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Rome Dam Removal

By Mike Lynch

A video update of the Rome Dam removal by the Ausable River Association. The dam on river left has been cut to the base and material is being hauled off site. The Rome Dam is located on the West Branch of the Ausable River a couple miles upstream from Ausable Forks. Removal of the dam…

Sunrise time-lapse from Silver Lake Mountain

By Mike Lynch

Sunrise time-lapse from the summit of Silver Lake Mountain in the Adirondacks by photographer Brendan Wiltse. This video was created in June 2016.

The Torch of Preservation | Tyler Socash | TEDx University of Rochester

By Mike Lynch

Environmental activist and record-breaking hiker Tyler Socash discusses his adventures traversing the Pacific Crest, Appalachian, and Te Araroa trails in a single year, his work protecting the Boreas Ponds Tract in the Adirondack Mountains, and what we can do to help preserve our own favorite wild spaces. Tyler Socash believes in fostering a personal connection…

Orient Express at McKenzie Pond Boulders

By Adirondack Explorer

Adirondack Explorer Editor Phil Brown on the Orient Express, a fun, easy problem (rated V0) at the McKenzie Pond Boulders. View Similar Videos Makaia’s Problem

Makaia’s Problem at McKenzie Pond Boulders

By Phil Brown

Bobby O’Connor, an outdoor recreation professor at Paul Smith’s College, sends Makaia’s Problem (rated V1) at the McKenzie Pond Boulders outside Saranac Lake. He makes it look easy. Click here for our review of Adirondack Park Bouldering.

Carl Heilman talks about photography

By Mike Lynch

Join wilderness photographer, Carl Heilman, on a journey through the backwoods to capture the stunning and surreal landscapes only found in the Adirondack Park. Carl uses his rotating panoramic camera to recreate the magical feeling of this region and to portray how special and unique it truly is. Carl is a regular contribute to the…

A lunchtime ski at Dewey Mountain

By Mike Lynch

Explorer Editor Phil Brown skis to the summit of Dewey Mountain during his lunch break.

A few thoughts on a hike to Blue Ledges

By Tracy Ormsbee

Leigh Hornbeck interviews her two sons, Rushton, 7, and Devlin, 5, after a muddy hike to the Blue Ledges. Leigh is working her way through “Kids on the Trail: A Guide to Hikes for Kids in the Adirondack Park” this year. Read the story in the November/December issue of the Adirondack Explorer. Video by Leigh…

Cobble Lookout: Short, easy hike with great view

By Tracy Ormsbee

Brendan Wiltse, science and stewardship director at the Ausable River Association, talks about one of his favorite easy hikes in the Adirondack Park.

Helicopter Flies Search Team To Wallface

By Phil Brown

Kevin “MudRat” MacKenzie was among the rock climbers flown to Wallface Mountain this week to search for Alex Stevens, a hiker who disappeared more than a week earlier. He took this video.  

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