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An Adirondack dream come true: Pursuing a yearlong quest to photograph each day’s sunrise

By Tim Rowland

For 100 days and counting, the now-retired founder of Champlain Area Trails has greeted the sunrise with a camera in hand

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Northern lights put on show over Adirondacks, with more to come

By Mike Lynch

Northern lights were a regular sight over the Adirondacks in 2024 and should continue to be in the coming year.

Northern lights rise over Boreas Ponds and the silhouettes of Allen, Skylight, Mount Marcy and Haystack mountains. Photo by Johnathan Esper

Photographing the northern lights

By Mike Lynch

Johnathan Esper has photographed the northern lights in Iceland and the Adirondacks. Here he offers advice on seeing and capturing them.

Northern lights put on a show over the Adirondacks

By Mike Lynch

Check out photos by the Explorer's multimedia reporter Mike Lynch

Missed your chance to see northern lights? 

By Mike Lynch

Northern lights are forecasted to be visible in areas with clear skies during the next two nights in the Adirondack Park.

Aerial shot of bobsled run at Mount Van Hoevenberg

A scarred landscape

By Philip Terrie

Aerial photographs document humans' impact on Adirondacks

Kurt and John Gardner

Like father, like son

By Jamie Organski

Career at Kodak inspired Gardners' generational love of black and white photography

lumberjacks in 1886

Before “forever wild”

By Leigh Hornbeck

Putnam photo collection from 1800s shows frontier lives and clear-cut forests

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Unique Adirondack weddings: Saying ‘I do’ above tree line

By Holly Riddle

Adirondack elopements cater to couples seeking adventure and social distance.

Welcome To View Finder

By Mike Lynch

This winter, I visited the St. Regis Fire Tower in Paul Smiths with Doug Fitzgerald, who is co-chair of Friends of St. Regis Mountain Fire Tower. The highlight of the trip – which included skiing and snowshoeing – was being on the frosty summit, where the trees and fire tower were covered in a layer…

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