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spring pond bog

Spring Pond Bog whets the imagination

By Tim Rowland

Spring Pond Bog north of Tupper Lake is a mixture of fens and bogs.

waterfall

When the waterfall is the trail

By Tim Rowland

Deer Brook Falls in Keene worth a visit following summer rain

Chimney Mountain in Indian Lake

Chimney Mountain trailhead closed to the public

By Gwendolyn Craig

Access to Chimney Mountain, a hike with an iconic rock feature in the Siamese Ponds Wilderness, became more difficult last week.

Walking for wilderness

By Mike Lynch

Pair kicks off 400-mile trek to raise awareness for Adirondacks-to-Algonquin corridor

A member of the Adirondack Mountain Club's professional trail crew works on Baker Mountain in early August. Photo by Mike Lynch

Baker Mountain trail receives some fixes

By Mike Lynch

Baker Mountain received nearly five days of work from the Adirondack Mountain Club's professional trail crew. 

Adirondacks to Algonquin map

Connecting protected places

By Mike Lynch

A 64-year-old Quebec science writer plans to hike 400 miles on the Algonquin to Adirondack (A2A) corridor for about five weeks, starting in mid-August.

man standing on a lake shore

CATS adds Long Pond to Champlain Valley trail network

By Tim Rowland

Willsboro trail was years in the making

hikers on a ledge of bald/rondaxe mountain

Whether you know it as Bald or Rondaxe Mountain, it’s a great short hike

By Lisa Ballard

A short hike that never gets old

Ray Curran, Ruth Brooks and Tom Phillips identify mosses near Poke-O-Moonshine.

These stones gather moss

By Tim Rowland

Getting to know the stuff growing on Adirondack boulders

A Schroon Lake hike, with black flies

By Tim Rowland

Yes, they really are "that bad" this year in the Adirondacks

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