Adirondack Explorer

Seven issues a year devoted to the enjoyment and protection of the Adirondack Park. In-depth writing and vivid photography bring the Adirondacks to life in tales of recreational adventure, coverage of environmental and policy issues and exploration of the communities that make up this unique six-million acre park.

Briefs

Adirondack Explorer

Brief Bio

Has any park gotten it right? Can we? • The Mountain Wanderer book and map store on the Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire shuttered for three months last year during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Businesses across the country did the same, suffering financial losses. Some merchants closed for good.

Permits in the preserves • ■ Do the experiences in the Catskills travel to the Adirondacks?

No vacancy • ■ Exploring the idea of backcountry camping permits

90 miles in a canoe, a lifetime in boats • ■ A first-time racer shares her thoughts on the three-day Adirondack Canoe Classic

More than a pile of gray grit • ■ Short hike up Cheney offers a view to extraction history

Park and ride • ■ Get off your bike for some camping, hiking and fishing along Adirondack Rail Trail

The long journey to community prosperity • ■ Pennsylvania GAP Trail boosts local business and offers hope for Adirondacks

No easy climb • ■ Beware the hazards of the Trap Dike if you're unfamiliar with this rocky path to Colden.

He ‘did what he set out to do’ • ■ Peter Paine is the last surviving member of the TSC and spent decades on the APA board, but that is only half the story.

100 years from Haystack to Nye • ■ Marshall’s pamphlet of the peaks nears centennial

Bridwatch • BIRDWATCH

Skiing the park’s many trails • ■ Cross-country ski centers take you to every corner inside the Blue Line

Editorial

Letters

Viewpoint

It’s debatable

On the wild side • ON THE WILD SIDE

Season of the moths