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Brant Lake from a shoulder of First Brother. By Tim Rowland

First Brother: A secluded summit in Brant Lake

By Tim Rowland

Perfect for experienced hikers, this winter adventure to First Brother near Brant Lake features bushwhacking through Adirondack wilderness

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The Giant Wilderness from Split Rock. Photo by Tim Rowland

A bushwhack up the ‘other’ Split Rock Mountain

By Tim Rowland

Split Rock Falls is just south of New Russia, NY. Known for the swimming holes available there, it's also well-known for bushwhacking.

DEC sign near franklin falls

Exploring new hiking opportunities near Franklin Falls

By Tim Rowland

An easy bushwhack on former logging roads in Taylor Pond Wild Forest near Bloomingdale's Franklin Falls Road

A streak of Yellowstone on a rock face

Baldface Mountain offers scavenger hunt of marvels

By Tom French

Bushwhack near Debar Mountain gives opportunity to work on compass skills

carl mountain view

Discovering Carl: The unassuming mountain that rises above Poke-o-Moonshine

By Tim Rowland

Key takeaway: Don't underestimate the tame-sounding Carl Mountain

Southern peaks from the cliffs on Kate Mountain.

Exploring the uncharted terrain of Kate Mountain

By Tim Rowland

A bushwhack hike up Kate Mountain, the 'Queen of Vermontville'

View from Lincoln Hill Cliffs

A ragged, yet rewarding jaunt in Jay

By Tim Rowland

Lincoln Hill Road provides a seldom-trekked adventure

The clouds part, briefly, over Whiteface and environs.

A Wilmington bushwhack

By Tim Rowland

Following the Cooper Kiln Pond trail to a Stephenson Ridge lookout

mountain in the distance

To Cooper Kiln Pond, and beyond

By Tim Rowland

Wilmington Peak bushwhack beyond Cooper Kiln Pond may or may not be worth it

chase mountain view on a cloudy day

Chasing dreams of spring hiking

By Tim Rowland

Chase Mountain scratches the itch of spring bushwhacks that are off the radar in the Adirondacks

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