Adirondacks
Wilmington Flume: The Adirondack’s Best-Kept Secret!
Just driving by, you wouldn’t know the Wilmington Flume even existed. There are no signs, no blinking lights, no cops guiding traffic, no summer rec workers taking tickets. At best, you’ll see one or two cars in a small pull-off on the side of highway 86, nestled in Wilmington Notch in the Adirondacks.
Adirondack Lodging Review: Ledge Rock at Whiteface
For the longest time, finding suitable and affordable Adirondack accommodations was a daunting and time-intensive process—one that kept us away from the ADK for years. As with anything, it takes time and experience to learn where the gems are. So I’m pleased to share with you yet another affordable, family-friendly lodge in the Adirondacks: Ledge Rock at Whiteface.
New Birders’ Weekend Package in Adirondack Park
Explorers and Birders: Here’s your opportunity to visit the Adirondacks, stay in a great hotel/resort, and receive expert guiding that will get you boreal specialties such as Bicknell’s Thrush and American Three-toed Woodpecker. I have birded throughout the ADK and stayed at High Peaks Resort. I can vouch for the beauty and birdiness of the location [...]
Hamilton County Birding Festival Kicks off June 18
You already know I love the Adironacks. And you know the bird watching is great in the Adirondacks. Now let me give you a reason to VISIT the Adirondacks this month BEFORE breeding season wraps up. In the Southwestern Adirondacks, the 6th Annual Hamilton County Birding Festival kicks off June 18-20 in the towns of [...]
Birding the Adirondacks
“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” Yet it’s the hope of something delicious that keeps us rummaging through the box even when our tongues have been nettled by orange or raspberry creams. A box of chocolates. That’s what it’s like to bird the buggy peatlands of the [...]
Park Motel and Cabins in Tupper Lake, New York
Our Adirondack adventures took us to the town of Tupper Lake on Sunday night, Tupper is a perfect jumping off point to reach the boreal birds and Spruce Grouse located at Massawepie Mire, located about 15-20 minutes west on NY 3. It’s also just moments away from The Wild Center, a Natural History Museum of [...]
High Peaks Resort in Lake Placid, New York
High Peaks Resort is a good choice if you travel to the rugged Adirondacks, but prefer to leave the hardships behind on the trail. The resort features a prime location right in the heart of Lake Placid’s bustling downtown, two indoor and two outdoor swimming pools, a state-of-the-art fitness center, and a full-service spa & salon, and stylish guestrooms that can’t be beat.
The Great Adirondack Birding Celebration
The 2010 Great Adirondack Birding Celebration will be held June 4-6 at the Adirondack Park Agency Visitor Interpretive Center in Paul Smiths. The weekend features birding trips, lectures, workshop and the popular Teddy Roosevelt Birding Challenge. The keynote address will be given by Dr. Peter Marra, a terrestrial animal ecologist at Smithsonian Institution. For more [...]
Flying High Over the High Peaks
Flying at 6,000 feet over the Adirondack High Peaks was a major soul-tank filler and a great introduction to the mountain ranges we’d soon climb.
Wandering Winding Down, Writing Winding Up
May, June, and July have been a swirl of travel, birding, photography, deadlines, and outdoor pursuits. I’ve traveled to the Adirondacks for four days, to the East Coast for five, and then back to the Adirondacks for another week. I’ve slogged through buggy bogs, toured isolated islands by boat and ferry, canoed winding rivers, climbed three mountains, and toured the High Peaks in a six-seat Cessna.
Five Reasons to Climb a Mountain This Summer
Another installment in my Adirondacks series: I want to show you five reasons you should climb a mountain in the Adirondacks this summer: And now I want to give you five easy Adirondack mountains to climb. So head on over to Rochester’s City Newspaper Summer Guide ’09, which just published my list of Five Easy Hikes [...]
