Adirondack Land Trust buys small Vanderwhacker inholding
By Mike Lynch
March 10, 2021
The newly protected tract is found within a 60,000-acre parcel that includes the namesake mountain as well as many lakes, ponds, rivers and streams.
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Mike Lynch has been a multimedia reporter for the Explorer since 2014 and can often be found hiking mountains, paddling rivers, or skiing down slopes. His photos complement many of the stories throughout the magazine and website, and he regularly writes wildlife, land acquisition and recreation stories. Mike has also worked as a licensed outdoor guide and thru-paddled the 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail. He is the author of 12 Short Hikes on Preserves near Lake George. He can be reached at mike@adirondackexplorer.org. Sign up for Mike’s newsletter
By Mike Lynch
March 10, 2021
The newly protected tract is found within a 60,000-acre parcel that includes the namesake mountain as well as many lakes, ponds, rivers and streams.
By Mike Lynch
February 27, 2021
The Open Space Institute has purchased a 37-acre property alongside the state-owned Trembleau Mountain in Chesterfield near Lake Champlain.
By Mike Lynch
February 24, 2021
One of the most interesting (and dangerous) times is when the river ice is breaking up during a winter or spring thaw. We’re getting to the point of winter when you start to wonder about ice out on the river.
By Mike Lynch
February 23, 2021
The Adirondak Loj and High Peaks Information Center reopened Monday morning after being shut down since Saturday, February 13.
By Mike Lynch
February 18, 2021
Editor Brandon Loomis and multimedia reporter Mike Lynch joined trail volunteers in January 2021 on a 6-mile ski trip on the Foxey Brown Ski Trail in Piseco.
By Mike Lynch
February 17, 2021
This photo gallery features images from the Riverside Trail in Willsboro, North Boquet Mountain near Essex, and Dacy Meadow Farm in Westport.
By Mike Lynch
February 16, 2021
ADK working with limited staff after employee contracted COVID-19 and as other staffers undergo quarantines
By Mike Lynch
February 15, 2021
The state Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an avalanche advisory for the High Peaks and other avalanche-prone terrain.
By Mike Lynch
February 10, 2021
Explorer multimedia reporter reflects on his last photo assignment in 2020 before the pandemic changed everything.
By Mike Lynch
January 27, 2021
Images from a photo assignment at Gore Mountain.