The Pinnacle
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
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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
By Adirondack Explorer
August 24, 2009
Phil Brown ascends the Diagonal ramp. (Photo by Mike Virtanen) How two novices scaled the Park’s biggest cliff By PHIL BROWN I’m lying in bed at 4:45 a.m. The alarm hasn’t gone off yet, but I won’t be going back to sleep. I’m climbing Wallface today. For this I blame my friend Mike. We did…
By Adirondack Explorer
August 24, 2009
Lazing along the West Branch of the Sacandaga River. By TOM WOODMAN For the casual and experienced paddler alike, one of the great joys of canoeing in the Adirondacks is to ease your way along a flat, meandering stream through open country. Though maybe not as well known as some northern routes with similar character,…
By Adirondack Explorer
August 24, 2009
Editor Phil Brown paddles through private land to assess the navigability of Shingle Shanty Brook and connecting waterways. If open to the public, the route would enhance the trip from Little Tupper Lake to Lake Lila. By PHIL BROWN If you love paddling in the Adirondacks, you put up with the portages. You might even…
By Adirondack Explorer
August 24, 2009
Easement deal opens trail to the scenic summit of Loon Lake Mountain. By PHIL BROWN I’m hiking with two professional photographers, and I’ve come to the conclusion that photographers are not like other people. They see things we don’t. Like the way the late-afternoon light strikes the bud of a striped maple. Or the beauty…
By Adirondack Explorer
August 24, 2009
By TOM WOODMAN Consider the cairn. A pile of rocks. For the hiker, these are usually pretty simple constructs: Stones placed at intervals to show the best route across open terrain. They are balanced and arranged just enough to make clear they are manmade guideposts, not accidental heaps. Many summits boast slightly grander stacks celebrating…
By Adirondack Explorer
July 1, 2009
For the casual and experienced paddler alike, one of the great joys of canoeing in the Adirondacks is to ease your way along a flat, meandering stream through open country. By Tom Woodman
By Adirondack Explorer
July 1, 2009
Tom Rosecrans has climbed all over the world, but he’s most at home on Rogers Rock overlooking Lake George. By Phil Brown
By Adirondack Explorer
July 1, 2009
I’m hiking with two professional photographers, and I’ve come to the conclusion that photographers are not like other people. They see things we don’t. By Phil Brown