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ADK Almanack’s Seven Natural Wonders of the Adirondacks

February 20th, 2008 1 Comment

Adirondack Almanack has published their list of the seven natural wonders of the Adirondacks. Their list includes St Regis Canoe Area,unnamed Peak, Lake George, AuSable Chasm, OK-Slip Falls, the Finch Pruyn backcountry, and the Barton Garnet Deposit along with their justifications for the feature. They also have a companion list of the seven [...]

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ADK High Peaks UMP Factoids

February 17th, 2008 No Comments

The Jan/Fed 2008 Adirondac Magazine published by the ADK Mtn Club had an interesting article on the impact of Unit Management Plan adopted for the High Peaks region in 1999. There were some intriguing facts in Fred LeBrun’s article written:

In 1998, the year before the UMP was finalized, there were roughly 150,000 users in [...]

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Winter Camping at Pine Orchard January 26-27

January 28th, 2008 No Comments

From Adirondack Day Hikes: Pine Orchard by Barbara McMartin reprinted in Adirondack Sports and Fitness, June 2000.
“Pine Orchard Trail begins on private land in James Flater’s front yard leads to a knoll with an unusual history. A very old road that traversed the knoll dates back to the early nineteenth century. Parts of the forest [...]

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