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Click Here To View Photo Gallery On Tuesday, I climbed St. Regis to watch the sunset. Wednesday was another nice day, so I decided again to climb a mountain that afternoon. My choice of mountain on this day was Catamount, a small but rugged and challenging little mountain north of Whiteface...

Click Here To View Photo Gallery Decided to head up to the summit of St. Regis Mountain to watch the sunset on Tuesday afternoon. As a Paul Smith's student, I would climb St. Regis several times a year (once even after having already climbed Cliff and Redfield earlier that day!), but this was...

Not to lessen the importance of whats at stake, but it's worth noting that this article is an opinion piece masquerading as a non-biased news report (which it is not).

There are 123 lean-tos shown. My last count of lean-tos in New York State was around 275 total- so what's shown is roughly 44% of the total number of lean-tos in NY. Of the 123 shown, 3 (Black Pond, Long Pond, and Bozen Kill) are day use only. Of the remaining 120 where one can legally camp...

What's even scarier is that I've spent at least one night in probably at least half of the ones pictured...

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Ode to an Adirondack lean-to... The following pictures represent roughly 40% of the lean-tos in New York State. Continued in next post...

I don't know of any good "private" websites for the West Canada Lakes (or the Adirondacks) in general- maybe Andy Arthur's site, which has a lot of good information, but it's hard to navigate and find what you're looking for (and the useful information about backcountry routes and destinations...

Click Here To View Photos Did a short, easy overnight to Debar Mountain this past week. I'd still not stayed in the lean-to on the mountain, and it's been over five years since I first visited Debar Mountain, and I decided it was time to return. Got a late afternoon start from Meacham Lake...

If you don't already have a copy of the National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map for the Northville/Raquette Lake Region, that's your first best bet for information about the area useful in planning your trip. One thing to be aware of- the Perkins Clearing Easement has made it easier to...

Click Here To View Photo Gallery Spent 3 days/2 nights exploring the heart the Ha-De-Ron-Dah Wilderness late last week. I've spent very little time in the southwest area of the park before, and it's always a pleasure to explore new areas- although I'm starting to run out of new areas to...

http://online.wsj.com/article/AP0b267f1db0fc497f97b6ceb16c603a46.html?KEYWORDS=Harriman+Fire Sounds like it's contained, but not yet under control...

There aren't any water sources that I would consider reliable along the herd path, no. But if you're desperate- when you get to the bivy site betwen South Dix and Hough, if you head down the Lillian Brook Herd Path, you might be able to find something within a quarter mile or so. I remember...

Click Here For More Photos Spent 2 nights in the Blue Ridge Wilderness this past weekend- one night at the lean-to on Wilson Pond, and one night at the lean-to on Cascade Pond. Had the whole area to myself- didn't see a single other person the entire time! Trails were a bit wet in spots, and...

I was at Raquette Falls this weekend. I recorded some video of the high water while I was there... you can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwtvAtLTaXc I also have a photo gallery if anyone is interested (also includes photos from camping at Calkins Brook, and visiting nearby...

This has already been an option for some time in certain areas of the Adirondacks. It's called a CP-3 permit, and it allows motorized vehicle (usually ATV) access to the backcountry on certain designated trails (usually old logging roads) in State Forests throughout NYS and Wild Forests within...

Hailing from the Adirondacks, I'm not used to seeing people hiking in the winter without snowshoes on their feet (we can get ticketed for not wearing them here). Does everyone in the White Mountains just carry them on their backs to look cool? :)

Black Diamond makes prescription glacier goggles: http://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en-us/shop/mountain/accessories/bucci-frame-prescription-mountain-specs/ Can't attest to how good they are, but I've been considering investing in a pair for a while now...