In the video above, Phil Brown skis the Tupper Lake Triad on a snowy March day earlier this year for an article that appears in the November/December issue of the Adirondack Explorer. The skiing conditions that day were near perfect, as the powder … [Read more...] about Skiing the Tupper Lake Triad (Video)
Outdoor Recreation
State announces initiatives to address overuse
The state announced several initiatives today to address issues related to overuse in the High Peaks. The High Peaks, Dix, Giant and Hurricane Wildernesses, Baxter Mountain, and the Saranac Lake 6’er peaks are attracting an unprecedented number of … [Read more...] about State announces initiatives to address overuse
Rerouting the Wright Peak Ski Trail
The Wright Peak Ski Trail is one of the top backcountry-skiing trails in the Adirondacks, but skiers often complain that it dumps them out onto a narrow and often-rocky hiking trail that leads to Algonquin Peak. The state Department of Environmental … [Read more...] about Rerouting the Wright Peak Ski Trail
Trout Fishing in the St Regis Canoe Area
As Tim Rowland and I paddled Little Clear Pond toward the St. Regis Pond carry in the early afternoon in mid-May, we noticed a group of anglers had gathered at the take-out. Two men were loading large backpacks into what looked like a Radisson … [Read more...] about Trout Fishing in the St Regis Canoe Area
Tupper Lake guide dies days after being hit by tree
Well-known Tupper Lake guide Vanessa “Lynn” Malerba has died just days after she was hit by a tree while camping in the Pharoah Lakes Wilderness in the eastern Adirondacks. Marlerba, 60, had been tent camping with three other people on Rock Pond … [Read more...] about Tupper Lake guide dies days after being hit by tree
Tupper Lake woman critical after being hit by tree while camping
A 60-year-old woman from Tupper Lake is in critical condition after being hit by a tree early Saturday morning at Rock Pond near Putnam Pond Campground. The woman was rescued by forest rangers and local fire fighters who removed the tree that had … [Read more...] about Tupper Lake woman critical after being hit by tree while camping