By Olivia Reynolds In 2011, Keith Kubarek developed version 1.0 of “ADK46erNow," an app designed to help hikers with all aspects of their climbs of the forty-six High Peaks. Now in 2018, version 2.4 has some major improvements that will further … [Read more...] about Revamped 46er app helps hikers identify peaks
Life Under the Fast Lane
The Adirondack Park has its share of guidebooks—for hiking, paddling, birding, fishing, cross-country skiing, you name it. Just when you think the field has been exhausted along comes another. The latest addition to the genre is one I never would … [Read more...] about Life Under the Fast Lane
Discover the Adirondacks
THE APPALACHIAN Mountain Club has published a multisport guidebook that contains suggestions for hiking, paddling, and biking in the Adirondack Park. Written by Peter Kick, Discover the Adirondacks covers twenty-six hikes, thirteen canoe trips, … [Read more...] about Discover the Adirondacks
High Peak Trails
The Adirondack Mountain Club has issued the fourteenth edition of its popular High Peaks Trails guidebook, and some might say it’s bigger and better than ever. No one can dispute that it’s bigger. The new edition measures 5½ inches wide by 8½ … [Read more...] about High Peak Trails
Adirondack Paddling: 60 Great Flatwater Adventures
Long before I went car camping with high school friends, before I discovered the High Peaks, before I explored nature preserves close to my Capital Region home, I saw nature from the middle of a canoe. Nestled next to my brother in my parents’ … [Read more...] about Adirondack Paddling: 60 Great Flatwater Adventures
Tupper Lake
The “Tip Top Town” now has its own entry in the “Images of America” series, depicting the town’s growth from a wilderness outpost to a bustling logging town. Tupper Lake contains hundreds of photos that Jon Kopp, the town historian and former … [Read more...] about Tupper Lake