By Lisa Ballard The normal route is a pleasant 3.4-mile walk in the woods to a lean-to beside the lake on a well-maintained trail, but in the words of the poet Robert Frost, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, … [Read more...] about Middle Settlement Lake: Engulfed in wilderness
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Lake Champlain’s Split Rock is a good holiday hike
Plenty of history, scenery to take in as you work off the pie By Tim Rowland Growing up in rural West Virginia (which is to say, all of West Virginia) there were no such things as Turkey Trots. I don’t even want to think what would have … [Read more...] about Lake Champlain’s Split Rock is a good holiday hike
A return to Pa’s Falls (and the mystery of the missing monuments)
On a mission, and scouting out outings, in the Bog River Flow By Tom French Whenever Doug and I try to find some historic artifact in the middle of the Adirondacks, Doug points out that our batting average is not good. Our trek along the … [Read more...] about A return to Pa’s Falls (and the mystery of the missing monuments)
Bloody Mountain isn’t as scary as it sounds
Bushwhack gives extra edge to Hammond Pond Wild Forest hike By Tim Rowland Hammond Pond is a sweet little destination in the middle of nowhere east of the Northway, off of Ensign Pond Road running between North Hudson and Port Henry on Lake … [Read more...] about Bloody Mountain isn’t as scary as it sounds
Iron Mountain: One tough rock
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
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