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Biking the Blue Mountain Road

By Adirondack Explorer

We had been biking down dirt roads all day. Mosquito bites covered our ankles and legs, and a desperate thirst had set in. By Kim Martineau

Whiteface slide

By Adirondack Explorer

I've been here before, so I know we'll get out of this mess eventually, but I suspect Sue and Jeff are starting to have doubts. By Phil Brown

Blueberry Hill trails

By Adirondack Explorer

When hikers come to the Adirondacks, they usually head straight to the High Peaks. By Sheri Amsel

The Pinnacle

By Adirondack Explorer

If you happen to be in the vicinity of Santa Clara Flow on a nice day, whether biking, driving, or canoeing, you’d be remiss not to stop and take the short hike to the Pinnacle. By Phil Brown

West Branch of the Sacandaga River

By Adirondack Explorer

For the casual and experienced paddler alike, one of the great joys of canoeing in the Adirondacks is to ease your way along a flat, meandering stream through open country. By Tom Woodman

Rogers Rock

By Adirondack Explorer

Tom Rosecrans has climbed all over the world, but he’s most at home on Rogers Rock overlooking Lake George. By Phil Brown

Inlet to Indian Lake

By Adirondack Explorer

They call it the Black Fly Challenge, but that’s hyperbole. It’s not such a challenge to avoid the black flies. By Alan Wechsler

Cranberry Lake Loop

By Adirondack Explorer

Something big and dark moves swiftly across the trail ahead of us and quietly vanishes in the brush. By Bill Ingersoll

Middle Branch of the St. Regis river

By Adirondack Explorer

The serene charms of the Sixteen-Mile Level on the Middle Branch of the St. Regis were no secret to Adirondack sports of the nineteenth century, but it seems that they have yet to be discovered by paddlers of our day. By Phil Brown

Noonmark

By Adirondack Explorer

A hike up Noonmark Mountain offers the experiences of a Great Range expedition in a compact, half-day excursion.

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