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The Glory of Fall in the Adirondacks

Bill Ingersoll
Enjoyment, Photo Essay
Black River Wild Forest, Blue Ridge Wilderness, Five Ponds Wilderness, High Peaks Wilderness, Moose River Plains Wild Forest, Round Lake Wilderness, Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Silver Lake Wilderness, West Canada Lake Wilderness, William C. Whitney Wilderness

If there is one time of the year that I wish would last much longer, it’s the period from mid-September through mid-October. The lack of bugs, the cool days and cooler nights, the brilliant sunshine and the crisp moonlit forests — these are all the things that form the roots of life’s deepest pleasures.

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A Short History of Adirondack Trail Building

Barbara McMartin
Knowledge
Five Ponds Wilderness, Ha-de-ron-dah Wilderness, Hammond Pond Wild Forest, High Peaks Wilderness, History, Moose River Plains Wild Forest, Pharaoh Lake Wilderness, Pigeon Lake Wilderness, Sentinel Range Wilderness, Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Silver Lake Wilderness

Part 1 of 4 Hindsight is wonderful! With what we know about the Adirondacks today and what we know about building trails, we could devise the most wonderful trail network, one that would protect the fragile slopes of the High Peaks, take hikers to mountaintops all around the Park, and ameliorate problems of overuse and under-use.

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