A reason for a third bike
By Phil Brown
Gravel bikes come in handy on these 3 rail-trail rides
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Bloomingdale Bog: An ideal outing in any season
By Tim Rowland
Explore the unique ecology, feed the friendly birds while hiking, biking or skiing
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An early-season ski in the Adirondacks
By Phil Brown
We got three to four inches of snow Sunday night, just enough to lure me out of the office for a backcountry ski on my lunch hour on Monday afternoon. I went to the Bloomingdale Bog Trail, an old railroad bed that needs only a few inches to be skiable. The base was thin, but…
Negro Brook Has It All: Thickets, Blowdown, Rapids
By Phil Brown
The Bloomingdale Bog Trail starts near Saranac Lake and ends eight miles later near Onchiota. Following an old railroad bed, it is ideal for jogging or mountain biking. I recently went to the trail with a different purpose in mind: canoeing. This is an idea I had for a while. Negro Brook flows under the…
Adirondack Spring Skiing On Bloomingdale Bog Trail
By Phil Brown
We lost much our snow base around Saranac Lake in recent weeks. For my lunch-hour ski on Thursday, I was rattling my brain for a smooth trail or frozen pond, someplace where you can ski without a lot of snow. I settled on the Bloomingdale Bog Trail, which starts a few miles north of the…