If you are not in to risking your neck, the perfect paddling guide is Barbara McMartin’s Fun on Flatwater: An Introduction to Adirondack Canoeing. This is my favorite sort of adventuring, for contrary to what seems to be the vogue these days, true … [Read more...] about Fun on Flatwater: An Introduction to Adirondack Canoeing
Adirondack Canoe Waters: South and West Flow
Alec C. Proskine’s Adirondack Canoe Waters: South and West Flow, published in 1985, expands on Jamieson’s efforts, which had left three of the five Adirondack basins uncovered: the Black River Basin (West Flow) and the Mohawk and Upper Hudson Basins … [Read more...] about Adirondack Canoe Waters: South and West Flow
Adirondack Canoe Waters: North Flow
Paul Jamieson’s Adirondack Canoe Waters: North Flow, first appeared in 1975 and quickly set the standard to which most subsequent guides adhere. It has gone through many editions and picked up a co-author, Donald Morris, who has expanded the book’s … [Read more...] about Adirondack Canoe Waters: North Flow
Mount Marcy: The High Peak of New York
Mount Marcy has been a prime focus for Adirondack climbers ever since that day in 1837 when William Redfield and company first ascended the peak and ascertained that it was indeed the highest mountain in New York. Since then, many pages have been … [Read more...] about Mount Marcy: The High Peak of New York