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Eclipse may come at bad time for High Peaks hiking
By Mike Lynch
November 15, 2023
Organizations are coming up with a plan to educate visitors about the challenging and unpredictable conditions that exist in April.
A hike on a newly formed wilderness preserve
By Tim Rowland
November 9, 2023
Formerly logged property in Moriah has a wealth of outdoor opportunities.
Pitchoff in November
By Tom French
November 2, 2023
Shoulder season is good time (though windy) for Sentinel Range outing
A bushwhack up Knob Lock Mountain
By Cal Seeley
May 18, 2022
A bushwhack up overlooked Knob Lock Mountain, located near Hurricane Mountain in Keene.
In search of a hidden marker
By Tom French
September 16, 2021
Marker on Herkimer-St. Lawrence county line proves tough one to locate
ADK Updates Northville-Placid Trail Guidebook
By Phil Brown
June 19, 2017
Lake George, N.Y.—ADK has released the fifth edition of its Adirondack Mountain Club Northville-Placid Trail in time for the Northville-Placid Trail’s 95th anniversary. The newest edition in ADK’s Forest Preserve Series of Adirondack and Catskill guides, this volume marks the relaunch of the series. Edited by Jeff and Donna Case of Mattydale, N. Y., the…
A newer section of the Northville-Placid Trail eliminates miles of road walking
March 1, 2016
The Adirondack Mountain Club completed a segment in the summer of 2015, realizing their goal of bringing the Northville-Placid Trail closer to the trail’s southern terminus. By Bill Ingersoll I knew we were going to have no problems fording West Stony Creek the moment I saw it from the summit. The waterway snaked its way…
Saranac Lake 6ers guide to hiking six Adirondack mountains
September 1, 2013
The Adirondack Explorer staff hiked the Saranac Lake 6 and prepared this guide containing trail descriptions, maps, and photographs.
Longtime hikers pen Northville-Placid Trail guidebook
May 1, 2008
No one knows the Northville-Placid Trail better than Jeffrey and Donna Case. They have hiked it each spring for more than 20 years, so it’s only natural that they would be called on to rewrite the Adirondack Mountain Club’s guidebook for the 132-mile trail.