State concerned about safety during construction phase By Mike Lynch The state Department of Environmental Conservation is urging people to stay off the Adirondack Rail Trail during the construction phase that got fully underway this spring and … [Read more...] about DEC: Stay out of way of rail-trail construction
Outdoor Recreation
To Cooper Kiln Pond, and beyond
Wilmington Peak bushwhack may or may not be worth it By Tim Rowland Among Hurricane Irene’s lasting marks on the Adirondack landscape in 2011 was a slide down the eastern side of Wilmington Peak in the Stephenson Range in the town of … [Read more...] about To Cooper Kiln Pond, and beyond
DEC temporarily closes cliffs to protect falcons
Editor's note: This was originally published in 2021 but the information is valid for 2023's climbing season. By Mike Lynch Rock climbing routes known to be used by nesting peregrine falcons were temporarily closed by the state Department of … [Read more...] about DEC temporarily closes cliffs to protect falcons
Flowers, fossils and fire: All found in Crown Point
By Tim Rowland We came for the flowers but stayed for everything else that was going on at the Crown Point Historic Site on I Love My Park Day, including bird banding, ancient fossils and the greatest Adirondack fire no one’s ever heard … [Read more...] about Flowers, fossils and fire: All found in Crown Point
Chasing dreams of spring hiking
Chase Mountain scratches the itch of spring bushwhacks By Tim Rowland Tooling along on the interstates is efficient, but you’re obviously going to miss a lot of local color. Similarly, there are mesmerizing overlooks and comely ponds and … [Read more...] about Chasing dreams of spring hiking
Tracking down plane wreckage
The Adirondacks are littered with plane crash sites. Here's a recent trek out to one of them. By Tim Rowland It was a spectacular day for a plane crash. Not to be in one obviously, but to hike to a mountain flank where a corporate jet tasked … [Read more...] about Tracking down plane wreckage