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The Adirondack Explorer is a nonprofit magazine covering the Adirondack Park's environment, recreation and communities.

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The Eagle’s domain

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By Phil Brown Perhaps you’ve heard of Richard Louv’s best-selling book Last Child in the Woods, in which he laments that modern kids grow up cut off from the natural world. Makes you wonder who that last child in the woods will be. I think I found him. His name is Eli Bickford. He’s twelve…

A New Treat for Skiers

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Volunteers create scenic loop that’s ideal for winter fun. By Tom Woodman The trail reaching into the Siamese Ponds Wilderness from near Thirteenth Lake can be a bustling, merry place on a good weekend in ski season. Residents of the homes around the lake and visitors to nearby Garnet Hill Lodge augment the supply of…

Coney Mountain snowshoe

By Adirondack Explorer

Is it possible to hike to the top of a mountain without climbing? I started to ask myself that question while trying out the new trail on Coney Mountain south of Tupper Lake. By Phil Brown

Hays Brook Ski Adventure

By Adirondack Explorer

We were all happy to be on our first backcountry ski trip of the season, but none of us was as excited as Ella. By Phil Brown

Protect Park’s precious waters

By Adirondack Explorer

The town of Lake George, long at the epicenter of overbuilding in the Adirondacks, has now become a leader in the fight against one of the damaging consequences of sprawl—the surge of nutrients that can virtually smother a lake. The law is an important part of broader efforts to roll back the damages caused by…

Outdoor Research DryComp Ridge Pack

By Adirondack Explorer

The Outdoor Research DryComp Ridge Pack

Giant’s Nubble

By Adirondack Explorer

Lisa Densmore grew up skiing at Mount Pisgah in Saranac Lake and went on to compete at Dartmouth College and on the pro tour. Now forty-nine, she is the top-ranked woman skier in the nation in her age group. By Phil Brown

Rattlesnake Mountain

By Adirondack Explorer

When my wife, Andrea, and I moved to Plattsburgh, I was overjoyed at the thought of having so many mountains to climb, but I didn’t realize that most of them were at least an hour’s drive away. By Nick Chowske

Botheration Pond ski

By Adirondack Explorer

The trail reaching into the Siamese Ponds Wilderness from near Thirteenth Lake can be a bustling, merry place on a good weekend in ski season. By Tom Woodman

Eagle Slide

By Adirondack Explorer

Perhaps you’ve heard of Richard Louv’s best-selling book Last Child in the Woods, in which he laments that modern kids grow up cut off from the natural world. By Phil Brown

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