Biking through history
The Champlain Valley comes pretty close to Bikers’ Heaven, with its quiet country roads, friendly villages, rolling farmland, and frequent views of lake and mountains. By Dick Beamish
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Cycling through historic valley
Great Sacandaga Lake is only slightly smaller than Lake George, which is the largest water wholly within the Adirondack Park, but it doesn't get nearly as much respect. By Phil Brown
Indian Lake islands
This island is your island By Mark Bowie On an autumn evening tagged with the first freeze warning of the season, I pitched my tent on campsite No. 2, Kirpens Island, Indian lake. My neighbors had introduced themselves on the outbound paddle: three seagulls and a family of common mergansers. I would be the only…
Snowy Mountain
Almost a High Peak By Rick Karlin At 3,899 feet, Snowy Mountain dominates the west side of Indian Lake. It is one of the tallest mountains outside the High Peaks and poses as tough a challenge and offers as big a reward as many of the Park’s loftiest summits. Toward the end of 3.9-mile climb,…
The Osgood River
Osgood as it gets By Phil Brown You’re never far from the madding crowd as you paddle down the Jones Pond outlet to Osgood Pond. It just feels that way. The outlet is the first leg of an enchanting canoe trip that has a little bit of everything: meandering streams, big ponds, small ponds, even…
2 Paths to bliss on Hadley
When we got to the top of Hadley Mountain, the weather was nearly perfect: blue skies, little wind, mild temperatures. Below us, Great Sacandaga Lake lay stretched out in the sun.
Escaping din of Old Forge
by Phil Brown How do you know you’re in Old Forge? A. In the 10 minutes you spend at the trailhead lacing up your boots and stepping into your cross-country skis, a dozen snowmobiles pass by. B. All the conversations you overhear at Walt’s Diner after skiing have to do with snowmobiles. C. As you…
Panting and painting along the Northville-Placid Trail
By Phil Brown
Hiking the Northville-Placid Trail inspired an artist to create a suite of paintings depicting scenes along the 133-mile route. He loved it.
Pray for powder, head for Puffer
The central Adirondacks is full of intriguing intermediate ski tours, many of which deposit you at one end of a beautiful, frozen lake, with the promise of a thrilling but not death-defying descent.
Vista Trail offers snowshoers better views
Explore the Vista Trail near Fourth Lake for a snowshoe adventure, featuring Bald Mountain's summit views and forested landscapes.