Foliage
Last Minute Adirondack Fall Foliage Tour Ideas
As the calendar changes from August to September, we're reminded that it's time to pull the sweaters out of the closet, grab a pumpkin spice dessert of some sort, and get ready to delve into our...
Oktoberfest + Oak Mountain = Oaktoberfest
14Sep2015
Author:Michelle ClementIt's Simple Math:
Question 1:
Oak Mountain + Oktoberfest = Oaktoberfest
Question 2:
Mountain Biking + German Festival = 1 awesome weekend at Oak Mountain
Now Show Your Work:
However you write the...
If it walks like a moose and talks like a moose, it must be...
08Sep2015
Author:Michelle ClementThe Elusive Adirondack Moose
Weighing in at nearly 1,000 pounds, the moose is a majestic animal that captures the attention and imagination of all ages. From a child who has never seen a moose before...
5 Excuses to Clear Your Calendar
It's In the Air...
The evenings are starting to get cooler, the smell of the breeze is beginning to change, and the sight of school buses back on roadways are all signs that fall is practically here...
Chain Lakes Road South Opens to Public
Many new recreational opportunities are now available to the public with the newly opened Chain Lakes Road South access in Indian Lake. This region spans parts of the Blue Mountain Wild Forest, Pine...
A Trail to Veteran's Day...
Over the years, I have created my own Veteran's Day tradition. As long as I am not working, the day typically goes as follows:
Early Morning - Wake and spend some time with my family.
Late Morning...
Hiking & Birding the Shallow Lake Trail
Getting Started on the Trail
After fixing a flat tire picked up by driving so many dirt roads (Wren slept in the sun while I change the tire), Wren and I made it to the trailhead for Shallow Lake....
A Fall Paddle on Twitchell Lake
A Well-known Lake
Wren and I had been camping near Stillwater Reservoir and we drove south through Big Moose to Twitchell Lake – right near the Herkimer-Hamilton County line, for a paddle. I chatted...
Adirondack Fire Tower Challenge
01Oct2014
Author:Spencer MorrisseyHike into history by climbing one or all of the five historic fire towers in the Adirondack Experience region. These towers are more than a century old but still stand as sentinels in the Adirondacks...
