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The headwaters of the North Branch of the Boquet River from the summit of Eagle Mountain. Photo by Tim Rowland

Exploring the Eagle Mountain wilderness

By Tim Rowland

Located in the Champlain Valley, this preserve is owned by Northeast Wilderness Trust.

Whiteface Mountain from the summit of Bear Den. Photo by Tim Rowland

In the shadows of Whiteface Mountain

By Tim Rowland

If it’s possible for something 2,650 feet high to get lost, that’s what happens to Bear Den Mountain.

Gore Mountain and the Hudson River Valley from the summit. Photo by Tim Rowland

Ridge walking on Moxham Mountain

By Tim Rowland

At just shy of two miles in, the views begin in earnest, including a great look at the bare summit face of Moxham itself, whose stony slabs look like the armored plates on some great prehistoric beast.

Bass lake

The fishing looks good at Bass Lake

By Tim Rowland

There are a few different ways to access this Hammond Pond Wild Forest destination

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A new Buck Mountain hike in Long Lake

By Tim Rowland

New trail boasts a nice view, fire tower and a bonus: a great parking lot

Catamount: A low peak with high peak scrambles

By Tim Rowland

Trail, parking improvements make this hike easier to find, stick with

A buckthorn thicket

Dispatches from a buckthorn assassin

By Tim Rowland

Adirondack Garden Club tackles invasive plant problem at Essex Quarry trail

waterfall

When the waterfall is the trail

By Tim Rowland

Deer Brook Falls in Keene worth a visit following summer rain

upper jay sign along the road

Need to get in shape? Try this ride in Jay

By Tim Rowland

The ride begins at the Jay Green and in its initial phase heads south for five flat-as-a-pancake miles to Upper Jay.

mushroom

When life gives you rain, go on a mushroom hunt

By Tim Rowland

A fruitful search for fungi on Champlain Area Trails in Essex

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