Adirondack Adventure - The Most Scenic Drives in America: 120 Spectacular Road Trips - page 896

Watch the Ausiable River spill 700 feet between high granite cliffs at High Falls Gorge in Wilmington.
7. Whiteface Mountain
For many visitors to the Adirondack Park, the drive up the slopes of Whiteface Mountain,
whose bold summit stands at 4,867 feet, is the superlative experience. The winding eight-
mile Veterans Memorial Highway, opened to traffic by President Franklin Delano
Roosevelt, ends just 500 feet below the summit, which visitors can reach by means of a
stonewalkwayorbyanelevatorthatascendsthroughashaftcarveddeepwithinthemoun-
tain's granite core.
An observation deck crowns the mountaintop, where the assault of winter weather is
quite apparent. Only a few hardy lichens are able to survive—quite a contrast to the views
of the forests that stretch all the way to the horizon in every direction.