The Pharoah Lake Wilderness – A Recovered Jewel
This lightly-visited tract may not have same cachet as the much larger Siamese Ponds, West Canada Lakes, or Five Ponds Wilderness areas (much less the High Peaks Wilderness), but its charms are equally alluring.
EXPLORE! Ausable Marsh
A hidden gem in the Town of Peru is the Ausable Marsh encompassing 660 acres of the Ausable River delta on the shore of Lake Champlain.
Caretakers in the Wild
As volunteer caretakers, my wife and I have lived in the middle of wilderness areas around the world. In each case, we were tasked with protecting the wilderness and wildlife.
So Much Work to be Done
McMartin was an outspoken advocate for trails….This “Short History” attempts to defend that position by arguing New York State has never developed a master plan for hiking trails, and that the hiking trail network as it existed during her lifetime happened more or less by historical accident….we are debating many of the same topics that occupied much of her career. Thus there is a timeliness in posthumously publishing one of her final essays now.
A Short History of Adirondack Trail Building
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….
The Company I Keep
…The animal seemed in no hurry to flee. I was the only human present on this entire wilderness lake, and he had nothing to worry about from me. So, realizing I might be here a while in observation, I grabbed a can of maple-flavored mead from my stash behind the tent and made this my Main Event. This was something to celebrate!…