Good Times and Good Views At Shanty Cliff
By Phil Brown
October 29, 2017
Shanty Cliff in the southern Adirondacks offers rock climbers lots of routes and lots of views.
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Phil Brown edited the Adirondack Explorer from 1999 until his retirement in 2018. He continues to explore the park and to write for the publication and website.
By Phil Brown
October 29, 2017
Shanty Cliff in the southern Adirondacks offers rock climbers lots of routes and lots of views.
By Phil Brown
October 26, 2017
Governor Cuomo opposes storage of tank cars on Adirondack rail line. Also, see new photos of the cars parked along Boreas River.
By Phil Brown
October 19, 2017
Last week, Iowa Pacific Holdings told Warren County officials it would back off its plan to store empty tanker cars on tracks in the Adirondacks if the county compensated it for lost revenue. The company estimates the revenue would be seven figures. No money was forthcoming, and this week Iowa Pacific moved more than two…
By Phil Brown
October 19, 2017
Last month someone illegally shot a cow moose in Vermont and dragged it behind a vehicle for more than eleven miles, leaving the dead body by the side of the road. The moose was lactating, suggesting it had a calf nearby. One Vermonter was so outraged that she has started a GoFundMe campaign to track…
By Phil Brown
October 18, 2017
The parent company of Saratoga and North Creek Railway has begun moving tanker cars into the Adirondacks for storage. Dylan Smith, a North River resident, took the video below on Tuesday. He described them as “just old tankers–some rusty, some not, all covered in graffiti.” Environmental groups and public officials have come out against the…
By Phil Brown
October 12, 2017
The lake sturgeon is an odd fish. It grows fast but reaches sexual maturity late. The female matures between ages 13 and 33; the male, between 12 and 20. And the females may spawn as infrequently as every nine years. Lake sturgeon exist in the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and Lake Champlain. They are…
By Phil Brown
October 11, 2017
North Elba plans to retain an attorney to fight for a rail trail between Lake Placid and Tupper Lake.
By Phil Brown
October 10, 2017
Two women who were trying to hike all five peaks in the Dix Range on Saturday got lost near the Macomb Slide and had to spend an unplanned night in the woods. Forest Rangers searched for them through the night to no avail. The women were located Sunday morning on a trail about a quarter-mile…
By Phil Brown
October 9, 2017
Check out our video of a hiker in fifty-mph winds on Wright Peak.
By Phil Brown
October 6, 2017
Adirondack Recreational Trail Advocates has been a strong voice for converting the rail line between Lake Placid and Tupper Lake into a biking, hiking, and snowmobile trail. Last month, however, Acting State Supreme Court Justice Robert G. Main Jr. ruled that the state’s plan for the rail trail violated the law. On Friday morning, ARTA…