Open ridge offers views of Boquet Valley, Lake Champlain, more By Tim Rowland Hikers in many parts of the ADK are familiar with the ruddy rock that occasionally elbows its way up from the depths and, for a while, provided the backbone of the … [Read more...] about Iron Mountain: One tough rock
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The ‘other’ Saddleback
Follow the tape for a sure-fire return trip By Tim Rowland Jay Mountain is not the tallest peak in the Jay Range. That honor goes to Saddleback, barely, which sits in relative anonymity between more celebrated massifs of Jay to the North and … [Read more...] about The ‘other’ Saddleback
Mt. Clements: Like stepping into a painting
Short bushwhack leads to flat-topped mountain with long views By Tim Rowland A couple of years ago, a short-lived fad had people superimposing vintage postcards over landscapes as they appear today. The same can be done with the paintings … [Read more...] about Mt. Clements: Like stepping into a painting
Moose Pond: Boreas Ponds of the north
A place to walk or paddle between Saranac Lake, Bloomingdale By Tim Rowland It might be melodramatic to call Moose Pond the Boreas Ponds of the north, but the 140 acre pool does have a beautiful curtain of peaks setting off its blue waters … [Read more...] about Moose Pond: Boreas Ponds of the north
Haystack (not the High Peak one) makes for fun fall hike
By Tim Rowland ‘Tis the season for Hardwood Hikes, those ventures that wend their way through stands of blazing maples, ruddy oaks and golden birch on mountains that rise high enough for a nice view, but not so high that they enter the realm of … [Read more...] about Haystack (not the High Peak one) makes for fun fall hike
Trail wrong turn turns into Big Bad Luck
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