Exploring the Hudson: Student expedition trekked 375 miles
By Phil Brown
Documentary follows high school students from Mount Marcy to New York City while highlighting pollution concerns
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The Pinnacle: 20 minutes to the top
By Tom French
Short hike offers big views across the St. Lawrence Valley
Carry Falls Reservoir: Family fun in all seasons
By Betsy Kepes
Raquette River spot in Colton offers sandy beach, scenic hikes
Climbing Seventy Mountain, (close to Death)
By Tim Rowland
Close to Death is a shorter, easier hike up Seventy Mountain, a 2,200-foot eminence that’s part of the Jay Wilderness.
Brothers make history skiing 81 mountains in Adirondacks, Catskills
By Phil Brown
Pair documents their feat in film "Variable," which will have a Dec. 7 screening in Lake Placid
Jackrabbit Trail rerouted near Lake Placid
By Mike Lynch
Skiers will have new terrain to explore on the Jackrabbit on a section of trail located between Lake Placid and Keene.
The birth of the Owls Head ‘Four-Pack’ adventure
By Tom French
Author creates his own hiking challenge, complete with sticker for finishers
Bloomingdale Bog: An ideal outing in any season
By Tim Rowland
Explore the unique ecology, feed the friendly birds while hiking, biking or skiing
Exploring the Long Valley Trail
By Tim Rowland
Wadhams trail is long on views of New York's Champlain Valley landmarks
Baldface Mountain offers scavenger hunt of marvels
By Tom French
Bushwhack near Debar Mountain gives opportunity to work on compass skills