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
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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
Jumping back into bushwhack season
A remote, lesser known peak pairs well with an even lesser known song By Tim Rowland South of Poke-O-Moonshine and north of Jay Mountain is a rugged stretch of backcountry mountain land containing some pretty incredible natural features that … [Read more...] about Jumping back into bushwhack season
Ancient Oaks Trail makes for ideal early spring jaunt
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
A sweet stroll through a maple forest
March is ideal time to check out Uihlein's Maple Nature Trail By Tim Rowland It was one of those March days when varying conditions required we pack muck boots, microspikes, snowshoes, skis, crampons and a caterpillar tractor and figure out at … [Read more...] about A sweet stroll through a maple forest