BIRDWATCH By John Thaxton The first time I saw an evening grosbeak I experienced a neck-snapping déjà vu as I visualized a brilliantly yellow 1956 Ford Thunderbird with a black convertible top that a neighbor used to park immediately outside my … [Read more...] about Evening grosbeaks, all day long
jan-feb 2021
Mirthful messages
‘Foot Stuff’ podcasters aim for humor and preservation By Gillian Scott They’ve talked about bigfoot and quicksand, John Brown and the moon landing, national parks and national trails. In wide-ranging discussions punctuated with raucous … [Read more...] about Mirthful messages
In a flash
How one moment in 2004 changed two lives, a dream and a training course By James M. Odato It snowed hard and the wind blew strong and cold in Lake Placid on the afternoon of Jan. 22, 2004. Looking down the icy bobsled run atop Mount Van … [Read more...] about In a flash
Cold days, warm memories
Adirondack fishing’s ‘brotherhood of the ice’ remains as determined as in its heyday By Tim Rowland Somewhere high over Lake Ontario last February the weather gods were cackling with wild abandon. They had cooked up a little lake-effect snow, … [Read more...] about Cold days, warm memories
Here comes the sun
Hikers seek ‘some of the most beautiful experiences in life’ By Mike Lynch Hiking through the pitch-black forest, I noticed the dirt trail had disappeared and leaves covered the forest floor beneath me. Had I lost the trail? I … [Read more...] about Here comes the sun
For love of wild country
After two decades of advocating for the park, Diane Fish prepares to retire By Leigh Hornbeck Love brought Diane Fish to the Adirondacks.Although she was raised nearby in Bennington, Vermont, and Williamstown, Massachusetts, she didn’t know … [Read more...] about For love of wild country