A big ol’ high five 🙌 to Eric who reached the halfway mark on his #46er journey by summiting Colvin and Blake on Friday. C&B had been our Plan B peaks for a few trips, so it felt great to finally get them checked off. Over the hump, and looking forward to next season with this great guy. (Last pic is of me in my happy place!)

A person hikes with trekking poles and a red backpack on a mountainous trail with lush green trees and distant valleys under a cloudy sky. ![Wooden trail signs pointing in various directions indicating paths in a forested area

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Top sign: Foot Trail Nippletop 1.9 Miles

Middle sign: Foot Trail Mt. Colvin 1.1 Blake Peak 2.4 Elk Lake - Marcy Trail 5.4

Bottom sign: Foot Trail Lake Road 1.8 St. Huberts (Parking) 4.9](https://jb.heydingus.net/uploads/2026/17911434639528251.jpg) A small waterfall cascades over rocks into a calm pool surrounded by lush green foliage and branches in a forest setting. A hiker climbs a rocky trail using trekking poles in a dense forest. Surrounding trees and green foliage frame the path, creating a natural woodland environment. A person holding a sign reading Colvin 4057 ft #22/46 ADK 46R smiling in a mountainous landscape with a clear blue sky and scattered clouds. A forested mountain hill stands under a clear blue sky with sparse clouds surrounded by lush green trees suggesting a serene natural landscape. Two people smiling stand in a forest holding a sign reading BLAKE 3 960 ft 23 46 with hiking gear and giving thumbs up surrounded by trees and greenery. Person climbing a wooden ladder angled steeply on a rocky incline surrounded by a dense forest of tall green trees under a cloudy sky. A person sits cross-legged on a large rock smiling in a lush forested mountain area under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.