The Adirondack Explorer is a nonprofit magazine covering the Adirondack Park's environment, recreation and communities.
By Adirondack Explorer
October 23, 2009
The paddle across Lake Placid and the ascent of Whiteface is a classic Adirondack trip. By PHIL BROWN I’ve been here before, so I know we’ll get out of this mess eventually, but I suspect Sue and Jeff are starting to have doubts. They are unfamiliar with Slide Time. We’ve been bushwhacking for more than…
By Adirondack Explorer
October 23, 2009
State’s study of bruins in High Peaks sheds new light on these creatures of habit. By MARY THILL Three guys dressed in moss green and shouldering black shotguns are given wide berth on High Peaks trails. Hikers’ eyes widen as they let the men file past on the well-trodden path from Adirondak Loj to Marcy…
By Adirondack Explorer
October 23, 2009
Painter Paul Matthews draws inspiration from the Adirondack landscape. By KAREN BJORNLAND It’s late afternoon, and the big sky over the High Peaks is thick and gray. The dark clouds could crack open any moment and spill their cold rain. But artist Paul Matthews doesn’t mind. In his studio high above the hamlet of Keene,…
By Adirondack Explorer
October 23, 2009
The Saranac River and adjoining lakes create a delightful paddling trip. By DICK BEAMISH It can be a leisurely six-hour trip, starting a block from our office in Saranac Lake village. Or, if you’re a champion paddler and like to make waves, you can churn through this eleven-mile loop in an hour and a half,…
By Adirondack Explorer
September 1, 2009
We had been biking down dirt roads all day. Mosquito bites covered our ankles and legs, and a desperate thirst had set in. By Kim Martineau
By Adirondack Explorer
September 1, 2009
I've been here before, so I know we'll get out of this mess eventually, but I suspect Sue and Jeff are starting to have doubts. By Phil Brown
By Adirondack Explorer
September 1, 2009
It can be a leisurely six-hour trip, starting a block from our office in Saranac Lake village. Or, if you’re a champion paddler and like to make waves, you can churn through this eleven-mile loop in an hour and a half, which is just about the winning time each May when canoeists and kayakers compete in the Round-the-Mountain Race. By Dick Beamish
By Adirondack Explorer
September 1, 2009
When hikers come to the Adirondacks, they usually head straight to the High Peaks. By Sheri Amsel
By Adirondack Explorer
September 1, 2009
If you happen to be in the vicinity of Santa Clara Flow on a nice day, whether biking, driving, or canoeing, you’d be remiss not to stop and take the short hike to the Pinnacle. By Phil Brown
By Adirondack Explorer
September 1, 2009
As I was reading about the cliffs on Good Luck Mountain, certain words stood out. Unmarked. Steep. Faint footpath. By Winnie Yu