Adirondack ski tales: 4 stories from the backcountry
Explore four Adirondack ski adventures, from serene routes to challenging backcountry trails, offering something for every skier.
Pharaoh Lake Wilderness
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Pharaoh Lake Wilderness fire contained
By Mike Lynch
Forest rangers battled a wildfire east of Schroon Lake this week.
Pharaoh Lake Wilderness
Human history and wild nature coexist peacefully in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness. By David Thomas-Train The Adirondack Mountain Club’s Guide to Eastern Trails describes the Sucker Brook Horse Trail east of Schroon Lake as a long, lonely, and little-used route, with farm ruins and a brook named Desolate flowing through a “dark, dank” valley. Although I…
Revisiting Crane Pond Road
By Phil Brown
In the next issue of the Adirondack Explorer, we plan to publish an article by Adam Federman on the implications of the Old Mountain Road decision on the state Forest Preserve. Federman notes that probably hundreds of old roads crisscross the Preserve. As a result of the Old Mountain Road case, observers are asking whether…
Pharaoh Lake on skis
Exploring the beauty of Pharaoh Lake on skis, gliding through quiet backcountry trails in the heart of the Adirondacks.