KEENE — While it’s a fool’s errand to try to pinpoint exactly when peak foliage will occur in the Olympic region, the odds are quite strong that will be sometime this week. Wanting to make the most of this fleeting window, I began searching for a hike that offered spectacular views ...
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 ...
LAKE PLACID — Some of the lessons learned as a native Adirondacker, and Eagle Scout, have served Jacob Mayberry well in his current venture: the U.S. Marine Corps. “I learned how to adapt and overcome,” he said. “Stuff’s gonna happen, just you gotta deal with it when it ...