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Prospect Mountain highway leads skiers to the peak

By Phil Brown

Over 4.5 miles, the highway gains about 1,650 feet in elevation, much less than the Whiteface road, so the climb is easier.

A bicyclist’s Adirondack dream

By Contributing Writer

“There is such great energy around trails in all parts of the state,” says Robin Dropkin, executive director of Parks & Trails New York.

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When a binding breaks in the backcountry

By Phil Brown

He figured he’d have to walk back to the car or, at best, try to gingerly schuss down the road with a broken binding. All that uphill climbing for naught.

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APA fines, shuts down Hudson River retreat

By Gwendolyn Craig

The Adirondack Park Agency has ordered a vacation property to cease operating and pay fines for numerous violations.

Drones: An imperfect rescue aid

By Janet Reynolds

Part of the drawback to using drones is the park landscape. The thick canopy of trees makes it hard for a drone to fly, much less capture consistent, useful pictures.

Guardians in the woods

By Gwendolyn Craig

For the first time in all of their hikes, Renaud slipped and fell. Rangers would soon be en route to where she lay near the summit of Mount Marshall.

In their own words: A High Peaks rescue

By Adirondack Explorer

Ranger Rob said that the thing I could do that would help Joan the most would be to pull her leg off the root. Oh dear. Really?

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Rangers aid injured snowmobilers, disoriented skiers and exhausted hikers

By Adirondack Explorer

DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch received a request to assist a 56-year-old male and an 18-year-old male from Boston, Massachusetts, who became disoriented after out-of-bounds skiing at Whiteface Mountain.

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DEC regional director retiring

By Tim Rowland

He has been the face of the DEC in the Adirondack region, including its efforts to address problems created by throngs of hikers who descend on Keene Valley to access the High Peaks.

Shuttles and restricted parking are no panacea for hiker crowds, environmental planner says

By Tim Rowland

Studies of national parks show limited success with commonly touted solutions such as parking limitations, shuttle buses, and other attempts to divert tourists from the destinations they have traveled miles to see.

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