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Warming up to Van Ho

By Adirondack Explorer

It was minus 10 degrees when we left Saranac Lake one December morning to hike Mount Van Hoevenberg. As we pulled out of the driveway, it was still freezing inside the car. By Anna Rehm

Lake Lila

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Most Adirondack paddlers have heard at least part of this story. On June 15, 1991, four canoeists and one kayaker took a bumpy trip down the South Branch of the Moose River. By Mary Thill

New Land Trust

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When I went cross-country skiing with my daughter, I had two criteria: The trails should be not too far from Plattsburgh, where she attends college, and not too difficult, as Martha has not skied much in recent years. By Phil Brown

Mount Van Hoevenberg

By Adirondack Explorer

Warming up to Van HoHikers endure bone-chilling cold for breathtaking view By Anna Rehm It was minus 10 degrees when we left Saranac Lake one December morning to hike Mount Van Hoevenberg. As we pulled out of the driveway, it was still freezing inside the car. “What are we doing?” Rachael asked. Good question. Both…

Trails and tales at Camp Santanoni

By Adirondack Explorer

How does one account for the coincidence that on a relatively easy ski in good conditions, two members of our party have their boots come apart?

Algonquin and Wright

By Adirondack Explorer

It's a balmy day in mid-April, and we're following Ron Konowitz on the trail to Algonquin Peak, the Adirondacks' second-highest summit. The snow has been melting for days, exposing roots and rocks and reopening streams, but we're on skis. By Phil Brown

Sleeping Beauty Mt.

By Adirondack Explorer

You don’t expect a mountain that shares a name with a fairy tale to be too daunting, especially when that fairy tale is Sleeping Beauty, a name that conjures visions of peace and serenity, which is exactly what you find on Sleeping Beauty Mountain.

Lyon Mountain

By Adirondack Explorer

The tap, tap, tapping that sounded every few minutes as we made a wintry ascent of Lyon Mountain wasn't coming from woodpeckers.

Siamese Pond Wilderness

By Adirondack Explorer

There are times when you want the mountains to yourself, with no trace of your fellow human beings. And there are times, by God, that you hope there have been cross-country skiers in front of you.

Hour Pond

4 snowshoe delights

By Adirondack Explorer

Here are four of my favorite winter hikes, chosen from locations around the Adirondack Park.

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