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No old growth in the Adirondaks. The reason the state owns the land was they bought it cheap after it was clear cut.
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That is not true...
Many areas of the Adirondacks were and still remain incredibly difficult to access...Mountainous areas with no rivers to transport the timber, no railroads, etc...
There is debate about how much old growth acreage there is...
There is even old growth in the remote areas of the Catskills..
Sources:
Indentifying Adirondack First Growth Forests - - The Adirondack Almanack
TERRA: New York Old Growth Forests
DAY TRIPS - Where the Old Forest Roots Survive - NYTimes.com
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ttp://www.adirondacklifemag.com/blogs/2012/05/08/finding-the-first-forests/
If you really want remote a few hours from NYC... 6 hours you can be in Vermonts "Northeast Kingdom"