Salvaging the hike after misreading sign for OK Slip Falls By Tim Rowland Welcome to Explore More, mea culpa edition. In considering my past mistakes, remember that you are dealing with someone who for two years after moving to the Adirondacks … [Read more...] about Trail wrong turn turns into Big Bad Luck
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This Panther Mountain provides a Plan B
An often-passed, yet seldom-used short hike By Tim Rowland There is Panther Mountain of High Peaks fame, then there is the “other” Panther Mountain, a popular scoot in Arietta overlooking Piseco Lake. This is about the “other other” Panther … [Read more...] about This Panther Mountain provides a Plan B
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
Finding solitude on a 200 year old road
West Mill Brook trail in North Hudson provides a quiet walk, chance to connect to other backcountry treks By Tim Rowland It was mid-August and cars were piling up at the Keene Valley trail heads like dust bunnies in a pool hall, and I was … [Read more...] about Finding solitude on a 200 year old road
A beautiful paddle hiding in plain sight
Plenty to learn in Lake Everest trip on the Ausable River By Tim Rowland Lake Everest is wilderness, cleverly disguised. Never mind that it’s in the heart of the hamlet of Wilmington. Overlook the lifeguard and the kayak concession. That … [Read more...] about A beautiful paddle hiding in plain sight
A good luck hike
Pair of trails offer nice escape By Tim Rowland There’s some excellent hiking to be had in the beautiful town of Arietta in the south-central part of the park, which may be off the radar of those who frequent the more touristy burgs to the … [Read more...] about A good luck hike