Lake George ride
By Adirondack Explorer
July 1, 2007
Boats, bicycling and beer rarely combine to make a cycling tour (well, at least the boat part is unusual). By Alan Wechlser ...
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5 trips for the family
By Adirondack Explorer
July 1, 2007
When I was a kid, I climbed Bald Mountain near Old Forge several times with my mother and stepfather. In those days you could still hike the old trail up the steep south face of the mountain, which was an adventurous climb over a series of narrow ledges. By Bill Ingersoll
East St. Regis worth protecting
By Adirondack Explorer
July 1, 2007
It’s the first week of May. You can still see snow in the High Peaks. You know skiers are still getting turns in up there. On this day, however, we’ll be making turns on the East Branch of the St. Regis River.
Cedar River Flow
By Adirondack Explorer
May 1, 2007
Last summer I went to the Cedar River Flow with the intention of paddling up the flow and the river to a lean-to just off the Northville-Placid Trail. Though things didn't work out as planned, I experienced one of my most enjoyable days on the water in the Adirondacks.
Eastern Adirondack hikes
By Adirondack Explorer
May 1, 2007
It had never felt so good to set my backpack down at the end of a day. For the last few miles, it had been weighing me down more than usual. I leaned the pack against a tree and, blissfully unburdened, stepped across the grassy clearing to join my companions admiring the view—about 20 miles’ worth of Lake George. By Bill Ingersoll
Gleasmans Falls
By Adirondack Explorer
May 1, 2007
When photographer Nancy Ford and I read that Gleasmans Falls dropped a frothy 70 feet, we imagined a miniature Niagara tucked in the woods. Instead, we found a series of small, pounding flumes on a quarter-mile stretch of the Independence River. By Linda Murphy
Fulton Chain bike tour
By Adirondack Explorer
March 1, 2007
With apologies to the Edward Abbey- loving wilderness purists out there, nothing sets a road cyclist’s heart aflutter like a good stretch of smooth black asphalt through the countryside. By Dan Keefe
4 favorite hikes
By Adirondack Explorer
March 1, 2007
I’ve been hiking in the west-central Adirondacks for years, not only enjoying the woods but also pushing a measuring wheel. I recently rewrote the Adirondack Mountain Club’s guidebook, Adirondack Trails: West-Central Region, which came out late last year. By Norm Landis
The uncommon cold: High Peaks ski
By Adirondack Explorer
March 1, 2007
I am thinking a lot about Mike’s toe. The big one on the left foot. It’s swollen, purple and covered by an ugly brown blister. If he loses it, I don’t know what I’ll do. I might have to cut off my own toe in penance.
Vanderwhacker Mountain
By Adirondack Explorer
January 1, 2007
Picture the Adirondacks as they were just after the glaciers departed: Windswept peaks rise naked from the gravelly aftermath of the Ice Age, temporarily bare of soil and forest.