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Jenkins Mountain ski

By Adirondack Explorer

I had skied Jenkins Mountain once before and though I enjoyed the view from the summit, I didn’t particularly like the long slog down an old woods road to get to the mountain’s base.

The uncommon cold: High Peaks ski

By Adirondack Explorer

I am thinking a lot about Mike’s toe. The big one on the left foot. It’s swollen, purple and covered by an ugly brown blister. If he loses it, I don’t know what I’ll do. I might have to cut off my own toe in penance.

Vanderwhacker Mountain

By Adirondack Explorer

Picture the Adirondacks as they were just after the glaciers departed: Windswept peaks rise naked from the gravelly aftermath of the Ice Age, temporarily bare of soil and forest.

The frozen steep

By Adirondack Explorer

This is a piece about ice climbing. I’ll tell you what I know, how it’s done, when it’s done. I’ll explain all the pointy tools and where people do it. By Don Mellor

Peachy Keene ski trips

By Adirondack Explorer

I had been to Lost Pond on the Nun-da-ga-o Ridge on summer hikes several times, but I never visited it in winter until two years ago on skis. What a lovely place mantled in snow!

Snowshoe view

Snowshow heaven

By Adirondack Explorer

Snowshoes are an integral part of the winter landscape in the Adirondacks, almost certainly dating back to when the first humans began to explore these snowy mountains on foot.

Owls Head snowshoe

By Adirondack Explorer

Embark on a gentle snowshoe hike to Owl Head Lookout in the Giant Mountain Wilderness, offering serene winter landscapes and panoramic views.

Skiing Tongue Mountain

By Adirondack Explorer

Backcountry skiers in the northern Adirondacks spent most of last winter waiting for the big snowstorm that didn’t show up. So when Lake George got hit by a nor’easter in late January, I decided to go to the snow.

Moss Lake grows on you

By Adirondack Explorer

Last winter, my friends and I stumbled across one of the many wonderful secrets hidden in the western Adirondacks.

Jackrabbit trail

By Adirondack Explorer

5:45: Wake up. It’s late winter. I’m in my friends Jack and Mary Jean Burke’s house on Keese Mill Road in Paul Smiths.

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