Raymond Brook Ski Trail
By Adirondack Explorer
WHEN THERE’S deep snow in your own backyard, you might be reluctant to venture off to someone else’s stash, but that’s what we did last January. By Nancie Battaglia
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By Adirondack Explorer
WHEN THERE’S deep snow in your own backyard, you might be reluctant to venture off to someone else’s stash, but that’s what we did last January. By Nancie Battaglia
By Adirondack Explorer
The Adirondack Explorer staff recently hiked the Saranac Lake 6 and prepared this four-page guide containing trail descriptions, maps, and photographs.
By Adirondack Explorer
Hikers exploring former Finch, Pruyn lands can also visit a backcountry pond and wild shoreline on the Hudson. By Phil Brown......
By Adirondack Explorer
Family’s three-day adventure includes swimming off sandy beaches, jumping off cliffs, fishing for monster bass, dodging a giant turtle, and nursing a bullfrog hangover. By Lisa Densmore
By Adirondack Explorer
The Adirondack Explorer staff hiked the Saranac Lake 6 and prepared this guide containing trail descriptions, maps, and photographs.
By Adirondack Explorer
State acquisition of Essex Chain Lakes Tract from the Nature Conservancy opens up Blackwell Stillwater to flatwater paddlers. By Phil Brown
By Adirondack Explorer
EMS guide Matt Wiech never tires of taking rock-climbing clients up a historical route on Upper Washbowl Cliff. By Phil Brown
By Adirondack Explorer
Canoeists explore stretch of upper Hudson recently acquired by the state. By Phil Brown
By Adirondack Explorer
Climbers put up more than a hundred new routes on huge cliffs opened to the public after the purchase of IP timberlands. By Phil Brown...
By Adirondack Explorer
Two paddlers explore one of the Adirondacks’ largest motor-free lakes, discovering tranquility, beautiful scenery, and a few loons. By Ethan Rouen.....