When botanists speak of a woody plant, they describe its “growth habit”: the way a particular species sprawls like trailing arbutus, climbs like Virginia creeper, grows upright in a shrubby sort of way like highbush cranberry, or reaches skyward in … [Read more...] about Forests and Trees of the Adirondack High Peaks Region
Adirondack Civilian Conservation Corps Camps
Go for a hike or a drive almost anywhere in the Adirondacks, and you might come upon a stand of trees, probably red or white pines, of uniform size and age, evenly spaced in straight rows a consistent distance apart. “That’s not natural,” you might … [Read more...] about Adirondack Civilian Conservation Corps Camps
A Coming of Winter in the Adirondacks
This book is called A Coming of Winter in the Adirondacks. It’s really good!!! My favorite part of the book was the pictures. The first time I opened the book my first word was “Whoa!’’ All the pictures were … awesome!!! The rabbit and the … [Read more...] about A Coming of Winter in the Adirondacks
An Elegant Wilderness: Great Camps and Lodges of the Adirondacks, 1855-1935
Great Camp—the term stirs impressions of a style, an era, a way of life that passed quickly across the Adirondack stage but left a lasting impression. It conjures images of fabulous wealth, of excess, of changes in the Adirondack social order. And … [Read more...] about An Elegant Wilderness: Great Camps and Lodges of the Adirondacks, 1855-1935
Hawks at a Distance: Identification of Migrant Raptors
Is there a thrill in birdwatching— and for that matter in hiking and mountaineering— half as electrifying as standing atop a rocky summit on a crisp fall day, watching a hawk, falcon, or eagle shoot low over your head? You peer into the raptor’s keen … [Read more...] about Hawks at a Distance: Identification of Migrant Raptors
The Other 54 A Hiker’s Guide to the Lower 54 Peaks of the Adirondack 100 Highest
What’s a mountain climber to do once he or she has summited the Adirondack Forty-Six, the Catskill Thirty-Five, and the Northeast 115? Create a new list, of course. And so we have the Adirondack Hundred Highest—the obsession of hard-core hikers … [Read more...] about The Other 54 A Hiker’s Guide to the Lower 54 Peaks of the Adirondack 100 Highest