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Whenever I am up in the Alpine Zone of the High Peaks, I think of his name and the work he did to preserve these fragile areas. Nice write-up here http://adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/514127.html?nav=5008

Oh no! The King Phillip's spring - the spring water source by the side of the road on Rte. 73 off Northway exit 30 has been closed by DEC. It was a great place to fill up water bottles on the way to a hike or on the ride home. Apparently they've been testing it over the last six months and...

Just a heads up about David Breshear's documentary, airing tonight at 9pm. previous thread Frontline NY Times review It's night's like this I wish I had a nice flat screen HDTV!

The May/June issue of Adirondac, the ADK magazine has up-to-date information on parking and the bus shuttle at the Garden - the popular trailhead in Keene Valley. This is the ninth year of shuttle service - run by the Town of Keene. Contact them for questions. Commencing Friday, May 18th, $5...

First cell phone call from top of Everest I guess it was inevitable :eek: So - you finally make it to the top of Everest, and there is some guy gabbing into a cell phone. You hope to make it safely off the mountain before this guy comes along: What's next? Unleashed dogs on the summit...

Climate Change in the U.S. Northeast, a report of the Northeast Climate Impacts Assessment. That's the title of a recently released Report put out by the Union of Concerned Scientists, a independent nonprofit alliance of more than 100,000 concerned citizens and scientists. It's a lengthy...

Shorter version: Hiker sets out to hike the Taconic Crest Trail. Saturday was the 27 mile day-hike sponsored by the Taconic Hiking Club that takes place every two years. He slid in the muddy conditions, fell 50 feet, briefly lost consciousness, hurt his wrist and had to be talked out of...

The Adirondack Park Agency voted on Friday to approve the subdivision of the Tahawus Tract by the Open Space Institute. This will allow the Mt. Adams Firetower to be preserved. As you recall, the OSI bought the property in 2003, with the intention to sell it to the state for inclusion in the...

Cave Dog a/k/a Ted Keizer completed his goal of hiking 50k hikes in all 50 states this morning. He started in Oregon on September 15th and finished today at Adirondack Loj. Some 1600+ miles total. Makes my head spin and my feet hurt thinking about it! The final, epic hike left most of Lake...

There's a thoughtful article in the New York Times today: Two Views From The Top (Nice title!) In it the author reviews the history of fire towers, detailing the conflicting opinions of hikers, environmental purists and historic preservationists. Maybe the title should have been Three Views...

Ted "Cave Dog" Keizer is setting out tomorrow for his epic, Bob Marshall-inspired journey to hike 50 kilometers in 50 states in 100 days. He begins tomorrow in Oregon and finishes in the Adirondacks on November 29th (a Tuesday). You can learn about the adventure at Dog Team Website The...

Back in April we were excited to learn that the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker - long thought to be extinct, was sighted in Arkansas. I was so impressed that I made the woodpecker my avatar. VFTT thread Now, three ornithologists are disputing the claim. A scientific paper is about to be published...

Today the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) approved a conditional permit for a cell phone company to build a 104-foot tower disguised as a white pine tree and which environmentalists dubbed "frankenpine." The APA reviewed 1700 pages of testimony and concluded that the proposed cell tower, to be...

Can you drink too much water while hiking? I feel I need to drink lots of water on a long day of hiking, because I sweat a lot and have always followed the conventional wisdom - drink, drink, drink! On a warm summer day I can drink water or Gatorade all day long and hardly ever feel the need...

I saw this in the newspaper today. WMHT-TV in Albany has a listing for an original program on Sunday March 6th at 7pm, called Adirondack Wild. Go take a virtual hike.

CBS Evening news just did a segment on campaign issues - this one was on Acid Rain and featured Neil Woodworth of the ADK. Neil was the pro Clean Air Act promoter, while Brian Houseal of the Adirondack Council promoted the so-called Clear Skies initiative. Neil: Great job, Neil! CBS Story

Anybody been up there lately? I hiked up the herd path a number of years ago, but am fuzzy on the details. Is the herd path evident from Luke Glen Road? How far in does the herdpath go? I do remember the wonderful views and the tall cairns and am itching to go back.

Good Luck to the intrepid 25 hikers and/or trail-runners that are doing the Taconic Crest End to End hike on Saturday. It's 29 miles from Berry Pond in Massachusetts to Vermont. I was up on a couple of miles of the Crest trail last Friday (the stretch that runs from Mattison Hollow south) and...