Outdoor Recreation
Hiking and Storming on Pillsbury Mountain
19Sep2015
Author:Alan BelfordA Long and Winding Road
The adventure of hiking up Pillsbury Mountain begins with the road to the trailhead. Wren and I bumped along through Perkins Clearing and Sled Harbor and she was anxiously...
Moose River Plains: 4 days of exploring (day 3.5)
We had just come off of Indian Lake Mountain - located just over the border into the West Canada Lake Wilderness - where we enjoyed side trips to Muskrat Pond and Squaw Lake along the way. We now...
Moose River Plains: 4 Days of Exploring (day 3)
The Moose River Plains is by no means a stranger in my life or the life of my hiking partner Jimbo. However, the part that we would explore today was a bit of a reach for us - we were heading out...
Oktoberfest + Oak Mountain = Oaktoberfest
14Sep2015
Author:Michelle ClementIt's Simple Math:
Question 1:
Oak Mountain + Oktoberfest = Oaktoberfest
Question 2:
Mountain Biking + German Festival = 1 awesome weekend at Oak Mountain
Now Show Your Work:
However you write the...
An Evening Paddle at Mason Lake
14Sep2015
Author:Alan BelfordA Beautiful Place
Mason Lake is a quiet body of water directly along Route 30 - just south of Lewey Lake - which many folks pass on their way through the southern Adirondacks. If they don't stop,...
Paddling Along the Jessup River - and Battling Beaver Dams While We're at it!
13Sep2015
Author:Alan BelfordWaiting to Run Free and Explore
Since the Jessup River sits on a busy stretch of Route 30, I left Wren in the car while I unloaded the boat and our gear for our paddle last week. Wren patiently...
If it walks like a moose and talks like a moose, it must be...
08Sep2015
Author:Michelle ClementThe Elusive Adirondack Moose
Weighing in at nearly 1,000 pounds, the moose is a majestic animal that captures the attention and imagination of all ages. From a child who has never seen a moose before...
Paddling South Inlet
11Aug2015
Author:Alan BelfordWindy Weather
We've had quite a bit of windy weather of late and my afternoon paddle on South Inlet last week was no different. I chatted at the put-in with a few folks who were coming off the water...
Exploring Brown's Tract Inlet on Foot
09Aug2015
Author:Alan BelfordI had been interested in paddling Brown's Tract Inlet this past week, but the day I had slated for exploring it became quite windy, meaning a paddle across the wide waters of Raquette Lake was not in...
A three peak spectacle in Speculator
After a day or so contemplating how I would spend my day off, I set my sights on three peaks between Speculator and Wells: Guideboard Hill, Speculator Mountain, and Cutknife Mountain. We had pretty...
