Short bushwhack leads to flat-topped mountain with long views By Tim Rowland A couple of years ago, a short-lived fad had people superimposing vintage postcards over landscapes as they appear today. The same can be done with the paintings … [Read more...] about Mt. Clements: Like stepping into a painting
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Keene celebrates new bike trails
Community celebrates newest addition on county-owned land By Tim Rowland As one of the people spearheading a new mountain biking trail project in Keene, DeAnna Brown prepared certificates for everyone who helped. It amounted to quite a stack of … [Read more...] about Keene celebrates new bike trails
Scaling Little Peaks: Keene breaks ground on new daycare center
By Tim Rowland The calls began before the first shovelful of earth was turned. The informal Balsam Telegraph was buzzing with word that Little Peaks Daycare Center in Keene was about to expand, and families across the Eastern Adirondacks wanted … [Read more...] about Scaling Little Peaks: Keene breaks ground on new daycare center
Keene to move ahead on new mountain bike trails
Once completed, network will be part of a mountain bike route from Wilmington to Elizabethtown By Tim Rowland The Essex County Board of Supervisors has green-lighted a multi-use trail network in the town of Keene to serve mountain-bike … [Read more...] about Keene to move ahead on new mountain bike trails
Dual hiker shuttle programs wrap up season
State and local officials see demand for High Peaks shuttles, despite low ridership this year By Gwendolyn Craig Two hiker shuttle buses in the central Adirondack Park High Peaks saw low ridership in their late-season start, but state and local … [Read more...] about Dual hiker shuttle programs wrap up season
Garden shuttle resumes Saturday
By Mike Lynch A key hiking shuttle in Keene will resume operations on Saturday. The shuttle from Marcy Field to the Garden parking lot has run on weekends for the past decade throughout the hiking season, but has been shut down since … [Read more...] about Garden shuttle resumes Saturday