Paddling
Summer Camping in Hamilton County
BIG Outdoors
Big Outdoors
The Adirondacks are notorious for going big no matter the season. From hiking and paddling in summer, to catching some powder by snowshoe or downhill-skiing in winter, the region is...
Four Paddles for Great Summer Adventures
Paddling at Dawn
Stacy, a Long Lake local for the last 13 years, is an avid paddler and business owner in Long Lake. She moved to Long Lake for a job opportunity and fell in love with the community. They were...
Canoe Camping on the Essex Chain Lakes
16May2019
Author:Joan CollinsHeading into the newly opened Essex Chain Lakes Tract on a Sunday night with a mid-September forecast for 30 degrees should be a guarantee of solitude. It almost was. With only one other camping...
A Few Full-day and Multi-day Paddles in the Central Adirondacks
Paddling Season!
With a warming spring sun upon us and the Dark-eyed Juncos, Song Sparrows, and Brown Creepers singing early spring to my yard, our lakes and waterways are beginning to open up. Such...
Half Day Paddles in the Central Adirondacks
It’s time to start thinking about paddling
It may seem strange to read (or in my case, write) a canoeing blog when all of our lakes are frozen solid, but with longer days, warmer temperatures, and...
A Paddle and Picnic with Family
I purchased my first kayak, the same one I still use today, when I was nine years old. My older brother and I had recently gone paddling for the first time during an Adirondack vacation. My parents,...
Birding Sabattis Bog and Paddling Round Lake
05Sep2018
Author:Alan BelfordStarting at Sabattis
Wren and I were out early the other day, starting our trip at Sabattis Bog. Early mornings are key at Sabattis, as the road can get fairly busy when folks are heading in to...
An Evening Paddle to Round Lake
12Oct2017
Author:Alan BelfordThe End of the Day
Round Lake is perhaps my favorite paddle in northern Hamilton County, and a friend and I took a chance to get out on it the other day. It was late by the time we arrived, but we...
