9 places to get your cross-country ski fix
By David Thomas-Train
January 6, 2022
Ski centers across the park offer trails for all skill levels
Local trails
By David Thomas-Train
November 2, 2020
A rundown of community trails, that orginally ran with this article in the Nov/Dec 2020 issue of Adirondack Explorer. BOLTON LANDING:Conservation Park. Two short interpretive trails along the sides of a pond, with picnic tables and a dock. 50 Edgecomb Pond Road. Up Yonda Farm Environmental Education Center. Exhibits, and classes, nonmotorized use of 10…
Community trails in the Adirondacks: A tie that binds locals, visitors
By David Thomas-Train
November 2, 2020
Local trail systems provide recreation benefits throughout the seasons By David Thomas-Train My hike began on a mellow gravel pathway crossing a meadow. I paused to watch blackbirds and geese at a wetland before meandering through a blueberry barren, hopscotching a hemlock forest stream, goat-footing a rocky spine, sashaying a grassy oak glen, and gradually…
Nature reclaims its estate
By David Thomas-Train
October 31, 2019
Their refuge was Foxlair, a sweeping wilderness estate owned by the legendary cosmetics magnate Richard Hudnut, also Rambova’s adoptive father. Today, the huge manor is no more. The land is now part of the Adirondack Forest Preserve, and the state is planning public trails and other upgrades.
Split Rock Mountain
By David Thomas-Train
May 1, 2016
Split Rock Mountain, the locale of an ancient boundary between nations, is the exotic and mysterious Far East of the Adirondacks. It’s home to rattlesnakes, bobcats, eagles, and peregrine falcons and the scene of a marital murder, a mining tragedy, and Revolutionary War intrigue. You’ll find here disappearing ponds, Lake Champlain’s sheerest shoreline, panoramic vistas, and a wonderfully varied network of trails.