Echo Cliff hike offers trail to Panther Mountain ‘summit’
By Megan Plete Postol
March 24, 2022
In mid-January this corner of the Adirondacks was almost silent. It was delightfully wild, sharply barren, and thickly quiet.
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Megan Plete Postol is a freelance journalist and outdoor writer based in the Southern Adirondack area.
By Megan Plete Postol
March 24, 2022
In mid-January this corner of the Adirondacks was almost silent. It was delightfully wild, sharply barren, and thickly quiet.
By Megan Plete Postol
March 2, 2022
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