Two air rescues on Crane, Slide mountains
Recent forest ranger actions include carrying out deceased hiker from Dix Mountain Wilderness Area.
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Seeking to expand, ADK eyes Cascade Ski Center
By Mike Lynch
The nonprofit hiking organization would like to expand educational programs.
Pitching in on rescues
By Mike DeSocio
In some countries and states, hikers contribute to search and rescue costs. Should the Adirondacks do the same?
Violations and health complications temporarily shutter Adirondack Wildlife Refuge
The future of Adirondack Wildlife Refuge is in question as its founders grapple with health concerns and a state order to re-home animals.
Mountainous obsessions: Verplanck Colvin and his amateur biographer
By James Odato
One man was a self-taught Adirondack surveyor who would have a mountain named after him. The other was his nearly unknown biographer.
Rangers stay busy rescuing Marcy hiker and others
By Mike Lynch
The following are recent search-and-rescue highlights provided by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Town of NewcombEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Aug. 2 at 3 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received notification from the Mount Marcy Summit Steward of a sick hiker in the Flowed Lands lean-to. The hiker was part of a group and was last…
Hiker shuttle to start Aug. 21
By Tim Rowland
A DEC schedule shows the bus running from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. It will start at Marcy Field, stopping at the Rooster Comb trailhead before proceeding to its turnaround point at the intersection of State Routes 73 and 9.
Social long-distancing on the Northville-Placid Trail
By Betsy Kepes
Friends along the way make easy work of thru-hiking
Hochul could bring a ‘new day’ for Adirondacks
Several advocacy groups and local government leaders in the Adirondacks look at Cuomo’s resignation as an opportunity for the 6-million-acre public and private park.
Speculator unveils Southern Adirondack Mountain Rescue Training Center
The training center will be used for a wide variety of community-based organizations.