NGS Data Sheet for the Triangulation Station on St. Regis Mountain. One notable piece of information is that the station is set in a drill hole that was formerly a N.Y.L.S. mark, which had previously been destroyed. This would have been aluminum bolt #300 set by Verplanck Colvin possibly in1892.www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=PH1660 ... See MoreSee Less

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Friends of St. Regis Mountain Fire Tower

2 months ago

Did you know the summit of St Regis is partially bare rock due to a fire started by Verplank Colvin’ surveyors in 1876?Again, in 1903, fire was a theme at St Regis Mountain. A fire started by an arsonist on William Rockefeller’s property near the base of the mountain burned 40,000 acres. But that wasn’t the only fire that year. Check out this interesting read on the Great Fire of 1903. ... See MoreSee Less

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