In yet another case of a bait-and-switch weather forecast with the promise of partly cloudy skies and temps pushing sixty, the late October morning broke with rain. I almost called Doug to postpone our Mount Adams climb from near the Upper Works trailhead and historic blast furnace. Instead, he texted me saying I should bring traction devices. It was supposed to clear but still be chilly at elevation. At 3460 feet, Mount Adams is one of the higher fire tower peaks.
Another allure of Mount Adams: the remains of a brickyard associated with the mid-19thcentury mining operation. Paul Hai, associate director at SUNY College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry’s Newcomb campus and a guide for a
