ADK Road Trip
If you are driving on Route 86, you will pass through this festive, North Pole-themed roadside attraction that has been operating since 1949.
What is Santa's Workshop?
This classic campfire treat is made by sandwiching a roasted marshmallow and a piece of chocolate between two graham crackers.
What is a S'more?
This large, antlered mammal is the official symbol of New York State's wildlife and is frequently spotted crossing Adirondack roads.
What is a deer? (White-tailed deer).
You sit down in this narrow boat and use a paddle with two blades (one on each end) to skim across the lake.
What is a kayak?
This essential liquid is the most important thing to pack to make sure you don't get thirsty on a long summer day.
What is water?
This 140-mile, two-lane state highway serves as the main spine of the park, running vertically all the way from Lake George up to Malone.
What is Route 9? (Accept: Route 30 or Route 28 depending on regional bias, but Route 9/9N is the classic historic eastern corridor)
This bright red, nocturnal insect is the most famous type of "fire" bug you see blinking in the woods on warm summer nights.
What is a firefly? (Accept: Lightning bug).
This small, black-and-white mammal is famous for defending itself by spraying a terrible-smelling liquid.
What is a skunk?
This classic, open-topped boat is historically made of wood or canvas, holds a few people, and uses a single-bladed paddle.
What is a canoe?
You spray this on your skin or clothes to keep mosquitoes, ticks, and black flies from biting you.
What is bug spray?
This Adirondack town is home to the oldest continually operating ski center in New York State, opening its slopes back in 1934.
What is North Creek? (Gore Mountain / Ski Bowl).
You should never leave this out overnight at a campsite, unless you want to invite raccoons or black bears to breakfast.
What is food?
This is the most common color of the black bears that live in the Adirondacks.
What is black?
f you don't feel like paddling, you can rent a boat with one of these gas-powered or electric attachments on the back to speed things up.
What is a motor? (Accept: Engine / Outboard motor).
To keep track of where you are going on a trail without relying on a cell phone battery, you should carry a paper version of this.
What is a map?
Before the 1930s, winter travel in the deep ADK snow required these traditional wooden frames strapped to boots, which are now used mostly for recreation.
What are snowshoes?
This item is arguably the most important safety tool to bring on an evening hike, used to light up the trail when the sun goes down.
What is a flashlight? (Accept: Headlamp).
These trees keep their green needles all winter long, unlike maples or oaks that drop their leaves in the fall.
What are evergreens? (Accept: Pines / Conifers).
This piece of safety gear is something you are legally required to have on board for every single person in your boat.
What is a life jacket? (Accept: PFD / Personal Flotation Device).
his handy, foldable tool usually includes a knife blade, scissors, a bottle opener, and a screwdriver all in one pocket-sized handle.
What is a pocket knife?
These large, green hopping amphibians are famous for making a loud "jug-o-rum" sound from the edges of the lake.
What are bullfrogs? (Accept: Frogs).
This three-sided log structure with an open front is the traditional shelter found along Adirondack hiking trails.
What is a lean-to?
This predatory mammal, which looks like a large weasel or a small wolverine, was successfully reintroduced to the ADKs in the 1990s.
What is a pine marten? (Or Fisher)
This giant, colorful tube or giant slice of foam is what you float on in the lake when you just want to kick back, splash your feet, and do absolutely nothing.
What is a noodle float or
raft?
This small plastic container is filled with bandages, gauze, and ointment just in case someone scrapes a knee on the trail.
What is a first aid kit?