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Canoeists explore latest addition to Forest Preserve By Phil Brown Clark Lubbs is a nature photographer who moved to the Adirondacks so he could be near wilderness. The twist is that he came here from Colorado. “If you want to see real wilderness, you have to move east,” he says, contradicting conventional wisdom. Unlike federal…
Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain offers a unique view of the Champlain Valley and the High Peaks, but traditional the trail to the top is rather steep. The good news for your aching knees is that there’s a new and gentler route to the open summit and its fire tower.
Northwest passages By Bill Ingersoll The northwestern Adirondacks has long been one of my favorite places to explore. It’s a region of secluded ponds, winding eskers, tannin-stained streams and ancient forests. The blowdown from a 1995 windstorm is an impressive demonstration of how natural forces prevail in truly wild areas. When I first teamed up…
Herewith some impressions, recalled fondly and with anticipation on a mid-winter day, of a three-season canoe and kayak trip that starts at Coreys and ends at the state landing a few miles east of Tupper Lake. By Dick Beamish
The last time Mike and I traveled across Avalanche Lake, we wore skis. It was below zero. Mike had frostbite but didn’t know it. He remarked how cool it would be to paddle on this remote finger of water, with cliffs rising out of the lake on both sides. By Phil Brown
I met Jim Lawyer and Jeremy Hass at a pull-off on Route 86 in Wilmington Notch, not far from Whiteface Mountain. By Alan Wechsler
You don’t always need to hike for miles through the woods to find wilderness in the Adirondacks. Sometimes you don’t even need to get out of your car.
Wayne Failing, outdoorsman, environmentalist, philosopher and licensed Adirondack guide, calls it a “dance with the river.” And this dance isn’t a fancy minuet.
Belle of the south By Phil Brown A hot day in May—too hot for heavy hiking boots. So I decided to climb Crane Mountain in my brand-new “approach shoes.” Rock climbers use these low-cut shoes with sticky soles to hike to cliffs. They’re also used for climbing slides in the High Peaks, something I like…
When I was a kid, I climbed Bald Mountain near Old Forge several times with my mother and stepfather. In those days you could still hike the old trail up the steep south face of the mountain, which was an adventurous climb over a series of narrow ledges. By Bill Ingersoll