Loon Lake Mt. trail to open
By Adirondack Explorer
Friday afternoon. The sun was out, but I was not. That just didn’t seem right, so I made a hasty decision to climb Loon Lake Mountain.
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Waterfall hopping at Tooley Pond
By Adirondack Explorer
As the South Branch of the Grass River tumbles off the northwest shoulder of the Adirondack dome, a 16-mile stretch seethes with tumultuous waterfalls and rambling rapids, separated by navigable flatwater.
Family paddle on Lake Lila
By Adirondack Explorer
What do you do after sending 14-year-old daughter off on a plane to visit BFF (best friend forever) in Minneapolis? Take the boys to Lake Lila for three angst-free days!
Island treasures
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Lake George delights canoeing camper By Mark Bowie Although I’d been to Lake George in powerboats before, this was my first visit by canoe. The short cruise from my campsite on Big Burnt Island to Glen Island rekindled a previous impression: This is an absolutely beautiful sheet of water. It’s the clarity that gets me.…
Swimming Hikes
By Adirondack Explorer
Late spring and summer are times of marvelous activity in the woods. Life has burst open after slumbering through the long winter. Flowers bloom. Red efts crawl across the forest floor. Loons dive for food while herons stalk the shorelines.
Lake Tear to the Atlantic
By Adirondack Explorer
Why would you want to paddle the entire length of the Hudson River? Many people asked that question as I prepared for my solo canoe trip down that great river from its highest source at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the southwestern flank of Mount Marcy, to its terminus at the tip of Manhattan, 315 miles away.
Peaked Mountain
By Adirondack Explorer
Cool hike for a hot day By Carl Heilman II Peaked Mountain in the Siamese Ponds Wilderness makes a great day trip any time of the year, but it’s especially fun on a hot day that offers the reward of a refreshing swim along the shoreline ledges of Thirteenth Lake on the way out. At…
Whiteface Landing
By Adirondack Explorer
When I’m looking for a quick shot of backwoods fun, a ski tour I can fit into a morning or an afternoon, I often opt for the Whiteface Landing trail. The six-mile round trip takes only two or three hours, but it’s a great escape into serene surroundings.
Buck Pond and beyond
By Adirondack Explorer
From Buck Pond paddlers can explore watery wilds By Mark Bowie Way up north in Franklin County glacial country, eskers snake through boreal lowlands and kames and kettle hole lakes pepper the landscape. Here a canoeist becomes intimate with the geology. From Lake Kushaqua and Buck Pond, he can venture southwest for 12 miles on…
5 hikes for 4 seasons
By Adirondack Explorer
By Bill Ingersoll In my pursuit to help keep Barbara McMartin’s Discover the Adirondacks series of hiking guidebooks up to date, I have visited every corner of the Park, in every season. I am drawn to the Adirondacks week after week because there is so much to see and so much that I have still…