The Over Easy Is the High Peaks’ Toughest Mountain Bike Route. No Yolk.
By the time I reached the first climb of the Over Easy Mountain Bike Route, the whole canopy bowed with the weight of the rain. My single-track ribbon had become a river full of frogs. The post The...
View ArticleHiking: Panther Mountain
This cyanotype of two gentleman picnicking atop Panther Mountain was captured almost 130 years ago by Grotus Reising. Panther, near Tupper Lake, a short scramble with extraordinary summit views of the...
View ArticleHiking: Mount Adams
Mount Adams is a dazzling but somewhat difficult hike, with a distance and gain in elevation similar to the High Peak of Cascade, even though its elevation is some five hundred feet less. The post...
View ArticleOne-Night Stands: Adirondack Mini-Excursions
Sometimes an extended getaway can seem like such a commitment. What if you’re only in the mood for a quickie? Whether you’re down for some easy-access backcountry or you prefer a bed at the end of the...
View ArticleBike the Barns
Adrenaline junkies should look elsewhere; Bike the Barns is “a tour, not a race,” says BikeADK’s Doug Haney, organizer of the fully supported event. The post Bike the Barns appeared first on Adirondack...
View ArticleThree Flatwater Adventures on the St. Regis River
16-Mile Level on the Middle Branch: This stretch has remote boreal habitat where endangered spruce grouse were recently reintroduced and, if you’re up for a short hike, rewarding views from the top of...
View ArticleThe Gatekeepers: Private Landowners’ Impact on Adirondack Hiking
Last summer, a landowner abruptly closed public access to the Chimney Mountain trail, a popular day-hike in the Indian Lake area that crossed a section of private property. The post The Gatekeepers:...
View ArticlePole, Pedal, Paddle: Saranac Lake Revives the 3P
“Three P” races that include skiing, biking and paddling have existed for decades—out West in places like Crested Butte, Colorado, and Bend, Oregon, but also in the Adirondacks, from Tupper Lake to...
View ArticleNPT Centennial Events
The Northville–Placid Trail turns 100 years old this year—and communities around the Adirondack Park are ready to celebrate. Below is a list of highlights; tor trail information, stories and more...
View ArticleZen and the Art of Discomfort
The Northville-Placid Trail cuts through the West Canada Lakes Wilderness in some of the most remote terrain in the Adirondacks. It’s about as far from human hubbub as one can get. But one rainy July...
View ArticleHigh Drama: OK Slip Falls
From the river, the mouth of OK Slip Brook is little more than a comma in the epic poem of a trip down the Hudson Gorge. The post High Drama: OK Slip Falls appeared first on Adirondack Life Magazine.
View ArticleHermit’s Lair: A Rumored Crash Pad of Woodsman French Louie
Louie had a sprawling network of temporary camps throughout his trapping grounds—one was said to be little more than a hollow log, another might have been Kunjamuk Cave, near the village of Speculator,...
View ArticleSchool of Fish
There is no better salve for post-traumatic stress, A. J. Beaudoin believes, than the call of the loon and the morning mist rising from an Adirondack pond. The post School of Fish appeared first on...
View ArticleIs There a True “Adirondack” Dog Breed?
Sometimes big adventurers come in small packages. The post Is There a True “Adirondack” Dog Breed? appeared first on Adirondack Life Magazine.
View ArticleBuck Mountain Fire Tower Trail
This spectacular view of the Whitney Wilderness Area and Little Tupper Lake comes to you courtesy of a very good boy. The post Buck Mountain Fire Tower Trail appeared first on Adirondack Life Magazine.
View ArticleInto Thin Ice
We were newbies in the Adirondacks—only here for a couple of years and, more importantly, just one winter. Tucked in our cove on Upper Saranac Lake, my husband, Michael, and I had no idea about...
View ArticleThree Flatwater Adventures on the St. Regis River
16-Mile Level on the Middle Branch: This stretch has remote boreal habitat where endangered spruce grouse were recently reintroduced and, if you’re up for a short hike, rewarding views from the top of...
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