New snowmobile trail rules adopted for Forest Preserve

By MIKE LYNCH, Enterprise Outdoors, link to original post
The state Adirondack Park Agency approved new guidelines for snowmobile trails Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.
The rules are intended to improve the safety of snowmobilers while lessening the environmental impact on the Forest Preserve during the process of constructing, maintaining and locating trails.
The guidelines were approved 10-1. Commissioner [...]

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Winter Events at The Mountaineer in Keene Valley

The nights are cold again in Keene Valley and the folks at The Mountaineer are getting excited about ice and snow: They should be climbing, skiing and snowshoeing in a matter of weeks.  Their winter events schedule is taking shape, and there will be more opportunities than ever before to join them and take a [...]

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Adirondack Family Activities: Paul Smiths Visitor’s Intrepretive Center

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Real Adventure in the Adirondacks

Go adventurous – experience rock and ice climbing in the Adirondacks with Cloudsplitter Mountain Guides is a full-service professional mountain guiding company based in Keene Valley, NY. Visit their web site to see the range of adventures they offer and for some awesome photos & video clips.

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Proper Backcountry Bathroom Etiquette

An opinion article by MIKE LYNCH, Enterprise Outdoors Writer, Adirondack Daily Enterprise, link to original post
If you’ve visited any high-use camping areas such as the High Peaks Wilderness, St. Regis Canoe Area or Bog River, you may have encountered, just off the trail, a minefield of toilet paper off a side trail – or worse, [...]

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Nestlé Juicy Juice Helps Fund Playgrounds Across NY State, Including New One at Brooklyn’s East River State Park

During a time of state budget shortfalls, NESTLÉ® JUICY JUICE® swings into action with a $350,000 commitment to build playgrounds across the state. With park visits and playground usage on the rise during this down economy, public-private partnerships provide a means to add new services without tapping state budgets.
A new play area for children will [...]

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New Lake George Photography Book by Carl Heilman

Carl Heilman, the master Adirondack photographer and author of many wonderful photography books, has a new one our about Lake George.
LAKE GEORGE
by Carl Heilman
7 x 5 – 200 pages – Photos
Cloth – $19.95 – ISBN-10 1-59531-051-7
ISBN-13 978-1-59531-051-4
In this first photography book on Lake George, award-winning photographer, Carl Heilman, has worked to capture the essence of [...]

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A Look at Shrews of the Adirondacks

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(pygmy shrew pictured)

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Battenkill Valley Outdoors

This looks like my kind of place – situated east of Saratoga Springs, near the Vermont border.
Battenkill Valley Outdoors offers paddling, biking, and hiking. They’re closing for the season, but explore their web site & begin now to plan a great trip for next spring or summer.

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Upper Hudson Rail Trail Planned: North Creek to Tahawus

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