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The Adirondack Park and Conservation on a Crowding Planet
I did not read or delve into this at all.
buzz  adirondacks 
18 hours ago by adirondacks
Platypus Might Be Growing Wings
"Eight years and very little accomplished."
buzz  adirondacks  plattsburgh  transportation  clintoncounty 
4 days ago by adirondacks
Adirondack ski areas by the numbers: 2012-13 season
"20% increase in visitation over the disappointing 2011-12 season."
buzz  adirondacks  ski  orda  weather  snow  economicdevelopment  taxes  whiteface  goremountain 
4 days ago by adirondacks
Adirondack land swap would save jobs at mine
"Trade of Adirondack property would allow mine to grow, keep jobs"
buzz  adirondacks  essexcounty  lewis  conservation  economicdevelopment  forestpreserve 
4 days ago by adirondacks
Is the Adirondack Park an economic engine?
"Wherever you are in the Adirondacks, do you see the hiking, paddling, climbing and camping opportunities around you as an economic engine?"
buzz  adirondacks  hike  economicdevelopment  saranaclake 
4 days ago by adirondacks
ANCA’s train wreck
Look, ANCA has economic-skin in the game - that much is obvious. So why is everyone surprised about their advocacy?
buzz  editorial  train  economicdevelopment  bike  taxes  snowmobile  saranaclake  tupperlake 
5 days ago by adirondacks
Is the Adirondack Park Overused?
When demand outstrips supply, clearly, the price is too low.
buzz  adirondacks  wilderness  forestpreserve  conservation 
5 days ago by adirondacks
As Climate Warms, Expect Surprises
Nature always surprises me.
buzz  adirondacks  weather  politics 
6 days ago by adirondacks
Trail Map: John Brown Farm State Historic Site Lake Placid
"As the final resting spot for abolitionist John Brown, the John Brown Farm and Gravesite encompasses the original 244 acres purchased by the Browns in 1849."
buzz  adirondacks  heritage  maps  lakeplacid 
7 days ago by adirondacks
CALL FOR ACTION
I think they will have semi-nice weather for their action.
buzz  adirondacks  border  events  politics  newyork  canada  stlawrencecounty  transportation 
7 days ago by adirondacks
Rail? Trail? Decide, N.Y.
"What do you do with a 141-mile stretch of rail bed that cuts through one of the nation’s greatest parks?"
buzz  adirondacks  train  newyork  economicdevelopment  editorial  politics  bike  snowmobile 
8 days ago by adirondacks
White-crown Sparrow
It's actually quite a challenge to ID and photograph sparrows.
buzz  adirondacks  wildlife  bird 
8 days ago by adirondacks
Why don't we talk more about the North Country's prisons? (audio)
None of the COs that I know ever talk about their work.
buzz  adirondacks  prison  newyork  politics 
8 days ago by adirondacks
Swift Notes
"From the Amazon to the Adirondacks, chimney swifts return to area landmarks. A Saranac Laker records her local scene."
buzz  adirondacks  wildlife  bird  conservation  saranaclake 
8 days ago by adirondacks
Wilderness in the High Peaks?
Aside from a rare hike, mostly have avoided High Peaks for last dozen years.
buzz  adirondacks  highpeaks  hike  camp  marcy  heritage  wilderness  conservation  dec  forestpreserve 
9 days ago by adirondacks
NGC4565 – Needle Galaxy
"If our own galaxy was viewed from this perspective at a distance of 50 million light-years it would look very much the same."
buzz  adirondacks  astronomy 
9 days ago by adirondacks
nice hair.
