A ledge with some edge
By Tim Rowland
Champlain Area Trails unveils new Broughton Ledges trek in Moriah
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Bill Amadon: Artist, trail builder, stewardship coordinator
A quick Q&A with Bill Amadon, who is the stewardship coordinator for Champlain Area Trails; registered outdoor guide; artist
Another option for hikers in Champlain Valley
By Mike Lynch
The 35-acre preserve is located just south of the village of Essex at the former quarry that provided stone for the Brooklyn Bridge.
Appreciating an old oak on solo hike
By Mike Lynch
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.
Trekking through farms and fields
By Mike Lynch
Champlain Valley trails offer a different kind of Adirondack experience for hikers.
Here comes the sun
By Mike Lynch
Hikers seek ‘some of the most beautiful experiences in life’
Tracking Adirondack animals
By Mike Lynch
A group of snowshoers led by guide Elizabeth Lee look for animal tracks in the snow near Pok-o-moonshine.
Coot Hill
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…
Three ladies and the CATS
This May we three ADK members and Forty-Sixers decided to explore the newly designed trail system in the Champlain Valley. We contacted CATS (Champlain Area Trails– www.champlainareatrails.com) for advice on spotting cars and how best to approach a duplication of their “Grand Hike” held this year on May 13, which went from Wadhams just north…
Park perspectives: Trails to bring people together
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…