Wendy Hall, founder of Adirondack Wildlife Refuge, dies
Refuge collaborators plan to reopen the Wilmington facility this spring
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Refuge collaborators plan to reopen the Wilmington facility this spring
By Mike Lynch
Locals and visitors take part in Friday night social rides.
By Melissa Hart
Lots to explore in the Wonders of Wilmington challenge
Two bears from Adirondack Wildlife Refuge escaped on Thursday, according to the DEC.
The Adirondacks host a number of run-friendly trails, abandoned railroad tracks, snowmobile trails, old logging roads, high clearance roads, seasonal access roads, and even just plain old dirt roads.
By Phil Brown
Making the case for keeping Wilmington trail name "Cooper Kiln," not "Cooper Kill"
By Phil Brown
BETA built this gem of a trail on land purchased by the Lake Placid Land Conservancy in 2017. The 100-acre parcel is now known as the Three Sisters Preserve.
By Phil Brown
Recent snowstorms dropped a foot or so of powder in much of the Adirondacks. Starting Friday, we skied three consecutive days in the backcountry. And on Monday, we hit up Dewey Mountain in Saranac Lake before reluctantly reporting for work. Needless to say, the backcountry skiing was pretty fantastic. The one word of caution is…
By Phil Brown
The Barkeater Trails Alliance has done a great job building mountain-bike trails in Wilmington, Lake Placid, and Saranac Lake. A proposed management plan for the Saranac Lakes Wild Forest calls for the construction of 35 more miles of bike trails in the region. You can read about the plan in the forthcoming issue of the…
By Mike Lynch
In late May, I joined Explorer publisher Tracy Ormsbee and Brendan Wiltse for a hike to Cobble Lookout in Wilmington. During the 2.2-mile round trip hike, Tracy interviewed Brendan for her new Trailblazer column that features people around the Park who are taking leadership roles related to important causes. Brendan is a scientist and an…