Uncharted territory
By Mike Lynch
June 30, 2020
Guides and outfitters throughout the Adirondacks face a more complex future that requires balancing health and financial risks.
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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
June 30, 2020
Guides and outfitters throughout the Adirondacks face a more complex future that requires balancing health and financial risks.
By Mike Lynch
June 10, 2020
This collection of photographs was taken during May as I ventured around the Adirondack Park to get images for the July issue of the Explorer.
By Mike Lynch
June 10, 2020
Ed and Judy Fuhr, of Colton, are featured in the July issue of the Explorer as Trailblazers. The couple volunteer their time to run a paddling race and upgrade ski and hiking trails at Higley Flow State Park just northwest of the Adirondack Park. Higley Flow is an impoundment of the Raquette River, which runs through the Adirondack Park.
By Mike Lynch
June 9, 2020
Explorer multimedia reporter Mike Lynch joined Adirondack birding guide on a trip to Fishing Brook in Hamilton County in July 2019.
By Mike Lynch
June 4, 2020
The 3-day paddling event that takes paddlers from Old Forge to Long Lake to Saranac Lake was scheduled to take place Sept. 11-13.
By Mike Lynch
May 27, 2020
Fire chief to campers: "My advice is not to even burn right now."
By Mike Lynch
May 19, 2020
The following is a list of lesser-used Adirondack Park trails where hikers may seek to spread out for some social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. The state Department of Environmental Conservation recommends engaging in low-risk hikes near home.
By Mike Lynch
May 18, 2020
A leading Adirondack guide service doesn’t plan to open this summer for rock climbing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Mike Lynch
May 16, 2020
"Until I see how this shakes out, I don’t want to be part of bringing a bunch of people into Saranac Lake, New York, and into Lake Placid, New York.”
By Mike Lynch
May 13, 2020
Anthony’s Nose is home to cliffs that serve as a breeding spot for peregrine falcons, which are endangered in New York State. The LCLG description of the preserve says in the summer you may see these “birds soaring over the cliffs,” and they ask that you not disturb them. The trail through the preserve purposely ends on Record Hill and does not go near Anthony’s Nose, so hikers don’t disturb the birds.