Hiking
Outside the Comfort Zone in the Adirondacks
20Aug2015
Guest Blogger: Sara Welch
My husband didn't marry me for my outdoorsy ways. I love trail mix, but I don't use it the way it was intended—I munch it on the couch while binge-watching my favorite show...
Exploring Brown's Tract Inlet on Foot
09Aug2015
Author:Alan BelfordI had been interested in paddling Brown's Tract Inlet this past week, but the day I had slated for exploring it became quite windy, meaning a paddle across the wide waters of Raquette Lake was not in...
A three peak spectacle in Speculator
After a day or so contemplating how I would spend my day off, I set my sights on three peaks between Speculator and Wells: Guideboard Hill, Speculator Mountain, and Cutknife Mountain. We had pretty...
The Trail That Led Us to OK Slip Falls
Long lost friends, trail building and 230 (+/-) feet of falling water
Last summer a new trail opened in the Hudson Gorge Wilderness (known locally as the former Finch Pruyn lands), that now leads...
Sargent Ponds Loop--A guided hike for Long Lake
A guided tour of the Sargent Ponds Wild Forest
A few years back Long Lake asked me to lead hikes for them in the Long Lake Region, of course I jumped on the opportunity. This year's outings started...
Paddling Mud Pond in the Cedarlands Conservation Easement
19Jul2015
Author:Joan CollinsMud Pond
A peaceful paddling and birding destination
Mud Pond, with a boreal bog mat bordering much of its western shoreline, is a scenic place to paddle. I count it as one of my favorite canoeing...
A Beautiful Weekend for the 11th Annual Adirondack Birding Festival!
The three-day annual Adirondack Birding Festival was held for the 11th year in a row with perfect weather! Sixty-seven people traveled to Hamilton County to attend field trips, dine on the W.W....
Barker Mountain and Barker Pond
In search of trail potential
I have been working with the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) off and on, trying to determine locations of family-friendly trails, in particular in Hamilton...
Metcalf Mountain, an Indian Lake 3k’er
Metcalf Mountain
There is a small group of hiking enthusiasts out there whose goal is to climb all the Hamilton County 3000 foot mountains. This is a pretty decent accomplishment considering it's a ...
DIY Exploring—A Bushwhacking Overview
Adirondack Bushwhacking
I have been exploring the Adirondack backwoods for decades and much of that time has been spent off-trail, through the forest, thick and thin, bushwhacking. I took on the...
