Saturday, after a full day of training trailhead stewards, I headed up Baker in Saranac Lake.  This is my second peak for the Saranac 6er challenge with St. Regis being my first.

These are some of the furthest I've driven for a fire tower yet.  Azure Mountain is a short hike, but as you would expect, it's just steep.  The first third was a nice road, the second third was a good climb with a switchback, the the last third was a muddy mess until you got to the tower where there were lovely views from the tower and the ledges.