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Our editor and his daughter enjoy a placid paddle on an easily accessible yet overlooked stretch of river. By Phil Brown In the nineteenth century, the Bog River’s reputation for remoteness attracted numerous writers of the day, who invariably depicted the headwaters as dismal, lonely, and insect-infected. It also was reputed to be the final…
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State Department of Environmental Conservation Spokesman Dave Winchell just sent out on update on Alex Stevens, a New Jersey man who went missing after a camping trip Wallface Mountain in the High Peaks Wilderness. Stevens is believed to have started his trip from the Upper Works trailhead in Newcomb on September 2. He was reported…
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Falcon Guides releases new editions of two hiking books by Lisa Densmore Ballard.
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers, working with New York State Police and the Hopewell, New Jersey Police Department, are searching the Western High Peaks Wilderness for Alex Stevens, a 28-year-old male from Hopewell, New Jersey. DEC is asking anyone who may have seen Mr. Stevens or has information about his…
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A longtime street runner takes to Adirondack trails for a change of pace. By Tracy Ormsbee I ran cross-country in high school and have continued this interest into my adult life with daily runs, numerous 5K races, and two half-marathons. But in mid-May, I attempted my first trail run. Running on trails rather than roadways…
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Veteran climber Don Mellor regards Moss Cliff in Wilmington Notch as the best crag in the Adirondacks, but it’s not a place for newcomers. By Don Mellor Why would a climber want to visit something called Moss Cliff? Though the name conjures up some dank, low-angled slab wrapped in a living green carpet, the reality…
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Paddler discovers that Negro Brook is not the gentle meander it appears to be. By Phil Brown It seemed like a good idea. I like to canoe small streams. Negro Brook is a small stream. Ergo, I would like canoeing Negro Brook. Negro Brook (on the name, see sidebar) begins near Onchiota and meanders through…
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Guidebook author explores three nature preserves on the west side of Lake George. By David Thomas-Train “Where do those trails go?” I wondered. The map showed a small trail system, whose outline looked like a loopy, potbellied cartoon character riding a unicycle. Sure, there was Pole Hill Pond at the upper end, but the trail…
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As a subscriber, I wish to point out an error in the May/June issue of Adirondack Explorer. Your paddling article took me by surprise, sitting in my seat as the Clifton town historian here in Cranberry Lake. The river you’ve written about is the Grasse River, not the Grass River. I am a third-generation year-round…
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Moss Lake near Eagle Bay has an interesting history. From 1923 until 1972, it was the site of a girls camp. In 1974, after the state bought the property, Mohawk Indians took over the land and the buildings, naming their settlement Ganienkeh. They occupied Moss Lake for three years before reaching a settlement with the…