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Adirondack Gadabout (outdoors), by Joe Hackett

Play it safe during the Adirondack deep freeze

Although the winter season officially arrived back in December, the new season wasn’t confirmed until a recent cold snap, packing gale force winds and sub-zero temperatures settled over the region for a few days. The deep freeze could be heard from deep in the woods, where the crack, ...

The good ol’ days of snowball hooliganism 

My ears are still ringing, and I can’t stop chuckling after engaging in some of the long, lost fun I enjoyed as a kid. Admittedly, I was somewhat of a delinquent, but not in the classic sense. We may have thought we were really bad apples at the time, but in comparison with the havoc others ...

It’s time for macho hunters to make room

Although the allure of outdoor adventure travel will likely never again attain the popularity it once enjoyed during the backpacking boom of the 1970s, the outdoor industry remains vibrant and uniquely resilient. In addition to such traditional markets as biking, hiking, boating, fishing and ...

Take the long way home for added enjoyment

I recently had an opportunity to enjoy a long day of backcountry skiing, covering a route that offered a wide range of terrain and very little human traffic. It was intended to be a leisurely trip over easy terrain, but after my friend bailed out at the last minute, I decided to take on the ...

Find the cure on a pair of skis

Although it is easy to forget or overlook the Adirondack region’s long-lasting legacy of providing guests with an opportunity to benefit from the “healing woods,” there was a time when such efforts were known worldwide. Fortunately, we were recently reminded of that impact when a ...

A natural change of pace during snowless stretches

As I gaze out the window of my home in Ray Brook, it is easy to forget that the annual big game hunting season has not yet received a single day of tracking snow. Although the Northern Zone will continue to draw hunters from all across the state, the season will officially close at sunset on ...