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

LETTERS

Editorial

Medial alert: Adirondacks • Health care providers explore options to meet needs of Park population

Solutions: The power of partners • Coalitions are key to centers, websites and platforms to inform visitors

Solutions: Sustainable paths, thoughtful designs • Planners strive for protecting trails and people

Solutions: Stewards point the way • At trailheads and summits, a word and a welcome

Remedies for old age • Federal money, state bond act offer hope for scores of clean water projects

Salt in the wells • State opts for bottled water over a fix

Policing for community • Training initiative puts focus on serve and protect

Taking a shot • Women and “newbies” adding to mix of Adirondack hunters

A bruise and a blessing on a blue trail

Crown Point ski trail offers spectacular and historic views • From early war sites to soaring raptors, an outing for buffs and birders

A thick quiet • Echo Cliff hike offers trail to Panther Mountain “summit”

Staring into a cold face • Climbers scale the epic of Gothics

It’s debatable

Outtakes

Birdwatch

Viewpoint:At 50, does the Master Plan need reform?

On the wild side

A land of giants • Old-growth stands dot the Adirondacks