Rick Reed, 63, is a retired postmaster and hiking enthusiast. Born and raised in New York’s North Country he grew up around the Adirondack high peaks and in 1980 he completed his first peak: Mt. Marcy. However, it wasn’t until he became postmaster in West Stockholm 17 years later that Reed decided to become an Adirondack 46er.
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