The slides created or enlarged by Irene have given hikers and skiers new terrain to explore. Slides often entail a difficult bushwhack, but many of Irene’s creations extend all the way to a trail or come close. Easy access doesn’t mean easy. A bad … [Read more...] about New Adirondack Slide Guide
Outdoor Recreation
The big rain
Tropical Storm Irene closed Wilderness Areas, washed away roads, damaged hundreds of homes and businesses, changed the look the High Peaks—and brought people together. By Phil Brown Johns Brook rises deep in the High Peaks Wilderness, less than a … [Read more...] about The big rain
Ideal idyll for cyclists
By Ethan Rouen When the snow and rain and then more snow finally disappeared this spring, my wife, Kim, and I were desperate to get on our bikes, so a thirty-mile loop around Moriah sounded like a perfect way to spend Memorial Day … [Read more...] about Ideal idyll for cyclists
A foothold in the past
Climbers retrace history on Chapel Pond Slab By Phil Brown A rock climber could spend a lifetime exploring the Adirondack Park. The guidebook Adirondack Rock describes more than 1,900 routes (and the number is growing) on cliffs and crags … [Read more...] about A foothold in the past
Portage to paradise
By Phil Brown There are some things that you expect to find along the trail to Duck Hole in May: mud, black flies, and wildflowers and hobblebush in bloom. And some that might surprise you, such as two middle-aged men … [Read more...] about Portage to paradise
‘Explorer’ denies trespass
In answer to lawsuit, editor contends the public has the right to paddle on private waterways connecting public lands. By Kenneth Aaron In answer to a trespassing lawsuit, the editor of the Adirondack Explorer contends he had the right to paddle … [Read more...] about ‘Explorer’ denies trespass