It’s not entirely out of the question that Adirondack history will one day associate John Davis with wildlife in the same manner that it associates Bob Marshall with mountains. Through Herculean physical exploits, the formation of advocacy groups, … [Read more...] about Split Rock Wildway: Scouting the Adirondack Park’s Most Diverse Wildlife Corridor
Hiking
Western Trails
With this year’s publication of Western Trails, the Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) completed the most recent overhaul of its Forest Preserve Series of hiking guidebooks—and the club is already hard at work on the next edition of the series. ADK’s … [Read more...] about Western Trails
12 Adventures on New State Lands: Exploring the Finch, Pruyn Tracts
Chances are good that you’ve never seen Pine Lake. Or OK Slip Falls. You can now. Pine Lake and OK Slip Falls are two natural gems of the Adirondack Park that until recently had rarely been visited by the general public. New York State’s historic … [Read more...] about 12 Adventures on New State Lands: Exploring the Finch, Pruyn Tracts
Life Under the Fast Lane
The Adirondack Park has its share of guidebooks—for hiking, paddling, birding, fishing, cross-country skiing, you name it. Just when you think the field has been exhausted along comes another. The latest addition to the genre is one I never would … [Read more...] about Life Under the Fast Lane
High Peak Trails
The Adirondack Mountain Club has issued the fourteenth edition of its popular High Peaks Trails guidebook, and some might say it’s bigger and better than ever. No one can dispute that it’s bigger. The new edition measures 5½ inches wide by 8½ … [Read more...] about High Peak Trails
The Other 54 A Hiker’s Guide to the Lower 54 Peaks of the Adirondack 100 Highest
What’s a mountain climber to do once he or she has summited the Adirondack Forty-Six, the Catskill Thirty-Five, and the Northeast 115? Create a new list, of course. And so we have the Adirondack Hundred Highest—the obsession of hard-core hikers … [Read more...] about The Other 54 A Hiker’s Guide to the Lower 54 Peaks of the Adirondack 100 Highest