Guide Matt Burnett, left, helps Glenn Goldman land a northern pike on a northern Adirondack lake in late February. Despite a storm, the duo landed several fish. Photo by Mike Lynch
Guide Matt Burnett talks to his clients during a break in the action. Photo by Mike Lynch
Guide Matt Burnett, left, and Explorer writer Tim Rowland fish in an ice shanty. Photo by Mike Lynch
Conditions were blustery for this late February ice fishing expedition. Photo by Mike Lynch
Guide Matt Burnett, right, holds a tip-up while Glenn Goldman lands a pike. Photo by Mike Lynch
Ice fishing can be a solitary experience. Photo by Mike Lynch
U.S. Luge official Peggy Mousaw, a volunteer, checks a sled during a competition in late February at Mount Van Hoevenberg. Mousaw will be featured in the Trailblazer column in the May issue of the Explorer. Photo by Mike Lynch
A luger gets ready to start a race during a late February competition at Mount Van Hoevenberg. Photo by Mike Lynch
A track worker carries a sled off the track during a luge competition at Mount Van Hoevenberg in late February. Photo by Mike Lynch
Luge official sports a grin during competition at Mount Van Hoevenberg in late February. Photo by Mike Lynch
Lugers leave finish line during a competition at Mount Van Hoevenberg in late February. Photo by Mike Lynch
Lugers are transported after one of their runs at Mount Van Hoevenberg. Photo by Mike Lynch
U.S. Luge official Peggy Mousaw, left, checks a sled during a competition in late February at Mount Van Hoevenberg. Mousaw will be featured in the Trailblazer column in the May issue of the Explorer. Photo by Mike Lynch
Luge official Peggy Mousaw was featured in the Trailblazer column in the May issue of the Explorer. She volunteered at luge events until the pandemic caused the season to end prematurely. Photo by Mike Lynch
Water reporter Ry Rivard scans documents as part of an investigation into road salt. Photo by Mike Lynch
Phil Brown, shown here, and Tim Peartree summited Hurricane Mountain on February 11, 2020, skiing the lower elevations and snowshoeing the steeper upper section of the trail. They used the Hurricane Mountain Lane trailhead in Elizabethtown. Photo by Mike Lynch
Phil Brown, shown here, and Tim Peartree summited Hurricane Mountain on a February 11, 2020, skiing the lower elevations and snowshoeing the steeper upper section of the trail. They used the Hurricane Mountain Lane trailhead in Elizabethtown. Photo by Mike Lynch
Phil Brown, left, and Tim Peartree summited Hurricane Mountain on February 11, 2020, skiing the lower elevations and snowshoeing the steeper upper section of the trail. They used the Hurricane Mountain Lane trailhead in Elizabethtown. Photo by Mike Lynch
Phil Brown, left, and Tim Peartree summited Hurricane Mountain on February 11, 2020, skiing the lower elevations and snowshoeing the steeper upper section of the trail. They used the Hurricane Mountain Lane trailhead in Elizabethtown. Photo by Mike Lynch
The Adirondack Park is unlike any other place on Earth for a number of reasons, including the importance of its clean water and wilderness areas, the habitat it provides for wildlife, and the fact that well over 100,000 people live within its borders. The Adirondack Park is not like national or even other New York state parks. There is no gate, there is no fee to get in…Read more.
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