I'm with the Lorax

Rattlesnake Mountain has long been one of my family's favorite hikes around the Adirondacks.  It's always had a great mix of the things we love in a hike: a great view for a moderately challenging climb, cool mushrooms to look at, the occasional garter snake, a rock shaped like a chair that's located at a perfect spot for a water break, and a tree that we've been calling "our tree" for ten years.  Here's a picture of it we took a few years ago.



Rattlesnake Mountain was the first mountain my son e