By PHIL BROWN The Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) no longer includes maps in the back of its hiking guidebooks. It partners with National Geographic to produce “Trails Illustrated” maps, which are sold separately (or bundled with the … [Read more...] about New ADK map updates High Peaks Wilderness
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State to close more roadside parking in crowded High Peaks
By TIM ROWLAND To limit the swelling numbers of High Peaks hikers and the environmental damage they cause, New York plans to close roadside parking on four more miles of Route 73 this year, from the Rooster Comb trailhead east of Keene Valley to … [Read more...] about State to close more roadside parking in crowded High Peaks
Popular High Peaks parking lot closing for spring and summer
By MIKE LYNCH Hikers will have to take a shuttle to one of the main trailheads in the eastern High Peaks Wilderness this spring and summer due to construction on a nearby bridge. The Garden parking lot in Keene Valley will close to motor vehicles … [Read more...] about Popular High Peaks parking lot closing for spring and summer
State bans roadside parking at Roaring Brook Falls Trail
DEC News Release: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that the State is prohibiting parking on the shoulders of both lanes of State Route 73 near the Roaring Brook Falls Trailhead starting Friday, … [Read more...] about State bans roadside parking at Roaring Brook Falls Trail
Explorer gets a bird’s-eye view of High Peaks
By Michael Virtanen It took Bob Keller a few tries to start the single engine of his Cessna that was still warm from his flight to the Lake Placid Airport from his home in Boonville. It has fuel injection, the pilot explained, making it tricky to … [Read more...] about Explorer gets a bird’s-eye view of High Peaks
Autopsy Shows Missing Great Range Hiker Drowned
By MIKE LYNCH The cause of death for the missing Great Range hiker was accidental drowning, Essex County Coroner Frank Whitelaw said Wednesday, August 2. Ralph “Skip” Baker was found August 1 by searchers in the East Branch of the Ausable River … [Read more...] about Autopsy Shows Missing Great Range Hiker Drowned
