From elk herds to muddy trails: The mystery of Debar Meadows
By Tom French
Exploring unmarked trails on two wheels near Meacham Lake
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By Tom French
Bushwhack near Debar Mountain gives opportunity to work on compass skills
By Tom French
Exploring unmarked trails on two wheels near Meacham Lake
By Tom French
Catching up on missed peaks after a lifetime of Adirondack adventures
By Tim Rowland
Baldface Mountain gets you to the epicenter of the northern Adirondacks
After days of rain, a family beats the blahs by climbing Debar Mountain, a former fire-tower peak in the northern Adirondacks. By Lisa Densmore Ballard SOME DAYS I need to go hiking. I don’t want an epic outing, just some time in the woods to clear my head, enough of a climb to exercise my body,…