A true sanctuary
By Tim Rowland
December 5, 2021
Spirit Sanctuary Trail offers peaceful stroll, passing by green burial site
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By Tim Rowland
December 5, 2021
Spirit Sanctuary Trail offers peaceful stroll, passing by green burial site
August 31, 2021
A quick Q&A with Bill Amadon, who is the stewardship coordinator for Champlain Area Trails; registered outdoor guide; artist
By Mike Lynch
July 8, 2021
The 35-acre preserve is located just south of the village of Essex at the former quarry that provided stone for the Brooklyn Bridge.
By Mike Lynch
May 20, 2021
The bark had large ridges, or grooves, that ran up and down it. Moss covered the section above the roots. A severed rope dangled from one of the branches.
By Mike Lynch
March 25, 2021
Champlain Valley trails offer a different kind of Adirondack experience for hikers.
By Mike Lynch
February 21, 2019
A group of snowshoers led by guide Elizabeth Lee look for animal tracks in the snow near Pok-o-moonshine.
October 5, 2017
The hike up this airy perch in the Champlain Valley may be short, but the place is long in history. By David Thomas-Train Horse and buggy plunge off cliff! Husband shoots wife and self! Couple tumbles over precipice, stung by passion! Lurid is the lore of Coot Hill, and all these troubling exploits were told…
June 21, 2012
By Tom Woodman In the central Champlain Valley, an area that the Adirondack visionary Gary Randorf refers to as the Adirondack coast, communities are building a trail system with a whole different vibe than the trails of the nearby High Peaks. Where the trails in the wild heart of the Adirondack Forest Preserve can…