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Activities At Camp.  Here are twenty-one things to do (and a few not to do) at Fourpeaks Backcountry Camps. CLICK & GO!  (On this page.)   R&R,   Hiking,   Sitting,   Reading,   Romance,   Sports,   Picnicking,   Cooking,  Making Jam,   Baking biscuits,   Wildflower hunting,   Washing clothes,   Bathing,   River swimming fun nearby,   Tree identifying,   Photography. (Bring your camera with you.)  Quality time,   Sleeping,   Cross country skiing,  Snowshoeing,  Biking,  and Lawn Games.  And a few things NOT TO DO.  Don't do Electronics.  Don't do Motoring.  Don't do Money.  More Vacation Activities (On this page.)   Fourpeaks Adirondack Activities.   Activities in the High Peaks Nearby.   A 5-page Personal Guide to Resources.  

• R&R. Listen. Watch. Find a different rhythm sleeping, eating, playing and getting around they way they did at Fourpeaks 100 years ago and more.
• Hiking Fourpeaks scenic trails. And skiing, snowshoeing and biking in season--in a wilderness place with exciting mountain views. No crowds or wornout trails. No driving to get there. Just step out your door for a short walk or an all day expedition on our 700-acre private mountain valley. CLICK HERE for Fourpeaks Hiking Trails & Beauty Spots trail notes and maps.
• Sitting. Especially under a tree, for 20 minutes minimum. Or find a sunny spot in one of the meadows. You may lie down. Face the sun. A Zen experience for you.
• Reading.  Bring your reading pile. There are books at every camp. Come to Camp Barn for nature guides of all kinds and my Zen Buddhist library. We loan books to responsible people. Discover Martin's Adirondack poetry.
• Romance. A candlelight dinner. For Honeymooners and couples. Well--if you bring your kids and want us to mind them for a while, that can be arranged ($5/hour).
• Picnics.  Barbecue, dine outside at your own camp or barn or find one of Fourpeaks remote picnic beauty spots, some with picnic tables and benches--"Camp Rock," "High Meadow," "Hemlock Grove," "Twin Maples," "Great Desert of the Adirondacks," etc. Ask us where they are.

• Cooking.  Cook & bake in your camp or barn. Save money and avoid that stuffy restaurant atmosphere and spending so much time in the car. Don't break the Fourpeaks spell. Fourpeaks kitchens are complete with every utensil. Need an ingredient for your recipe? Come see us at Camp Barn. Recipe books? We leave some in the camps and we have lots more to loan.
• Make apple jam.  In apple season we'll let you pick our own rare old varieties. Best for jam. Try making some yourself. We'll help you find ingredients and give you some pointers. The recipes are are on the next page. Plan to visit our jam pantry and kitchen..
• Bake biscuits.  There's tins, biscuit cutters and "rolling pins" in every kitchen. CLICK HERE for the recipe. We supply the rising flour. You bring the butter & milk. These biscuits go great with our raw wildflower honey.
• Wildflower hunt. The guide is on the bookshelf. Hours of fun and beauty in the out of doors. Please just look and admire. Except for open meadows and fields in Summer--absolutely no wildflower picking is permitted. CLICK HERE for the Photo Gallery with pages and pages of flowers to find in every season.
  

Scrubbing Up at our Fourpeaks Backcountry Camps: Hot showers and those Oldfashion Ways. How do we do it at camp with limited water and no electricty? With a new-fangled portable shower. That's luxury camping! Or we just bathe the time-tested oldfashion ways of years ago. We pump the water by hand. Heat it on the stove. Then bathe from a bucket with just a rag. Or sit in a big tin washtub or an old-fashion claw-foot bathtub like a cowboy just off the range. The shower is quick and convenient. It's educational and fun, too, to learn how they did it years ago. CLICK HERE for Hot showers and those Oldfashion Ways.

Wash clothes.  No washing machines here at Fourpeaks. But washing clothes by hand is therapeutic and fun. There's a big old fashion washtub, clothespins and a clothesline at every place. Want to try out the tools for washing clothes folks used years ago? Visit our Laundro-mat in the Well House by the brook below Camp Barn. There are washboards, dashers for agitating the clothes, and a double tub with wringer. Just 50 cents a load.

