Best Fall Rides

By Darryl Caron

If you are ready to enjoy crisp autumn weather and beautiful scenery on your bike this fall, these are some of the best rides in our backyard. READ MORE

Blue Ledge on the Hudson – A Descent into Wildness

By Bill Ingersoll

During the height of the Adirondack fall foliage season, the intuitive notion for most hikers is to climb up – as in to the summit of a mountain, from which to survey a colorful landscape. There is nothing wrong with that way of thinking, but sometimes it’s important to remember that wildness is something you can also descend into. READ MORE

Positive Energy at these September Races

By Mona Kulkarni Caron

Races are great for the positive energy and for awakening the competitive spirit. We’ve enjoyed fun runs and summer trail and track series events hosted by the local running clubs, but now we get to enjoy fall races! The Calendar of Events is packed with great options on distances, terrain and destinations to challenge yourself. Sign up for any of these races and see how your summer training stacks up. READ MORE

Osgood Pond and Upper Osgood River

By Rich Macha

You will not find too many places where you can paddle both small and large ponds, a narrow canal, and a river that seems to disappear into the wilderness, all in one day. Throw in a couple of Adirondack great camps and some history into the mix and you have a most-interesting day of Adirondack-style paddling. I recently got to revisit the Paul Smiths area and paddle from Church Pond through to the Osgood River via Osgood Pond. READ MORE

Ironman Alaska

By Neil Sergott

Eager to revisit Alaska after making a 2008 vacation trip to Anchorage and Denali National Park, what better way to return than competing at the inaugural Ironman Alaska triathlon on August 7, 2022. The excitement of arriving in Juneau felt as if the last day of school had arrived, especially after a year of training. Looking to explore all the scenic places couldn’t happen fast enough! READ MORE

Prevent and Treat Chronic Medical Conditions – A New Approach

By Paul E. Lemanski, MD, MS, FACP

In the previous installments of the Non-Medicated Life, certain dietary practices and a healthy lifestyle have been shown to accomplish naturally for the majority of individuals most of the benefits of medications in the prevention and treatment of chronic medical conditions such as hypertension, high cholesterol, pre-diabetes, diabetes and heart disease. How to change dietary and lifestyle practices with the necessary support from our existing healthcare delivery model, however, is not straightforward and requires, I believe, a new approach. READ MORE

Walter Boynton

By Alex Kochon

Three days a week at 5:30am sharp, you can find Walter Boynton on the water, rowing with eagles above him and his teammates beside him on the Hudson River in downtown Albany. A retired firefighter and emergency medical technician for the City of Gloversville, he’s always been an early bird. As a new member of the Albany Rowing Center, he’s an inspiration for others.

Five years ago, the man affectionately known as Walt suffered a life-altering injury to the T2 and T3 vertebrae on the upper part of his spine. He described it as a “freak accident,” which occurred when he twisted wrong, causing a slow rupture in his spinal cord that took nearly a week to discover. “I started out with chest pain,” Walt recalled. “We were loading fire hose, and I thought, ‘Maybe I just pulled a muscle or something like that.’” READ MORE