A friend and I paddled one of my favorite canoe routes the other day. Putting in at Jones Pond, we paddled across the pond, down the outlet to Osgood Pond, across the pond, and down the Osgood River to an old rock dam. We then returned to Osgood … [Read more...] about A favorite paddle
The charms of Lows Ridge
Lows Ridge may rise only four hundred fifty feet above the landscape, but it offers an awesome view of the Bog River country, with the High Peaks in the distance. Most people climb the ridge after paddling up the Bog and across Hitchins Pond, but … [Read more...] about The charms of Lows Ridge
Lows Lake hearings
The Adirondack Park Agency has scheduled hearings for reclassifying as Wilderness 12,545 acres of state land in the Lows Lake region. The state Department of Environmental Conservation proposed the reclassification to appease environmentalists … [Read more...] about Lows Lake hearings
More on ‘squaw’
My post about using squaw in place names generated a good deal of discussion in Views from the Top and Adirondack Forum, two of the more active Adirondack message boards. Check out the links if you're interested. … [Read more...] about More on ‘squaw’
Climbing the Eagle
In the Adirondacks, we don't have much terrain above tree line, but for those hikers who want to experience a little exposure, we do have slides. These are formed when a rainstorm saturates the thin soil on a steep slope and washes away the … [Read more...] about Climbing the Eagle
Fightin’ words
The Wall Street Journal recently published a somewhat amusing story about a battle in rural Maine over the name of a dead-end road. I say somewhat amusing because serious issues underlie the local brouhaha. The dirt road is, or was, named Squaw … [Read more...] about Fightin’ words