Finding tranquility at 'Cold River City' By Betsy Kepes Fifty years ago, the last Department of Environmental Conservation truck rolled along the miles of wide gravel road from Coreys to the old ranger station at Shattuck Clearing. Now … [Read more...] about Following in a hermit’s footsteps
Hiking the Cranberry 50 during the COVID-19 crisis
Cranberry Lake’s loop is a perfect spot for pandemic social distancing By Betsy Kepes In some ways the Cranberry Lake 50 is a perfect trail for a pandemic. The trail is often wide, following old logging roads, so if you do meet a hiker (a … [Read more...] about Hiking the Cranberry 50 during the COVID-19 crisis
Stories of release: Inmates become writers
Adirondack workshops help prisoners make sense of world By Betsy Kepes Jackie Keren stops at six locked doors on her way to her classroom in the Federal Correctional Institution at Ray Brook. After the body scan at the first gate a guard … [Read more...] about Stories of release: Inmates become writers
A milestone summer of gender equality on ADK’s trail crew
By BETSY KEPES When I arrive at the work site on the trail up the steep side of Mount Colden, the trail crew women are working next to long, pressure-treated 6-by-6 timbers, the stringers for the ladder they’re building up an open pitch of … [Read more...] about A milestone summer of gender equality on ADK’s trail crew