Hadlow: Blue Ledges on the Hudson was a hike I really hoped would be included in the book. After rafting the Hudson Gorge multiple times in the 1990s,I had always wanted to hike into the Blue Ledges. It was a fantastic day when we hiked in and I sat on the beach across from the ledges, watching the rafts and kayaks pass by. It felt as if I had finally closed a loop. Another trail I was not aware of is through the Hoffman Notch. Bobby and I skied it end to end and the feeling of utter wildness in the place was just magical. There is so much history in that area, I was enthralled with the settlement of Loch Muller.  Clark: Through the process of writing this book I not only got to discover some favorite new hikes but favorite wilderness and wild forest areas that I've become hooked on and am trying to go back to explore every trail they have to offer. The first hike we went on for this project was Mt. Frederica in the William C. Whitney Wilderness along the sparkling shore of Lake Lila, which I have since returned to so I could explore the area’s magnificent paddling opportunities, as well as revisit Frederica in a different season. In the central Adirondacks I fell in love with the Siamese Ponds Wilderness after I hiked up Peaked Mountain. The trail starts by closely hugging the shore of Thirteenth Lake before branching up and following it's inlet past several valleys to Peaked Mountain Pond before its final steep craggy ascent up Peaked Mountain. In addition to the varied landscape, the summit view looks back on the terrain you just traversed to get there. The last hike we went on for the book was just as influential in my future outdoor pursuits as the first with a lengthy circumnavigation of Pharaoh Lake. I have since returned in every season to hike or ski nearly every marked trail in the wilderness area. The many interconnected ponds and lakes helped me to realize I found greater joy pond hopping than peak bagging. I couldn't believe after having lived in the Adirondack Park for nearly a decade how little of it I'd seen until working on this project and just how much it changed my perspective on recreating outdoors. I would encourage everyone who likes to spend time outdoors to branch out, go to new places and find what really speaks to them in nature.