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Comforts of home in a wild setting By Robin Ambrosino The first person I spoke to at Garnet Hill Lodge’s ski shop said, “Oh, no. You’re not going to tell everyone about our little spot, are you?” She was joking, for the most part, but this place does have the feel of a well-kept secret.…
Most of the tourists have gone, but the loons haven't. Their eerie calls echo off the hills, and the yellows, golds and oranges of the changing leaves reflect off the water, so each time you dip your paddle, you set in motion a swirl of color. Ah, the fall is a great time to canoe. Of course, it's also a great time to hike. No matter how good the view is from a summit in summer, it's always better when the forest is awash with autumn hues. So what's an outdoors lover to do? That's easy: both. By Phil Brown ...
Journal of a canoeist lost in a wilderness idyll By Brian Mann Since coming to the Adirondacks, I’ve been hearing about the classic canoe route that begins on the Bog River Flow and winds through the Five Ponds Wilderness toward Cranberry Lake. This section of the Park contains some of the most remote forests and…
Go play outside! A family discovers the joy of hiking in Adirondacks By Joanne McFadden “It’s a big mountain,” said my 7-year-old, Morgan. No, she wasn’t talking about Marcy, Whiteface or any other High Peak. The big mountain was Kane, whose 2,180-foot summit is less than a mile from the road. It was the perfect…
Avalanches pave paths to summits
The French called it Riviere au Sable, or “River of Sand.” If you happen to be fly fishing among the boulders in Wil-mington Notch, you might be puzzled by the name, but not if you’re paddling about the Ausable Delta on Lake Champlain.
The Adirondack Park boasts three Owls Head Mountains with hiking trails—near the hamlets of Keene, Long Lake and Owls Head. The last peak, lying on the northern edge of the Park, is the least well-known, but for people who live or vacation in the vicinity it has been a favorite destination for years.
The Black River Wild Forest encompasses more than 121,000 acres, but it has just one trail leading to a summit—Woodhull Mountain.
He kept pestering me with the same old question: “It's not whitewater, right?”
I heard the call of the Adirondacks for years, but for just as long left it on hold. People kept on telling me that hiking was liberating and invigorating. Although I was sure it probably was all of that, I told them I usually avoid walking eight to 12 hours with sweaty, smelly companions.