By Tim Rowland Like George Carlin, I don’t have “pet peeves,” I have Major Bleeping Psychotic Hatreds. And none more so than for outdoor-gear’s battery of straps, zippers, buckles, clasps, snaps, drawstrings, cords, hasps, clips, pins, hooks, … [Read more...] about Ancient Oaks Trail makes for ideal early spring jaunt
Champlain Area Trails
Trembleau: A Lake Champlain bushwhack
By Tim Rowland Driving toward the Adirondacks from Plattsburgh on Interstate 87, Trembleau Mountain appears to the east as a giant batwing with multiple distinct nodes connected with taut ridgelines rising from the flat farmland to the north As … [Read more...] about Trembleau: A Lake Champlain bushwhack
Slicing through Split Rock Wild Forest
By Mike Lynch As the waves washed ashore, oval-shaped chunks of ice shifted on the water's surface. The shapes resembled fish scales, and the slow movement had a serpent-like quality. On this crisp March day, the chilled water of Lake Champlain … [Read more...] about Slicing through Split Rock Wild Forest
2021 EXPLORED: New trails
Region sees new trails, upgrades to popular ones Crews added or improved several short Adirondack trails in 2021, so hikers seeking easier outings have more options now. The biggest increase came from Champlain Area Trails, which added … [Read more...] about 2021 EXPLORED: New trails
A true sanctuary
Spirit Sanctuary Trail offers peaceful stroll, passing by green burial site By Tim Rowland The trail off little-used Cook Road in Essex skirts a charming meadow, enters a white pine plantation, passes an open grave and plies a cozy hemlock wood … [Read more...] about A true sanctuary
A ledge with some edge
Champlain Area Trails unveils new Broughton Ledges trek in Moriah By Tim Rowland Baseball and the Adirondacks are similar in that, just when you’ve seen it all, something entirely novel and gasp-worthy raises its head in a way or place you … [Read more...] about A ledge with some edge