New York state has purchased 2,460 acres along Lake George in the southeastern Adirondacks, including two small mountains with hiking trails and panoramic views of the 32-mile-long lake. The purchases, using $1.8 million from the state’s Environmental Protection Fund, will help protect the scenery and water quality of Lake George and its watershed. Department of...
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For most Vermonters, the Adirondack Mountains represent some of Mother Nature’s sweetest and most impressive eye candy — an omnipresent, majestic vista often enjoyed from a distance. Weybridge neighbors Michele Bayliss and Dean Ouellette can look at the Adirondacks with admiration and at the same time utter the words, “been there, done that.” Bayliss and Ouellette are...
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Thousands of people have hiked the 46 High Peaks of the Adirondacks. Now Saranac Lake Mayor Clyde Rabideau wants them to conquer the Saranac Lake 6. Rabideau unveiled his latest tourism initiative – dubbed “the Saranac Lake 6er” program – during a Community Spotlight presentation to the state Adirondack Park Agency Board of Commissioners....
Learn MoreThe members of a group known as the Wednesday Women’s Hiking Cooperative have lost count of the precise number of years and outings they’ve undertaken, but they remember the companionship and the scenery. Organized through a reliable and unobtrusive email network, the group resists being over-organized. No bylaws or officers or fees. They just like to be outside. One of...
Learn MoreThe newly constructed 2.5-mile trail to the western end of the Jay Mountain Ridge is complete and available for public use, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation announced. The trail bypasses the steep and eroded sections of an existing “herd path” that had been the primary access to mountain’s summit. “DEC is pleased to provide...
Learn MoreIf you want to hike in the Adirondacks, Crown Point Town Supervisor Charles Harrington thinks you should pay for the privilege. He wants to explore charging a fee for use of public hiking trails. “This should be thoroughly explored,” he said. “This (public discussion) is the channel we should be using.” He said fees could generate a lot of revenue for the state. “The...
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It is hard to describe the excitement and anticipation felt leading up to the culmination of a goal to climb all 46 of the Adirondack High Peaks. The anticipation of a child awaiting Santa Claus’ arrival comes close. The author slept little the previous night – and would have headed out in the wee hours of the morning if she did not have two dear friends accompanying her...
Learn MoreThe gash of brown rock rises amid thick green hardwood forest on Cascade Mountain, making a wide new alternate route up one of the most popular peaks in the Adirondacks. Last summer’s downpours spawned by Tropical Storm Irene blew northward across New York, creating landslides that washed away soil, trees and vegetation, leaving new ways for backcountry hikers to...
Learn MoreJerry Levine grew up as a city kid who never owned a pair of sneakers during most of his childhood. Thanks to an anxious and protective mother, he could barely catch a ball and only learned to ride a bike as a teenager. Now the 82-year-old advertising executive from Cortlandt, NY is a sportsman with a passion and a major commitment. He’s made up for a sedentary youth in...
Learn MoreA replacement for one of the most well-traveled and iconic bridges in the Adirondack High Peaks was completed and opened to hikers June 17th as crews continue to repair backcountry trail damage from Tropical Storm Irene in August. The bridge across Marcy Dam in a popular hiking region near Lake Placid has been a favorite photo spot for generations of hikers who would...
Learn MoreDespite gloomy weather, more than 40 hikers showed up to celebrate the opening of the new Cheney Mountain trail in Moriah, NY. Hikers in brightly colored rain slickers lined up at a registration table set up under a canvas canopy at the trailhead. Those who showed up the first day got a Cheney Mountain patch. The 1,161-foot-high mountain is shaped like a loaf of bread,...
Learn MoreA mile-long trail in the Town of Lincoln, NY is the subject of a dispute that’s prompted a lawsuit between two recreational organizations and the state. The North Country Trail Association (NCTA) is suing the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) and the Tri-Valley Trail Riders after use of a trail was handed over to the snowmobile...
Learn MoreZoar Valley in the Southern Tier of the Adirondacks is a study in contrasts. Like a pendulum swinging wildly between breathtaking beauty and life threatening danger, Zoar can be a perfect example of how a peaceful day in nature can turn into a traumatic, sometimes fatal experience. The valley is incredibly beautiful, with Cattaraugus Creek winding through 400 foot...
Learn MoreMost outdoor lovers are familiar with the Adirondacks, but with the park covering about 9,375 square miles of New York state, even the most experienced hikers haven’t seen all this segment of the nation’s oldest mountain range has to offer. More than 2,000 miles of hiking trails, 3,000 lakes and countless memories to be made are just a hop, skip and a jump away from...
Learn MoreThe Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) will reopen the Adirondak Loj and Wilderness Campground at Heart Lake and the Johns Brook Lodge on Thursday, Sept. 8. The reopening of the lodges and campground coincides with the reopening of a number of hiking trails in Adirondack backcountry. While Tropical Storm Irene left ADK’s north country properties largely unscathed, access...
Learn MoreUpdated August 29, 2011 TRAIL ADVISORY (8/29): Hurricane Irene has created dangerous conditions across most of the Eastern Adirondacks including flooding, bridge wash outs, trail wash outs and blow down of trees and other debris. Back country travel is difficult, if not impossible, throughout much of the Eastern Adirondacks. Hikers and campers should expect to encounter...
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I am Jeff Clark, founder of Internet Brothers, producer of this blog, and passionate about hiking. My regular hiking companions have designated me the lead hiker, so I suppose that makes me the slowest Meanderthal. I live in Western NC near the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains. Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests are just out my door, so the content will focus on these areas, but let me know what you would like to see on the site. 
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