Passing through the High Peaks
The ultimate Adirondack backcountry ski tour from Adirondak Loj to Tahawus, weaving through the stunning High Peaks Wilderness.
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Snowshoe and ski trails
Not every classic stands the test of time—not when the public’s tastes keep changing. For nearly a decade, cross-country enthusiasts have relied on Tony Goodwin’s Classic Adirondack Ski Tours for advice on where to ski in the Adirondack Park.
Hudson Gorge
Gorge’s vistas worth the work By Phil Brown Is this it? I can hear the river. I can see the mountains on the opposite side of the Hudson Gorge. But I don’t see OK Slip Falls. Maybe this is the wrong spot or maybe the falls dried up in the recent drought. It’s not uncommon…
Skier’s surprise in Raquette Falls
By Phil Brown The other day I received in the mail a slim book of verse titled Sightings of the Eagle and Other Adirondack Poems. The author, Bud Church, rhapsodizes about his adventures on Osgood Pond, including seven eagle sightings in recent years. I’m no poet, and I know it, so I don’t intend to…
Three great little peaks
By Phil Brown I’m standing on the shore of Bumps Pond, listening to an evening chorus of frogs and debating whether to climb Erebus Mountain—named for the dark netherworld in Greek mythology, the antechamber of hell. And that’s exactly where I’m afraid I’ll end up. I’ve been hiking more or less continuously for 6½ hours…
Northville Placid plans
Jeff and Donna Case of Syracuse have hiked the Northville-Placid Trail 16 times—more than anyone else they know of. “In fact, our dog has done it more times than anyone else,” Donna said. “He’s done it 10 times.” By Peter Crowley.
46 High Peaks in less than 4 days
He did it, but not everyone is thrilled. Ted “Cave Dog” Keizer set a speed record for climbing the 46 High Peaks: 3 days, 18 hours, 14 minutes. He beat the old mark by a full day. By Phil Brown.
Blue skies on Black Mt.
Black Mountain, at 2,646 feet, is the highest peak in the Lake George region, but if you climb it from the east, rather than from the lake, you need to ascend only about 1,000 feet over 2.5 miles to enjoy the wonderful views from the summit. By Rick Karlin.
Wakely Mountain
Wakely Mountain has much in common with Blue Mountain. By Phil Brown.
Jordan lives up to mystique
In his classic guidebook Adirondack Canoe Waters: North Flow, Paul Jamieson describes the Jordan River as a mysterious stream flowing through a wild land “where spruce-fir swamps are as hauntingly primitive and boreal as anything to be found in the Adirondacks today.”