Ride On! Two Laid-Back Bike Challenges

By Alex Kochon

Who says you have to race to have a good time? Two exploration-oriented cycling events are officially on the early schedule this year, the first being The Great North – an adventurous gravel grinder ride through southern Washington County on May 15, and the second being the Ride On! Weekend – a self-guided tour of four sweet mountain bike parks in Warren County on June 5-6. READ MORE

Lessons I Have Learned, Part Two – Social Media – Good, Bad and Ugly

By Rich Macha

The inspiration for this article came from a question recently asked on a Facebook paddling group. A family, new to kayaking, wanted ideas for places to paddle in the Adirondack Park that would be an easy drive from the Capital Region. There was a wide range of responses, some of them good, and some of them not so good. READ MORE

Clubs Prep for Summer

By Jim Gazzale

It’s no secret that our corner of Upstate New York is a hotbed for multisport athletes. With the pandemic halting many organized triathlon and duathlon events locally, the four largest clubs in the area are certainly excited to reconvene their membership, whether that be through weekly open water swim, bike and run training, social events – and especially racing! READ MORE

Bailey and Marion Ponds – A Study in Contrasts

By Bill Ingersoll

Recently I have been making a point of revisiting a few sites I briefly explored years ago, when I first became a guidebook writer. Back then, I was trying to see as many places in the Adirondack wilderness as I could within a limited amount of time, often not giving them my full attention. The Forest Preserve is filled with a seemingly endless list of fascinating destinations, and damned if I don’t want to know them all as well as old friends. READ MORE

Katie Rhodes & Bethany Garretson – Healing, hard work and heart

By Jennifer Ferriss

If you have not already heard the story about the two endurance female athletes that documented the Fastest Known Time (FKT) for an unsupported traverse of the Adirondack 46 High Peaks by women, let me catch you up. READ MORE

An Interview with Tom Bulger

By Jack Rightmyer

A year ago, when everything shutdown because of the pandemic, Tom Bulger, a retired Professor of English from Siena College, found he suddenly had a lot of time on his hands. READ MORE