By Phil Brown In earlier articles for the Explorer, I wrote about exploring the Sable Highlands by bike, on foot and in a canoe. It’s also possible to enjoy these little-visited easement lands in the comfort of your car. Two good logging … [Read more...] about A motor tour of the Sable Highlands
Outdoor Recreation
Finding peace among the teeming High Peaks
A journey in search of solitude in the busy Adirondack summer By Brandon Loomis Where there’s a will, there’s wilderness. I formed that conclusion about the High Peaks Wilderness experience somewhere on the northeastern flank of Mount … [Read more...] about Finding peace among the teeming High Peaks
Figure 8: A Sable Highlands destination in need of long-planned road improvements
By Phil Brown One of the biggest easement tracts in the Sable Highlands open for recreation is the Figure 8 Public Use Area, situated in the hills west of Lower Chateaugay Lake. Earlier this year, I biked through this tract on a good logging … [Read more...] about Figure 8: A Sable Highlands destination in need of long-planned road improvements
Owls Head: A popular hike in the otherwise lonely Sable Highlands
By Phil Brown On most of my outings in the Sable Highlands this year, I rarely saw a fellow hiker or mountain biker. The exception came on a hike up Owls Head Mountain on the northern edge of the Adirondack Park. The trail up Owls Head is the … [Read more...] about Owls Head: A popular hike in the otherwise lonely Sable Highlands
Barnes Pond: An upgraded zone of the Sable Highlands
By Phil Brown The Barnes Pond Public Use Area is an exception in the Sable Highlands: here the state Department of Environmental Conservation has done most of what it promised to … [Read more...] about Barnes Pond: An upgraded zone of the Sable Highlands
A sweet day at Sugarloaf, a hidden public use area
By Phil Brown At 5,460 acres, the Sugarloaf Public Use Area is the largest tract in the Sable Highlands that’s open to the public, but I had a hard time finding it. Fortunately, I eventually succeeded and enjoyed a springtime outing that combined … [Read more...] about A sweet day at Sugarloaf, a hidden public use area
