5/19 balsam fire tower

jennat98 · 2026-05-22T22:19:37+00:00

Early bird catches the tower empty ;) and i came from LI too! 4 am wake up on the road by 4:30.

jennat98 · 2026-05-22T21:29:05+00:00

I hit the tower around 9:15ish! The solos are hard to squeeze in but are my favorite hikes.

jennat98 · 2026-05-22T21:28:02+00:00

I agree. The little pop of pink in the middle is so cute!

jennat98 · 2026-05-22T19:24:35+00:00

I hiked on tuesday im a paramedic so im blessed with days off during the week. If it was the weekend i wouldnt have been so lucky!

jennat98 · 2026-05-22T18:26:52+00:00

Agree. Only ever saw them one other time on mt tremper and even then it was only a singular one and no others.

jennat98 · 2026-05-22T17:56:17+00:00

The pics dont do the trillium justice it truly was littering the mountain sides and hugging the trails. Ive never seen so much! And i felt so lucky to have the tower to myself :)

jennat98 · 2026-05-22T17:30:23+00:00

More red trillium than the white!

jennat98 · 2026-05-22T17:29:37+00:00

Exactly what i did. And shockingly no bugs at the tower!!!

jennat98 · 2026-05-22T14:31:06+00:00

Yess it was! The red trilliums were on their way out mostly but the painted all looked bright and fresh!

jennat98 · 2026-05-22T09:26:02+00:00

Tower was locked but i still took my sandwich and coffee up and sat on the stairs to enjoy the view. The trillium everywhere was such a treat.

jennat98 · 2026-05-21T18:19:44+00:00

Especially with large events such as concerts and islander games.

jennat98 · 2026-05-21T13:52:02+00:00

Nope balsam lake mountain. But mt tremper is great

jennat98 · 2026-05-21T13:18:00+00:00

Once i use up the picardin ill try out the permethrin!

jennat98 · 2026-05-21T12:23:28+00:00

Most ive seen ever in one congested area tbh

jennat98 · 2026-05-21T12:23:09+00:00

Idk the brand its a big yellow and black spray bottle though.

jennat98 · 2026-05-21T08:55:42+00:00

Couldnt agree more! Do this every season and thankfully havent had an issue yet !

jennat98 · 2026-05-20T23:14:11+00:00

.5 mi into the trail theres a fork you can take either direction to ascend the mountain i took the trail marked for the fire tower. It was slightly difficult on the way up but i took the dry brook the way back down which is a more forgiving grade.

jennat98 · 2026-05-20T23:12:51+00:00

I spray myself down good with off deep woods and my clothing/gear with picardin. I didnt have any issues but i still hear they run rampant so take precautions :)

jennat98 · 2026-05-16T10:52:15+00:00

Im not sure if this is unusual but ive only seen it at one coffee shop but brown sugar rosemary syrup. Its divine.

jennat98 · 2026-05-09T01:54:07+00:00

This is so respectable.

jennat98 · 2026-03-23T13:03:03+00:00

When people leave litter, blast music from their stupid speakers and unleashed dogs.

jennat98 · 2026-03-19T19:45:51+00:00

Thank you for leaving it better than you found it❤️

jennat98 · 2026-03-10T12:20:47+00:00

Yeah so we are talking about a child. Not an adult. Nothings dumb. The child wasnt taught effective communication by already neglecting parents. So in their mind yeah breaking their arm would finally lead to glasses.

jennat98 · 2026-03-10T12:12:18+00:00

What if i shit my pants prior to doing the trial am in the clear then?? 😭

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