Skiing Mount Marcy: a skier’s rite of winter - Adirondack Explorer
WEBFeb 27, 2018 · Each year, the Explorer ’s editor heads up Mount Marcy on skis. This is his guide to the region’s premier backcountry tour. Phil Brown enjoys a balmy day on Marcy’s summit last April. By PHIL BROWN. The spring equinox occurred on March 20. The baseball season opened on April 2 (the Yankees lost). The …
Adirondack Explorer: Environment, Communities and Outdoor …
WEBAdirondack Explorer reports on the intersections between the natural world and the built environment, through the lens of the unique 6-million acre Adirondack Park in Northern New York State. Topics include: environment, communities, recreation.
Elk Lake to Mount Marcy - Adirondack Explorer
WEBMay 10, 2015 · DIRECTIONS: Take the Northway (I-89) to Exit 29 for Newcomb/North Hudson. Go west on Blue Ridge Road (County 84) for 4 miles. Turn right on Elk Lake Road and go 5.2 miles to a parking area on the right. This is the trailhead for both Mount Marcy (the trail begins across the road) and the Dix Range.
The magic of ice climbing - Adirondack Explorer
WEBFeb 18, 2021 · Raging waterfalls become still chandeliers of ice as sunny fall days turn frosty and pale. Adirondack ice climbers wait all summer for the fat sticky ice to form over waterfalls and cliffs. From December until early to mid-March, locals and climbers from all over the world flock to this ice climbing mecca. The Adirondack Explorer thanks its ...
Moose evidence piles up on Norton Peak - Adirondack Explorer
WEBApr 28, 2020 · David Winchell, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Conservation, offered two reasons for the abundance of moose in the Sable Highlands. First, they like to browse on the brush and young trees that spring up after logging. Second, they have occupied the region longer than other parts of the Adirondacks.
The Adirondacks: A bushwhacker’s paradise - Adirondack Explorer
WEBMay 30, 2020 · The truly adventurous don’t even need a road. In the Adirondacks this translates into bushwhacking, an eye-poking, pack-snagging, boot-sucking, map-and-compass romp into the wilds, boldly going where no person has gone before—or if they have, it’s easy to convince yourself otherwise. The Adirondack Explorer thanks its advertising partners.
Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation Opens New Location
WEBJul 19, 2017 · Welcome to the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation. The organization began in 1998 and was run out of Schoch’s residence before moving in with Adirondack Hamlets to Huts in 2016. With its newly acquired non-profit status, the ACLC has moved again, this time to 15 Broadway in Saranac Lake. …
Adirondack Mountain Reserve permits: Your questions answered
WEBSep 22, 2021 · By Gwendolyn Craig. The state Department of Environmental Conservation and the Adirondack Mountain Reserve (AMR) have provided more information on a reservation system set to start on May 1. The permit website went live at hikeamr.org and hikers can now make an online profile to sign up for a time slot. The reservation is free.
Historic Adirondack Great Camps that you can visit
WEBAug 16, 2023 · White Pine Camp, Paul Smiths. Built in 1908 by prominent banker Archibald S. White on 35 acres overlooking Lake Osgood, White Pine Camp is known for a few unique factors. It was President Calvin Coolidge’s home for 11 weeks in the summer of 1926, and it features a blend of unique architectural elements …
Wiawaka: A magical, healing place - Adirondack Explorer
WEBMar 19, 2021 · Wiawaka is a place where the Mothers can be with other women who understand them. As Olsen put it, “for the Mothers who have lost, it’s a place where they can feel held and cared for.”. Wiawaka Board President Doreen Kelly talked about something she would refer to many times over the weekend: the spirit of Wiawaka.