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Should it be included in the Wild, Scenic and Recreational Rivers System? By Phil Brown I knew the Little River was wild. I could tell that by looking at a map, where it appears as a blue squiggly line winding through a vast wetland. In the section I planned to paddle, the Little crosses under…
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Explorers paddle and hike to Sagamore By Dick Beamish It was the most blasé great-blue heron we’d ever encountered in the Adirondacks, or at least the most single-minded one, so focused on the task at hand that it didn’t notice as we coasted by about two canoe lengths away. The tall, elegant bird was poised…
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A hiker’s tribute to an old friend By Phil Gallos Mount Baker was one of those places to which we’d go to play when we were kids. It was one of those places which we’d explore at least once a week: cliffs and ledges and old tote roads, quarries and dumps and intermittent streams. It…
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We couldn’t have asked for a more gorgeous day. Sunny, mild, hardly a breeze. “We don’t deserve this,” Brian remarked as we glided through the unbroken snow.
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Think of Lyon Mountain as the High Peak of the North. It stands alone in the northeastern corner of the Adirondack Park, offering superb views of Chazy Lake, the Champlain Valley, the Green Mountains ... By Phil Brown
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Lake George on Foot Great hikes in 4 nature preserves By Ruth Lamb Over the past 15 years, the Lake George Land Conservancy has preserved more than 10,000 acres. The purchases have protected wetlands, forests, ridgelines and lakeshore and saved habitats of great blue herons, peregrine falcons and bats, among other wildlife species. They’ve also…
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To most outdoors lovers, the Ausable River conjures up images of fly-fishermen casting into idyllic pools. By Michael Zeugin
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It’s the end of February, but I’m skiing in a T-shirt. The sun blazes out of a bluebird Adirondack sky. The thermometer reads 58 degrees in the Sharp Bridge State Campground parking lot. Hard to believe that two weeks ago I needed four layers and a down vest to fend off the cold.
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By Dick Beamish There’s much to be said for hiking the Low Peaks—the more modest Adirondacks well under 4,000 feet. Being less traveled, these trails offer greater solitude. Looking out and up from the lower summits can be as awesome as looking down from the higher ones. Because the distances and elevations are less, these…
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Ask a roomful of cross-country skiers to name the best backcountry tour in the Adirondacks and you’re sure to get a roomful of answers. But there’s little room for debate about the best new ski tour: Henderson Lake to Duck Hole.