Hikers react to parking changes on Route 73
By Adirondack Explorer
Journalist Molly Ormsbee talked to hikers along state Route 73 in Keene, New York, on a Saturday in late July, 2019 about finding parking near trailheads.
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Rope rescue at Hanging Spear Falls
By Adirondack Explorer
The hikers had climbed down to see the waterfall at Hanging Spear Falls and could not get back out.
Rangers recover a body on Mount Marcy, and make wilderness rescues
By Adirondack Explorer
DEC's Raybrook Dispatch received a request for assistance for a 61-year-old male hiker from Savannah, NY, who suffered a cardiac event one-quarter of a mile from the summit of Mount Marcy.
OmniTrax ends negotiations for railroad to Tahawus
By Adirondack Explorer
The railroad company that was negotiating to take over the 30-mile idled rail line from North Creek to the former Tahawus mine in the central Adirondacks says it’s no longer interested.
Louisiana otters get warm welcome at Wild Center
By Adirondack Explorer
Two river otters that were first captured by crayfish farmers in Louisiana have found a home at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake.
A visit to the Crown Point Birding Station
By Adirondack Explorer
For the past 44 years a small group of hardy volunteers has encamped each May on the peninsula at the Crown Point State Historic Site in the shadow of ancient forts—ground where Samuel de Champlain, Benedict Arnold, Ethan Allen and great Native American chiefs once trod.
Crowding crisis or hyperbole? With enough help and shuttles, we can manage
By Adirondack Explorer
The unprecedented influx of vehicles on sunny summer weekends cannot possibly be denied. Yet pick a day with a little drizzle and the hordes disappear. So are we actually facing a summer with usage spikes that we will not be able to manage?
On the environment, Rep. Stefanik moves to the middle
By Adirondack Explorer
Since 1970, the league, has identified important environmental legislation and then rated lawmakers strictly by counting the number of pro- and anti-environmental votes on each bill.
Three Champion paddling trips
By Adirondack Explorer
Adirondack paddlers have had much to celebrate in recent years as the state’s acquisition of former Finch, Pruyn lands has opened up spectacular waterways to the public, including Boreas Ponds and the Essex Chain Lakes. But another land deal two decades ago did as much, perhaps more, for canoeists and kayakers.
Forest rangers busy heading into summer season
By Adirondack Explorer
Forest rangers had several rescues and participated in training exercises recently.