Fun without Jiffy Pop By Paul Grondahl The supermarket was out of Jiffy Pop. I should have taken that as a sign of bad karma for the Adirondack camping trip my 10-year-old daughter, Caroline, and I had planned. The outing was intended as a … [Read more...] about Paradox Lake to Peaked Hill
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Split Rock Mountain
Split Rock's reclusive rattlers By Phil Brown Jaime Ethier saw a timber rattlesnake here once. It lay coiled in the grass, just off the trail. “I almost stepped on it,” he recalls as we walk through the oak-hickory forest on Split Rock … [Read more...] about Split Rock Mountain
3 great backpacking trips
By Bill Ingersoll One early spring, I embarked on my first backpacking trip, to Mud Lake in the Silver Lake Wilderness. The place attracted me because it had a lean-to and the walking distance seemed reasonable. Thus, I set off into the wilds … [Read more...] about 3 great backpacking trips
Lake George
Lake George on Foot Great hikes in 4 nature preserves By Ruth Lamb Over the past 15 years, the Lake George Land Conservancy has preserved more than 10,000 acres. The purchases have protected wetlands, forests, ridgelines and lakeshore and … [Read more...] about Lake George
Hiking? Don’t forget your boat
Light canoe opens up backcountry ponds By Mark Bowie There were many instances as a child, standing on the shore of an Adirondack lake or pond, that I was envious of boaters on the water. When I didn’t have access to a boat, I craved what the … [Read more...] about Hiking? Don’t forget your boat
Swimming Hikes
Jump into summer with a big splash By Bill Ingersoll Late spring and summer are times of marvelous activity in the woods. Life has burst open after slumbering through the long winter. Flowers bloom. Red efts crawl across the forest floor. Loons … [Read more...] about Swimming Hikes