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Officials are warning hikers about rapidly changing backcountry conditions in the Adirondacks and Catskills after warm temperatures caused flooding and washed-out crossings.

If you have ever traveled along Route 73 near Lake Placid or any of the other roads that access the Adirondack High Peaks, you know that there are hundreds of cars parked along the roadside. To alleviate the parking and hiking gridlock, a reservation system is in place.

A 38-year-old IT analyst from Utica recently accomplished an impressive hiking feat.

If you're up for it, a New York hike will lead you past two plane crash sites and reportedly, an old Mohawk Indian camp - and all of it just about 2 hours from Utica.