• HIKING
  • PADDLING
  • CLIMBING
  • SNOW SPORTS

  • Whiteface lures bikers

    Whiteface lures bikers

    Time to hit the slopes

    In winter, this place would be crawling with skiers. But on a weekday morning in August, I’m nearly alone, or so it seems. By Alan Wechsler ...
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  • The Pinnacle

    The Pinnacle

    If you happen to be in the vicinity of Santa Clara Flow on a nice day, whether biking, driving, or canoeing, you’d be remiss not to stop and take the short hike to the Pinnacle. By Phil Brown ...
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  • Good Luck doesn’t fail

    Good Luck doesn’t fail

    As I was reading about the cliffs on Good Luck Mountain, certain words stood out. Unmarked. Steep. Faint footpath. By Winnie Yu ...
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  • Rogers Rock

    Rogers Rock

    Tom Rosecrans has climbed all over the world, but he’s most at home on Rogers Rock overlooking Lake George. By Phil Brown ...
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  • Middle Branch of the St. Regis river

    Middle Branch of the St. Regis river

    The serene charms of the Sixteen-Mile Level on the Middle Branch of the St. Regis were no secret to Adirondack sports of the nineteenth century, but it seems that they have yet to be discovered by paddlers of our day. By Phil Brown ...
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  • Saranac Lake bike loops

    Saranac Lake bike loops

    As good as it gets

    Along with the Champlain Valley, the gentle terrain north of Saranac Lake offers the best road biking in the Adirondacks. By Dick Beamish ... ...
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