25-lb table map taken from Poke-O-Moonshine fire tower
By Mike Lynch
Table map with glass cover believed to have been taken in early April
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By Mike Lynch
Table map with glass cover believed to have been taken in early April
By Tim Rowland
Animal tracks and other signs of activity tell stories of the forest in winter
By Phil Brown
The new edition of Yankee Rock and Ice describes Matt Horner’s efforts to repeat a notoriously difficult ice climb called Gorillas in the Mist on Poke-O-Moonshine's cliffs.
By Phil Brown
Tuesday started out beautiful. Mild temperatures. Not a cloud in the sky. After voting, Will Roth and I drove from Saranac Lake to Poke-o-Moonshine Mountain to climb one of the cliff’s mega-classic routes, Gamesmanship. There was just one other party at the cliff: two guys were roping up for Gamesmanship as we arrived at the…