Rainbow Lake
By Adirondack Explorer
We had not got far on Lake Kushaqua when Jaime told me what happened the last time she went canoeing with Sue... By Phil Brown
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Forbidden river
By Adirondack Explorer
The Explorer tests the navigability of a posted stretch of the Beaver River. By PHIL BROWN The Beaver River starts at Lake Lila and flows for eight miles through largely wild country to Stillwater Reservoir, and in so doing it connects two of the Adirondack Park’s most popular destinations for canoe camping. But you don’t…
Idyll on Schuyler Island
By Adirondack Explorer
Three guys play Robinson Crusoe on Lake Champlain’s forgotten island. By BRIAN MANN A few quick strokes with the paddle draw me out from the Port Kent beach, my kayak threading through the tar-black pilings of the ferry dock. It’s hot and still. Lake Champlain is glassy calm, and the Green Mountains lie against the…
Park Perspectives: Ghost cats of the Adirondacks
By Adirondack Explorer
By TOM WOODMAN There’s something that pads through the forest in low light, moving just in and out of sight. It blends with the trees along a back road near Newcomb. It’s a fleeting presence at the edge of a field by Thendara, just a hint of shape, a phantom made real as much by…
Native Hardtop sunglasses
By Adirondack Explorer
My Favorite pair of shades I am the first to admit that I am not the most delicate girl when it comes to outdoor pursuits and there are few things that I am tougher on than sunglasses. That is why I covet my pair of Native Hardtops. My husband gave these to me as a…
High Falls Loop
By Adirondack Explorer
The feel of sweat rising on the brow from honest exertion is motivation enough for some to take a hike, but most folks set out with another goal in mind... By Jack Ballard
Idyll on Schuyler Island
By Adirondack Explorer
A few quick strokes with the paddle draw me out from the Port Kent beach, my kayak threading through the tar-black pilings of the ferry dock. By Brian Mann
Cold River
By Adirondack Explorer
It was the summer of 2009, and pundits and politicians alike were advocating No Child Left Inside. Who could argue? By Alexandra Siy
Paddling Beaver River from Lake Lila to Stillwater
By Adirondack Explorer
The Beaver River starts at Lake Lila and flows for eight miles through largely wild country to Stillwater Reservoir
Whiteface lures bikers
By Adirondack Explorer
In winter, this place would be crawling with skiers. But on a weekday morning in August, I’m nearly alone, or so it seems. By Alan Wechsler