No vacancy for backcountry campers?
By Brandon Loomis
November 29, 2021
Using the Tetons as a way to explore the idea of backpacking permits in the Adirondacks
Brandon Loomis
Brandon Loomis is editor of the Adirondack Explorer.
Lean-tos, and the people who love them
By Brandon Loomis
September 26, 2021
Lean-to love: Volunteers pay homage to the quintessential Adirondack shelter.
Outdoor Afro helps people of color find their Adirondack comfort zone
By Brandon Loomis
July 25, 2021
“There’s definitely comfort in numbers,” said Peggie Allen, of Troy. “It takes a lot to be the only person of color.”
State of the Lake: Sparkling sands and (usually) clear water on Champlain
By Brandon Loomis
June 28, 2021
This year’s report finds a lake that routinely produces safe drinking water, swimming and fishing, but that also has problems that are likely to worsen as the world continues warming.
Advancing Adirondack inclusivity at John Brown Farm
By Brandon Loomis
June 19, 2021
The state’s early embrace of freedom fighters’ legacy is something to build upon, said Adirondack Diversity Initiative Director Nicole Hylton-Patterson.
100th lean-to “rescue” moves, restores Lake Colden shelter
By Brandon Loomis
June 4, 2021
Some of the original shelters were placed directly on the ground, contributing to rot, and need new logs and rock perches. Others need new roofs. Restoring them can give them 50 more years of life.
Moving a lean-to
By Brandon Loomis
June 3, 2021
Volunteers with Lean2Rescue relocate the Beaver Point shelter on Lake Colden. The nonprofit group of Adirondack backcountry enthusiasts builds some new structures and restores others, such as this one. Video by Brandon Loomis.
Restoring lean-tos
By Brandon Loomis
May 14, 2021
Some 300 enthusiasts—roughly 40 of them active at any time—of the group Lean2Rescue have “rescued” 99 shelters. The 100th is happening this weekend with a relocation from Lake Colden in the High Peaks Wilderness.
Leaning in to save lean-tos
By Brandon Loomis
May 14, 2021
A group of volunteers have “rescued” 99 shelters, and plan the 100th this weekend with a relocation from the shore of Lake Colden in the High Peaks Wilderness.
Light traffic eases High Peaks hiker reservation system’s first day
By Brandon Loomis
May 2, 2021
State and club officials said all 70 permits slotted for Saturday had been reserved online, but a late-season snowstorm on Friday may have altered some hikers’ High Peaks plans.