LAKE PLACID — It’s early yet, but make no mistake: the leaves, they are a-changin’. This year, some deciduous trees throughout the Tri-Lakes region are changing color a bit earlier than usual. This is being driven, in part, by drought conditions over the past couple of months. It’s ...

LAKE PLACID — The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism is continuing its weekly fall foliage email report, which it rolled out last year. The reports include which areas are beginning to experience color change, which are in transition and which are approaching peak color — with links to ...

LAKE PLACID — It wasn’t exactly a secret. Looking up at McKenzie Mountain from the village of Lake Placid — or from Saranac Lake to its west — the first thing I realize is its distinctively jagged ridge line, a geological pain in the butt given that McKenzie Mountain’s main ...

LAKE PLACID — When hiking in the Adirondacks, it often doesn’t take long to come upon a trail improvement, such as a switchback, a stone staircase or a well-defined drainage path directing running water away from the trail. Collectively, these improvements are meant to both mitigate ...

WILMINGTON — At first glance, the 180-plus degree views from Cobble Lookout seem like it would require an arduous hike that climbs high above the woodlands to secure such an expansive scene. Au contraire. Much of the elevation gain comes en route to the trailhead parking area as one ...

RAY BROOK — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate, and extract lost, ...