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A winter triathlon took place as part of the 2024 Empire State Winter Games. The race featured a run, fat bike and Nordic ski. Fat tire biking is gaining in popularity across the Adirondacks. Photo by Nancie Battaglia

Fat tire biking grows in popularity

By Phil Brown

Fat tire biking is emerging as a way to get outside in all kinds of conditions

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Man with bike navigates a log across a trail

From elk herds to muddy trails: The mystery of Debar Meadows

By Tom French

Exploring unmarked trails on two wheels near Meacham Lake

Woman in a tie-dye shirt paddling on a lake

Easy paddle-pedal on Oswegatchie’s West Branch

By Tom French

A 6-mile flatwater run ends with a 3-mile bike ride

Man feeds a bird out of his hand.

Bird songs along the Adirondack Rail Trail

By Contributing Writer

This accessible path is one bike-birder's dream

A scenic loop ride off the Adirondack Rail Trail

By Phil Brown

This excursion from Phase 2 of the Adirondack Rail Trail features ponds, wetlands, wildflowers and wildlife.

An old stone foundation in the woods.

Sawmills, springs, and sap part of Horseshoe Lake bike, hike

By Tom French

Trek takes users through littered remains of Abbot Augustus Low’s former empire

DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos announces the opening of the rail trail between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid. Photo by Mike Lynch

2023 Explored: Outdoor Recreation

By Mike Lynch

Our recreation coverage in 2023 ranged from Tim Rowland’s first-person hiking adventures to management decisions about forest preserve lands.

cross-country bike race

Olympic authority to pay $1.2M to host biking World Cup

By James Odato

The deal will bring about 130 cross-country biking competitors to the region for three days in the fall of 2024, 2025 and 2026

DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos announces the opening of the rail trail between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid. Photo by Mike Lynch

Key stretch of Adirondack Rail Trail is complete

By Mike Lynch

Several dozen people gathered Friday afternoon in North Elba to celebrate the official opening.

biking on a dirt road with a mountain in the distance

Sable Highlands: Almost as cool as a trip to Scotland

By Tom French

Exploring rail history on an 18-mile bike ride through an underused part of the northern Adirondacks

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