Wendy Hall, founder of Adirondack Wildlife Refuge, dies
January 18, 2022
Refuge collaborators plan to reopen the Wilmington facility this spring
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Update: Escaped bear returns to Wilmington refuge
June 29, 2021
Two bears from Adirondack Wildlife Refuge escaped on Thursday, according to the DEC.
Trail running: From a pandemic pastime dawns a new passion
May 13, 2021
The Adirondacks host a number of run-friendly trails, abandoned railroad tracks, snowmobile trails, old logging roads, high clearance roads, seasonal access roads, and even just plain old dirt roads.
The name is changed but it’s still ‘Cooper Kiln’ for some
By Phil Brown
February 20, 2021
Making the case for keeping Wilmington trail name "Cooper Kiln," not "Cooper Kill"
A new trail for mountain biking novices
By Phil Brown
June 4, 2019
BETA built this gem of a trail on land purchased by the Lake Placid Land Conservancy in 2017. The 100-acre parcel is now known as the Three Sisters Preserve.
Superb backcountry skiing near Lake Placid
By Phil Brown
March 12, 2018
Recent snowstorms dropped a foot or so of powder in much of the Adirondacks. Starting Friday, we skied three consecutive days in the backcountry. And on Monday, we hit up Dewey Mountain in Saranac Lake before reluctantly reporting for work. Needless to say, the backcountry skiing was pretty fantastic. The one word of caution is…
Your Chance To Weigh In On Mountain Bike Trails
By Phil Brown
August 17, 2017
The Barkeater Trails Alliance has done a great job building mountain-bike trails in Wilmington, Lake Placid, and Saranac Lake. A proposed management plan for the Saranac Lakes Wild Forest calls for the construction of 35 more miles of bike trails in the region. You can read about the plan in the forthcoming issue of the…
Scenes from the Cobble Lookout Trail
By Mike Lynch
June 23, 2017
In late May, I joined Explorer publisher Tracy Ormsbee and Brendan Wiltse for a hike to Cobble Lookout in Wilmington. During the 2.2-mile round trip hike, Tracy interviewed Brendan for her new Trailblazer column that features people around the Park who are taking leadership roles related to important causes. Brendan is a scientist and an…