Celebrate Winter – Play in the Snow!

By Darryl Caron

Our winters are short and spring is just over a month away so get outside and make your own adventures. Many enthusiasts ignore the naysayers and celebrate winter with upstate New York activities, destinations, events and races.

It’s a great time to get outside, whether you cruise the wintery trails by ski, sled, snowshoe or fat bike, we have it all. Snow and ice are all around us, so get out for a couple of hours, a day trek or a weekend. Record or stream your favorite winter Olympic events to watch later, and go play in the snow! READ MORE

Camp Santanoni, Newcomb Lake and Vicinity

By Rich Macha

Situated in the heart of the Adirondack Park, Camp Santanoni, an excellent example of what is known as an “Adirondack Great Camp,” is a wonderful place to visit in any season. In winter, it has become a popular destination for skiers as well as snowshoers. Although the round-trip distance is close to 10 miles, the terrain is relatively mild, and the route travels over a well-maintained dirt/gravel road that only requires a few inches of snow to make it ski-worthy. From the same trailhead, there is also more to explore than may initially meet the eye. READ MORE

SUP the Erie Canal and Hudson River – Buffalo to New York City from Sept. 20 to Oct. 10

By Paris Montoya

Adventure, boredom, risk, challenge, excitement, peace, thrills and exhaustion – I found long moments of all when I departed solo from Buffalo this past September, 360 miles eastbound to the Hudson River then 140 or so miles south to my hometown of New York City. The first person to attempt to do so on an inflatable standup paddleboard – with 70 lbs. of gear, except when portaging around a canal lock or to reach a place to stay. Through-paddling this national historic corridor on SUP delivered a journey like no other. READ MORE

Making a Wild Dream Come True at Adirondack Folk School

By Kathleen Fagan

If you’ve ever pictured yourself paddling on our Adirondack waters, accompanied by swaying branches, darting fish and birdsong, you may have already acted on that dream and purchased your own canoe or rented one on occasion. Kudos for making that happen! If that dream is still unrealized, and especially if it’s lived alongside the one where you give up your 9-5 gig to start creating things – to feel the accomplishment of producing a finished work of art – then have I got an idea for you. READ MORE

Haylee Johnson and Lilli O’Donnell

By Alex Kochon

Other kids just don’t get it. It’s not their fault; the concept of a 15-year-old riding their bike 70 miles as part of a weekly training regimen isn’t easy to grasp. It’s also difficult to fathom an 11-year-old riding through and carrying her bike over mud, sand, grass, and manmade obstacles to win a national championship. READ MORE

The Two-Year Pandemic

By Jack Rightmyer

It’s been two years that our lives have been altered by this pandemic. People love to ask, “How are you dealing with it?” I basically give the same answer I did back on my first day of cross-country practice in August 1974, when my friends wanted to know how I got so fast. “I just ran a lot,” I said. READ MORE