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A glimpse of the Champlain Valley, looking south. Photo by Tim Rowland

Following the links between North, South Boquet mountains

By Tim Rowland

Low peaks overlooking Lake Champlain exist in extensive network of CATS trails

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

old-fashioned iron nail in the snow

Railtown rivalries and a trail that runs through it

By Tim Rowland

The role of railroads in shaping a historic community rivalry

Keene Valley, from the Baxter Mountain ridge.

A fresh take on Baxter Mountain

By Tim Rowland

Finding the true summit of Baxter takes a bit more work.

The backwaters of Cherrypatch pond.

Cherrypatch Pond: A journey through Lake Placid’s forgotten ski loop

By Tim Rowland

A once-popular ski loop now sits largely forgotten

Views from the cliffs of Seventy Mountain in Lewis.

Climbing Seventy Mountain, (close to Death)

By Tim Rowland

Close to Death is a shorter, easier hike up Seventy Mountain, a 2,200-foot eminence that’s part of the Jay Wilderness.

The Bloomingdale Bog is a mix of multiple bogs, fens and marshlands.

Bloomingdale Bog: An ideal outing in any season

By Tim Rowland

Explore the unique ecology, feed the friendly birds while hiking, biking or skiing

The head of Long Valley trail

Exploring the Long Valley Trail

By Tim Rowland

Wadhams trail is long on views of New York's Champlain Valley landmarks

whiteface mountain in the clouds

Unraveling a 100-year-old murder mystery at Whiteface

By Tim Rowland

Classic Adirondack hike masks a grim legacy

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