"With Christian and Bruno, a last hike before going back home. We took the loop (long trail at first, coming back via short trail). Fantastic view of the High Peaks. Around zero celcius on the summit, no wind. " — hiking-Brigitte • Mar 13, 2019

"Really great day climbing #7 of my LP9er challenge Mt. Jo With Matt Topgun Peacock,, Weather was perfect for a climb with light clouds and no wind,, Trails were well packed and great condition,, Micro spikes all the way to the summit which offered amazing views for such a smaller peak,, Well worth the climb and highly recommend. Enjoy" — ramjet1963 • Feb 23, 2019

"This is what I wrote on facebook that day: A Christmas day hike up Mt. Jo! It was so beautiful, with not a cloud in the sky. I was the first person to summit today so the trails were covered with sparkly fluffy unbroken snow. Which made it a bit hard to know if I was still on the trail at times. It's about a 2 mile loop, shorter/steeper trail up and longer/less steep trail down and peaks at 2868'. I wore my snowshoes on the way up, which may have been a mistake but was a fun challenge and did help with some of the climbing over snow/ice covered rocks. I had to go really slowly though. At the top, there are 3 sets of ladder-like stairs to climb up and the view was amazing - you could see many of the surrounding high peaks. I traded out my snowshoes for boots with yak traks for the way down (spikes would have been much better) to make it easier to get down the stairs. I met a couple of people as I was heading down who had just come up the long trail so following their footsteps back made it much easier to know where the trail was for the descent.This trail was quite a bit easier but slippery with ice in a lot of places. I'm not ready to take on the high peaks to become a 46er ..." — kvander • Dec 25, 2018

"This was October, but had a winter feel. The road to Heart Lake center was icy. On a weekday there was no one else there, seriously like one or 2 other cars. It was cold and a bit icy, but I carried the microspikes. At the top there is a nice view of Marcy, and I think Colden in front of it. That's Street and Nye in my other picture. It was sunny and calm at the top. I took my jacket off and had lunch. Got a chill on the way down. This is a short easy hike. " — bethmorgan • Oct 18, 2018

"Started off the day with a hike in the woods because of low cloud cover. Then as the cloud cover lifted, I went over and started on the Lake Placid 9er. Hiked up Cobble Hill. Nice view overlooking Lake Placid. I then drove over and did Mt Jo. Some really nice views up there looking at the High Peaks. I took my time up there before heading back down. " — newenglandwarrior • Oct 12, 2018

"Beast of the East and I brought our nephew Brady here for his first Adirondack peak hike. He did a great job on the hike and enjoyed looking at all the mushrooms growing along the trail. The summit steward pointed out the high peaks in view at the top. We also learned some interesting geology of the mountain. This was the last day of our Adirondack trip." — mrs-beast-of-the-east • Jul 27, 2018

"Sunrise summit the next day after summiting the first time the day before. It took about 45 minutes to reach the summit via the long trail. The long trail was easier with a brisk morning. No clouds in the sky as the sun hit Algonquin with pretty pinks then the sun hit Marcy along with Colvin. " — amandagomez • Mar 5, 2017

"My first summit after turning back from Haystack/Mackenzie because of the weather, It was too cold and windy. Via the short trail I reached the summit with little to no wind and a blazing sun. Fantastic views of Algonquin straight ahead with Colvin and Marcy to the right." — amandagomez • Mar 4, 2017

"This was Andrea and Jim's first winter hike in the ADKs. It was overcast and unfortunately there were limited views from the summit. The short trail had lots of places for butt-sliding on the way down and some interesting ice formations. " — mrs-beast-of-the-east • Feb 11, 2017

"Planned to do this as an add on to other hikes a few times. Shorter days meant we had to abandon our plans due to fading light. Finally Today we did Mt Jo by itself, and not as an add on. Great little mountain, terrible conditions !! But, loved this hike." — HikingViking • Dec 3, 2016