A clear view from Black Mountain
By Gillian Scott
January 13, 2022
A hike through layers of clouds
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Gillian Scott, a freelance writer and editor living in New York's Capital Region, writes an outdoors column for the Albany Times Union. She can be reached at [email protected].
By Gillian Scott
January 13, 2022
A hike through layers of clouds
By Gillian Scott
November 18, 2021
Get off your bike for some camping, hiking and fishing along Adirondack Rail Trail
By Gillian Scott
September 17, 2021
Accessible recreation isn’t just for adults.
By Gillian Scott
September 14, 2021
Outdoorspeople with disabilities have more options for overnight camping in the North Country
By Gillian Scott
January 31, 2021
The Foot Stuff outdoors podcast, created by four friends devoted to recreation and preservation, offers adventure, antics and activism in every episode.
By Gillian Scott
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Park offers good skijor terrain for a few enthusiasts and their friends By Gillian Scott In skijoring, a person on skis is towed by another creature—a dog, a horse or, in the case of former Lapland Lake Nordic Vacation Center owner Olavi Hirvonen, a reindeer. You can even skijor behind snowmobiles (if you dare). Many…