In October I hiked up Thomas Mountain and Cat Mountain overlooking Lake George. I went up Thomas first, via old logging roads. Near the summit is a cabin built before the state bought the property in 2013. Inside the cabin were a sofa, table, lantern, a few foodstuffs, even some music speakers. Cabins are not ordinarily found in the Forest Preserve. The exceptions are the ranger cabins at Lake Colden and a few other places. In fact, voters have rejected attempts to amend the state constitution to allow closed cabins—as opposed to lean-tos—in the forever-wild Preserve. On the day of >>More
No more ‘Writer’s Almanac’ on NCPR
When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I do is turn on North Country Public Radio. I leave it on as I eat breakfast and get ready for work. And so I’ve become quite familiar with The Writer’s Almanac, which had aired daily. In light of Wednesday’s news about Garrison Keillor, the show’s creator, we wondered if we would ever hear it again. Evidently, the answer is no. On Wednesday, we asked Ellen Rocco, NCPR’s station manager, if she planned to pull the popular feature from the air. We also asked for her reaction to the news. Here’s her >>More
Thaw thwarts Adirondack backcountry skier
How things changed in a day for backcountry skiers. On Monday, I enjoyed a cruise through fresh powder on the Bloomingdale Bog Trail. It was nice and cold. On Tuesday, it warmed considerably, so I figured I’d try the trail to Moose Pond, another early-season favorite. Because it’s in the woods, I hoped the trail would keep the snow from the day before. It proved to be a fool’s errand. The trail is an old woods road that doesn’t need a lot of snow to be skiable. But it does need more than the inch or two that survived the >>More
An early-season ski in the Adirondacks
We got three to four inches of snow Sunday night, just enough to lure me out of the office for a backcountry ski on my lunch hour on Monday afternoon. I went to the Bloomingdale Bog Trail, an old railroad bed that needs only a few inches to be skiable. The base was thin, but overall the skiing was quite good. The trail starts off Route 86 outside Saranac Lake and extends about eight miles to Onchiota. On Monday, I skied about two miles up the trail, just far enough to get a good view of the bog, and then >>More
Adirondack skiers hit Whiteface Mountain highway
The 5.5-mile Whiteface Mountain highway offers backcountry enthusiasts a chance to test their ski legs before the onset of winter in the Adirondacks.
‘Adirondack Explorer’ publishes Philip Terrie book
The new volume collects nearly sixty essays by an esteemed Adirondack historian.
APA Puts Off Boreas Ponds Decision Again
Is the controversial idea of establishing huts at the ponds dead?
Sentinel Range Plan Affects Skiers, Hikers & Climbers
DEC proposes trail improvements in Sentinel Range Wilderness.
Tank Cars Stored Near Opalescent And Boreas
In flight over rail line, Protect the Adirondacks spots tank cars being stored in three locations.
Coalition Urges Cuomo To Stop Tank-Car Storage
Four environmental groups and two Adirondack towns urge Governor Cuomo to take immediate action to stop the storage railroad tank cars in the Adirondack Park.