River Swimming Fun For All Nearby.   Swim, wade, float or just rest and sun at the scenic AuSable River just down at the bottom of Stonehouse Road. Safe also for little kids and dogs (with supervision). CLICK HERE for the famous swimming holes in Jay and CLICK HERE for Jay map that shows how to get to the best swimming spots. Picnic. Watch the ducks and the blue heron. The AuSable is suitable for floating from late Spring to Fall. Try the stretch between Upper Jay and Jay (4 miles)--our Stonehouse Road is right in the middle. CLICK HERE  for float information. Learn about bringing, buying and maintaining tube/ring floats for Fourpeaks river fun. Explore the islands. Lake swimming is another thing. CLICK HERE  for nearby lake swimming places, especially Taylor Pond, a wilderness place worth visiting.

Tree identification. Books are on the bookshelf. More at Camp Barn. Come and browse. A satisfying study. You'll be expert in short order. How different they are! Respect the firewood. CLICK HERE for the Photo Gallery with pages and pages of trees in our area.

Photography. Bring your camera with you? If not, ask me for a loaner (Kodak digital). Take some photos of your adventures, your camp, just you! And please save them and remember to send them to us for the Fourpeaks Photo Guest Book!

Enjoying quality time  with just your Lover. Wife. Husband. Kids. Siblings. A free-form experience.

• Sleeping.  Naps are a luxury. Try one if you ordinarilly never dare to take them. Sleep late if you're an early riser. Get up before dawn if you usually sleep in. See things from a different perspective while you're at camp.
• Crosscountry Ski.  Can you manage on ungroomed trails? Maybe we'll get our neighbor to cut a snowmobile path if the snow is too deep. Must have groomed trails? CLICK HERE for Mt. Hoevenberg, Cascade and Jack Rabbit--not too far away! Downhill skiiing at Whiteface, too!
• Snowshoe. For deep snow. Call before you bring them. Ordinary boots are enough in most winter conditions. Fourpeaks gets Champlain Valley weather. Snowfall is moderate as compared to higher elevations.
• Biking.  Use Fourpeaks hiking trails. Be considerate--watch out for hikers. CLICK HERE for Stonehouse Road description and map. Mind the traffic and watch your speed. You may be unfamiliar with dirt road traction problems. For road biking the popular AuSable River Flats (Route 9N) begin right at the bottom of the hill--a 30-mile stretch of easy touring between Keene Valley and Clintonville. A NY State Scenic River Corridor. (CLICK HERE) for more biking nearby.
  
  

No Electronics, Please. 
Especially the noisy ones like portable radios, CD's, TV's, etc. Live without electric razors or electric devices. Cell phones if you must. Spend 24 hours (or more if you can manage) without electronics. You'll feel rested. You might try this when you get home. (What's OK? A flashlight, maybe. Or a reading lamp.)

No Motoring, Please. 
Give your car a break. Hide the keys in the sugar bowl. Spend 24 hours (or more if you can manage) without starting that motor. You'll feel better for it. It saves wear and tear all around. You might try this when you get home.

No Money, Please. 
Give your wallet/purse a break. Hide them under your bed. Spend 24 hours (or more if you can manage) without looking at or using money. You'll save a lot. You might try this when you get home.

Activities Nearby.   Swimming, fishing, biking, canoeing, boating, museums, nature centers, shopping, food, restaurants, beer & wine in the nearby High Peaks and the greater Lake Champlain Region. Outdoor activities, educational activities, sports, tourist attractions, rainy day things to do.
A personal selection.

Fourpeaks Guide to Resources. Not really the Yellow Pages. The vendors on this page don't pay to get listed. Our Guide to Resources is an outgrowth of names and numbers we've provided guests in the past to help them find useful services. Everything about where to find fishing guides and gear, horseback riding, bike/canoe/ski/car rentals and much more.

Fourpeaks offers lots more than just lodgings. Browse our 10 activity pages for 20 miles of private hiking/skiing trails, an unequalled nature experience with no people. River swimming, floating, wilderness canoeing, fishing at the famed AuSable River nearby. And just R&R in our accessible wilderness. [CLICK HERE for Fourpeaks Adirondack Activities.]

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Are you in this picture? Fourpeaks hosts now welcome paying guests to a 700-acre rest and playground for vacations in the Adirondack Great Camp tradition. Couples appreciate Fourpeaks secluded settings. Adventure families have fun exploring our accessible wilderness. Folks with dogs enjoy the open spaces to run their pets. A private nature retreat, a place for restoring personal energies. Are you in this picture?  CLICK HERE to find out!    [More about this at Frequently Asked Questions.]

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