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More on ‘squaw’

By Phil Brown

My post about using squaw in place names generated a good deal of discussion in Views from the Top and Adirondack Forum, two of the more active Adirondack message boards. Check out the links if you’re interested.

Climbing the Eagle

By Phil Brown

A classic mountaineering route.

Shingle Shanty update

By Phil Brown

Former DEC official weighs in.

Testing the legal waters

By Phil Brown

Navigation rights and private land

A first for bikers

By Phil Brown

DEC opens trails in Forest Preserve designed for mountain biking.

The Lila Traverse

By Phil Brown

10 years on, premier canoe route lacks signs and markers.

Fun in the Champlain Valley

By Phil Brown

New map highlights kayaking and biking opportunities.

Nun-da-ga-o Ridge

By Phil Brown

One of the best half-day hikes in the Park.

Inlet to Indian Lake

By Adirondack Explorer

They call it the Black Fly Challenge, but that’s hyperbole. It’s not such a challenge to avoid the black flies. By Alan Wechsler

One last ski

By Phil Brown

A diehard's search for snow on Marcy.

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