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https://www.adk.org/new-boardwalk-on-lake-marie-louise/

http://www.wildcenter.org/event/alongside-dr-ketch-as-a-teacher-a-forty-sixer-a-colleague-and-family-man/ And there is so much more to do beforehand at the Wild Center:http://www.wildcenter.org/visit/

http://www.suncommunitynews.com/articles/the-sun/frontier-town-buildings-to-be-razed/ Frontier Town buildings to be razed Some of the decaying buildings on the county-owned parcel have become a safety hazard and need to be demolished, say lawmakers...

http://www.adktrailhead.org/1304-2/

http://www.adkmtnclub.blogspot.com/2015/12/colden-mountain-of-trail-work-part-ii.html#more

The next issue of Adirondac ADK's magazine to be published early January 2016 will have a pre-order form. Book to be available during March 2016 and at this point no delays are expected.

http://www.lakeplacidnews.com/page/content.detail/id/524039/DEC-to-start-dismantling-flood-damaged-Marcy-Dam.html?nav=5005

Trails of the Adirondack High Peaks map recently published by ADK is a must for anyone planning to step in the Park! Simply the best I have ever seen, it's accurate, of durable quality, detailed without being busy, of high quality print, etc. Tony Goodwin, the editor, put all of his fabulous...

And how about those two rescues which took place on August 9: http://www.lakeplacidnews.com/page/content.detail/id/523898/Rangers-rescue-biker--kayaker.html?nav=5005 Rangers rescue biker, kayaker

Funny,yes and no as Ranger Pete Fish always advises it's better to drink the water available than die!

http://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2015/08/adirondack-search-rescue-highlights-july.html#more-55118

Sorry guys, but I am off to bushwhack someplace up there...

At high altitude it takes very little traffic to form an herdpath and very little foot traffic to kill a 50 year-old Diapensia or Sandworth. Of course it would be nice to make a loop, go ahead nobody can stop you if you must but pretty please avoid the presently faint herdpath. Yes the sign is...

The number of 46ers who climbed Marcy and a number of other busy High Peaks is a drop in the bucket! For example Cascade had 30,000 visitors last year according to the trail register, 10,357 signed with the intention of reaching Giant via the Zander Scott trail near Chapel Pond, etc. on the...

There are already two trails to reach the Top of New York which is already more than to most High Peaks summits and to per UMP guidelines, the idea is not only to spare the high elevation forest but the above treeline fragile alpine vegetation and the summit cone beautiful scenery. We are...