DEC stalling on release of High Peaks visitor recommendations
March 5, 2021
The public still waiting on the High Peaks advisory group's final report.
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2020 EXPLORED: High Peaks popularity
December 23, 2020
The Adirondack High Peaks’ popularity did not dwindle this year with coronavirus pandemic. The 46 peaks beckoned hikers across the northeast seeking solace and safety outdoors. But the argument that the mountains are getting too loved and overused continued.
ESF College foundation finds private buyer for Newcomb mansion
October 29, 2020
Owners of the Masten House in Newcomb say they have accepted a purchase offer, though the future use of the property remains unclear.
Shuttles, permits, visitor centers are part of latest High Peaks crowds talks
October 23, 2020
More information comes out on what the state and stakeholders are thinking for crowd management in the High Peaks.
DEC leaves public in the dark on High Peaks meetings
October 15, 2020
The High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Group has met eight times since June, but DEC has not posted meeting summaries.
Busy High Peaks hiking days
By Mike Lynch
October 8, 2020
With what could be a busy Columbus Day weekend for High Peaks hiking fast approaching, we pulled out this timelapse video from a September weekend in 2017 on Cascade Mountain. About 550 hikers visited the summit on this particular day.
The price of driving on state land
October 6, 2020
The highest potential fine that could be levied against the driver who illegally took his Jeep Cherokee into Marcy Dam -- via a truck road over Forest Preserve -- is $750.
State and AMR: No new hiker restrictions for Columbus Day weekend
October 6, 2020
“DEC and AMR continue to have productive discussions about strategies for 2021 that will help protect the area’s natural resources and promote sustainable use.”
Adirondackers scratching heads about illegal drive to Marcy Dam
By Tim Rowland
September 29, 2020
A hiker illegally drove onto the forest preserve putting a capstone on a summer season that has attracted a new demographic to the woods.
Finding peace among the teeming High Peaks
September 8, 2020
I had assigned myself one simple ground rule when I packed gear and my freeze-dried vittles for this four-day walk. I would summit none of the 4,000-foot-topping peaks that draw hikers by the hundreds and thousands.