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Lake George 12ster

Explore another Adirondack patch challenge around Lake George.

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KNOW THE PLACE BEYOND THE ROUTE

People & landscape

Regional history and geology to read before or after your hike.

Indigenous history

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Geology

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See how Devonian river sediments became Catskill bedrock and how uplift, stream erosion and later ice shaped the mountains, with original diagrams.

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Geology

How Shawangunk Ridge Formed: Quartz Pebbles to White Cliffs →

Explore Shawangunk conglomerate, Silurian river deposits, tilted rock layers and erosion through illustrated stages tied to geological sources.

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