Oct 4-5day backpacking trip: recommendations?

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Originally Posted by MichaelJ

And in fact the regulation making bear canisters mandatory in Adirondack wilderness areas was just adopted. You can read the regulation here.

Thanks MichaelJ. I was also thinking of spending two nights up in High Peak region in September. Excellent up to date information.

BTW always good to bring a cheap light weight set of crampons. It has been known to cover the above tree line rock face peaks with ice and stranding people up there in late fall.

As for the crowds, its been awhile since I have been up there but I got to believe the cold nights of mid October is not a popular time.

As for fall foliage in mid October its hit or miss. You never know. I have hit the fall folliage at a perfect time in mid October in the Adirndacks High Peaks before. So it is possible.