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Years ago, my grandfather planned a family day trip to the Adirondack Museum on Blue Mountain Lake. He drove, my grandmother sat in front - the easier to distract my grandfather - and my mother and I sat in the backseat. From Plattsburgh, the drive...
A Long and Winding Road The adventure of hiking up Pillsbury Mountain begins with the road to the trailhead. Wren and I bumped along through Perkins Clearing and Sled Harbor and she was anxiously looking out the window expecting us to stop at any moment.
Let the Countdown Begin! All I can say right now is WOW! Is it really the middle of November already? It seems like the high water and awesome rapids of spring were here just yesterday. In a blink of an eye summer and fall are behind us and now we are...
2023 marks the 25th season of maple syrup for Karen and Dave McComb at McComb's Oak Hill Farm in Speculator. They began their venture in 1999 and have grown their maple syrup business year after year, ever since.
The ravens croaked at us from the blue ledges above the Hudson River as we ate sandwiches and shared stories about the rapids we'd encountered. The birds -- large, shiny-black, intense-looking creatures -- soared and perched, as if both curious and...