By Mike Lynch Hikers have another option to choose from in the Champlain Valley. Champlain Area Trails officially opened the Essex Quarry Nature Preserve on June 26. A grand opening event is set for Sept. 18. The 35-acre preserve is located … [Read more...] about Another option for hikers in Champlain Valley
Champlain Area Trails
Appreciating an old oak on solo hike
Ancient Oak Trail leads to escape from the crowds By Mike Lynch As I pored over my maps, leafed through guidebooks and searched websites online, the task felt a bit daunting. I was trying to find somewhere to hike in the Adirondacks … [Read more...] about Appreciating an old oak on solo hike
Trekking through farms and fields
Champlain Valley trails feature pastoral beauty By Mike Lynch It was a cold January day, and I was standing in a farm store at the trailhead and looking at quiches in a fridge. This wasn’t the typical way I start an excursion, but this wasn’t … [Read more...] about Trekking through farms and fields
Here comes the sun
Hikers seek ‘some of the most beautiful experiences in life’ By Mike Lynch Hiking through the pitch-black forest, I noticed the dirt trail had disappeared and leaves covered the forest floor beneath me. Had I lost the trail? I … [Read more...] about Here comes the sun
Tracking Adirondack animals
By Mike Lynch We met at the Poke-O-Moonshine trailhead less than a week after a major January storm had dumped close to 2 feet of snow. But conditions had changed. Since the storm, it had rained, dropped well below zero, and then snowed several … [Read more...] about Tracking Adirondack animals
Park perspectives: Trails to bring people together
By Tom Woodman In the central Champlain Valley, an area that the Adirondack visionary Gary Randorf refers to as the Adirondack coast, communities are building a trail system with a whole different vibe than the trails of the nearby High … [Read more...] about Park perspectives: Trails to bring people together