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High Waters on the Raquette River I drove over to Coreys and visited Stony Creek and the Raquette River this morning… -
Garden parking lot to close Monday The Garden parking lot at the Garden Trailhead will be closed to public motor vehicles… -
Scenes from the 2018 Wilmington Whiteface Mountain bike race In the May issue of the Explorer, Alan Wechsler writes about competing in the the… -
Solar array at Kate Mountain Park in Vermontville The town of Franklin used a NYSERDA grant to build a solar array in Kate… -
Winter paddling on the Cedar River Canoeist Marty Plante paddled a 13-mile section of the Cedar River near the village of… -
Poll shows New Yorkers support ban on plastic grocery bags Nearly two-thirds of registered voters surveyed in April said the single-use plastic bag ban that…
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Should we stop rescuing people in wilderness?
I was intrigued by the essay “The Case Against Search and Rescue,” by Robert Kruszyna, a New Hampshire resident. I later learned he is a… >>MoreView Finder
High Waters on the Raquette River
I drove over to Coreys and visited Stony Creek and the Raquette River this morning to check on the water levels. They were at flood… >>MoreIn this Magazine
Tickets for violations decline as rangers focus on rescuing, educating backcountry users
Even as thousands more hikers and campers poured into the Adirondack backcountry patrolled by forest rangers over the past decade, state data show ticket writing… >>MoreThe Video Room
Skiing the Jackrabbit Trail
Explorer editor Brandon Loomis skis the Jackrabbit Trail from Whiteface Inn Lane to McKenzie Pond Road in February 2019. A… >>MoreNews Releases
A rescue, two body recoveries, and advice for unprepared hikers
Statistics from Cascade Mountain show that more than 100 hikers were encountered each day on Saturday and Sunday. Approximately 40… >>MoreExplorer Reports
Four bids received for rail line to North Creek
Bidders are expected to propose freight and possible passenger excursions, maintain the tracks and infrastructure, and its connections to Canadian Pacific and points south, according… >>MoreOutdoor Recreation
Garden parking lot to close Monday
The Garden parking lot at the Garden Trailhead will be closed to public motor vehicles and pedestrians starting Monday and… >>MoreEnvironment
Lake George could model water solutions, author says
Sandra Postel—author, most recently, of “Replenish: The Virtuous Cycle of Water and Prosperity”—has never underestimated the challenges of restoring water… >>MoreAdirondack Almanack
Paddling Film Festival Visits Lake Placid Saturday
Some great canoe and kayak adventure films from around the world will be shown when the Paddling Film Festival World… >>MoreAdvertisement
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