Hikers get advice at the High Peaks Information Center on June 12. Photo by Mike Lynch By Gwendolyn Craig A High Peaks advisory group on Monday submitted preliminary recommendations to the state for managing visitor use in the popular region of … [Read more...] about High Peaks advisers suggest crowd strategies, hold off on hiker permit plan
High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Group
State group privately debates High Peaks crowd solutions that could affect this summer’s visitors
Hikers make their way to the summit of Mount Marcy in 2019. Photo by Mike Lynch By Gwendolyn Craig Twenty-two people hand-picked by the state have been meeting behind closed doors to propose short- and long-term solutions to manage crowds in … [Read more...] about State group privately debates High Peaks crowd solutions that could affect this summer’s visitors
Keene Valley looks to better educate throngs of High Peaks hikers
By TIM ROWLAND In an information age, information about hiking the High Peaks can be surprisingly scarce. A GPS app can supply the coordinates of a summit or trailhead, but nothing on a smartphone is going to tell a visitor where to go if the … [Read more...] about Keene Valley looks to better educate throngs of High Peaks hikers
Adirondack advocates and officials seek a plan for high-use trails
Editor's note: This story from the Explorer's November/December magazine has been updated to reflect the state's creation of an advisory group. By MIKE LYNCH It was a perfect fall hiking day with blue skies and peak foliage. The first … [Read more...] about Adirondack advocates and officials seek a plan for high-use trails
