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Tim Rowland

Tim Rowland is a columnist, author and outdoors writer living in Jay. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Sentinel Range Wilderness plan foresees Pitchoff upgrade

By Tim Rowland

The final plan lists six alternatives for Pitchoff, ranging from rerouting much of the existing trail—accessed from Route 73 between Keene and Lake Placid—to closing Pitchoff Mountain to formal hiking altogether. Under that scenario, hikers could still climb the mountain, but trails would no longer be maintained.

Race and real estate in Lake Placid

By Tim Rowland

Following the abolition of slavery, the South found new ways to exploit black workers. Ex-slaves were jailed for little or no reason and sentenced to hard labor. Others became sharecroppers, a form of virtual slavery that was all work and no reward.

Essex County to run free High Peaks trail buses this summer

By Tim Rowland

The shuttles will operate 16 hours a day and pass every Route 73 trailhead once every half hour.

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The Adirondack flood of the future?

By Tim Rowland

Perhaps most ominously, as the climate grows increasingly tormented, this was not a classic nor’easter, or the remnants of a hurricane tracking up the Hudson. This was just a rainstorm.

‘Synonymous with ADK’

By Tim Rowland

Neil Woodworth, who is stepping down as the Adirondack Mountain Club's executive director at the end of 2019, helped shepherd through a transformational era in the Adirondack narrative.

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Study: Young Adirondack hikers share different values

By Tim Rowland

“A few people on the summit of a mountain didn’t bother anyone,” said Maria Pelusi, one of six students who presented their findings at the Nature Conservancy in Keene Valley on Wednesday.

Adirondack Park Agency approves pine-like cellular tower

By Tim Rowland

It took the applicant, Vertical Bridge Holdings, multiple attempts to get the look right. Trees resembling lollipops and bottle brushes were rejected in favor of a more natural look that would meld into the existing vegetation.

Tree-cutting ruling keeps trail, parking projects in limbo

By Tim Rowland

DEC: “All projects that involve tree cutting in the Forest Preserve are being reviewed to determine if they can advance, based on the (court) decision."

Tupper hearing draws rail-trail supporters

By Tim Rowland

The state, along with many Tupper Lake residents, believes that both the scenic railroad and the rail-trail can be world-class tourist draws.

Keene Valley looks to better educate throngs of High Peaks hikers

By Tim Rowland

Many if not most of the hikers arriving in Keene Valley are simply on their own, and that’s led to what officials are calling a crisis of parking and a concentration of too many hikers on too few trails.

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