Bring the microspikes for a winter trek up Cook Mountain in Ticonderoga By Tim Rowland When we moved south from Ely, Minn., near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Dad brought his tire chains. These were an actual, heavy web of Jacob Marley-like … [Read more...] about Cook Mountain: A low-key hike for all seasons
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Tupper Triad adds to community appeal
Trio of hikes offer year-round outings that are putting Tupper Lake on the map By Tim Rowland The forests seem quainter and cozier in the Central Adirondacks, their evergreen boughs a ready canvass for white brushstrokes of soft snow. Miles of … [Read more...] about Tupper Triad adds to community appeal
The potash connection
Solving a forest mystery; hiking Potash Mountain By Tim Rowland Deep in our woods in Jay is an ancient iron cauldron, the purpose of which has been a mystery. Too deep for boiling sap, too round for scalding hogs, too remote for cooking food, … [Read more...] about The potash connection
2022 Explored: Five favorite hikes
Tim Rowland reflects on past year of 'Explore More' outings, special moments on trails So maybe more than trails themselves, we remember snapshots from the trails. That ray of light hitting a mountain ridge just so, or the bear that, as it … [Read more...] about 2022 Explored: Five favorite hikes
Going with the flow
By Tim Rowland Before there were motorhomes and dump stations and Solo stoves, there was the Sharp Bridge Campground, a spartan facility with few comforts of home, built in a time when, for campers, getting away from the comforts of home was … [Read more...] about Going with the flow
Tales from a ‘lost’ tract of land
Exploring Lost Brook with owner/steward Pete Nelson By Tim Rowland When we go off-trail in the Adirondack wilderness we like to believe we are trodding upon ground that has never been trod upon with human feet, seeing things that have never … [Read more...] about Tales from a ‘lost’ tract of land