This one is my favorite woodpecker.
buzz  adirondacks  wildlife  bird  art 
9 days ago by adirondacks
7 Alternatives for the Essex Chain Lakes and Hudson River (Maps!)
Paul Shaffer Wilderness would be quirky and entertaining. Too bad nobody has even considered my plan.
buzz  adirondacks  apa  forestpreserve  conservation  newyork  politics  wilderness 
9 days ago by adirondacks
Upper Washbowl reopened to climbers
I believe Joe is heading for a new assignment. He'll be missed.
buzz  adirondacks  climb  wildlife  conservation  dec  bird  highpeaks 
12 days ago by adirondacks
Listening Post: The first week
"I love it when world goes nuts, when it just can’t contain all that energy. Deer leaping, colts rolling in the grass, the daily yammer of birds at dawn."
buzz  adirondacks  weather  wildlife 
12 days ago by adirondacks
Group Seeks 'Paul Schaefer Wild Rivers Wilderness'
I find myself actually agreeing with Pete K.
buzz  adirondacks  conservation  politics  wilderness 
12 days ago by adirondacks
Warm air temps and cold water temps can be dangerous combination
"Deadly" might be a better word.
buzz  adirondacks  paddle  weather  boating  fish 
12 days ago by adirondacks
Is rampant Democratic corruption Andrew Cuomo’s problem?
It must be killing Brian M. to have to write that post. Oh the anguish.
buzz  adirondacks  newyork  politics  crime  media 
13 days ago by adirondacks
Wallface Mountain bushwhack
One of my first solo-trips in the ADKs was up to Wallface. Vaguely remember it.
buzz  adirondacks  hike  climb  highpeaks  essexcounty 
13 days ago by adirondacks
It needn't be rails vs. trails
If they weren't in a position to funnel monies, I would consider their advocacy more seriously.
buzz  editorial  train  bike  snowmobile  economicdevelopment  taxes  tupperlake  saranaclake  adirondacks 
14 days ago by adirondacks
A Bear Can: Use it or Lose it
"When camping in the High Peaks, it is best to think that you are entering the home of the black bears and all of the other animals that call this wilderness their home."
buzz  adirondacks  wildlife  hike  camp  bear  food  highpeaks  dec 
14 days ago by adirondacks
M65, M66, NGC 3628 – The Leo Triplet
"While viewing this group of galaxies I can’t help but notice the pareidolia of a face, with M65 and M66 as the eyes, and the edge on NGC 3628 as the mouth."
buzz  adirondacks  astronomy  photography 
14 days ago by adirondacks
PROTECT opposes swapping Forest Preserve lands with a mining company
"This proposal sets a poor precedent for making the Forest Preserve available for private commercial gain and should be rejected"
buzz  adirondacks  economicdevelopment  essexcounty  apa  forestpreserve  conservation  lewis 
14 days ago by adirondacks
Are Northeast Winters Getting Shorter?
It's going to drive some people crazy to know that they are concerned because it cuts into their logging production.
buzz  adirondacks  weather 
14 days ago by adirondacks
Wild French Food in 1755
It's making me hungry.
buzz  adirondacks  ticonderoga  museum  food  heritage 
14 days ago by adirondacks
Getting Ready for Bug Season: Homemade Mosquito Trap and Deterrent
What we really need - more warm days, frosty nights.
buzz  adirondacks  weather  wildlife 
14 days ago by adirondacks
The Adirondacks | 10 Surprising Facts & One Sweet Video
Wilderness is in the mind.
buzz  adirondacks 
14 days ago by adirondacks
Shoreline regulations are critical for protecting water quality
I'm pretty sure people are aware that crap rolls downhill. Regulations are for those that don't care.
buzz  adirondacks  lakegeorge  conservation  pollution 
15 days ago by adirondacks
How to deal with the North Country's priest shortage?
Even with high-unemployment there and everywhere, not many people taking this career-path.
buzz  adirondacks  ogdensburg  stlawrencecounty 
17 days ago by adirondacks
National Geographic Map Errors (Kudos to DSettahr)
Uh.... I'm going to have to reconsider recommending these maps.
buzz  adirondacks  maps  hike  camp  ski  climb  paddle 
22 days ago by adirondacks
Downy Woodpecker
Woody is still my favorite, but these are a close second.
buzz  adirondacks  wildlife  bird  photography 
22 days ago by adirondacks
92% Waning Gibbous Moon Terminator
"I got out with my little Logitech C250 webcam and my 3x barlow to capture 19 videos of the moon along it’s terminator."
buzz  adirondacks  astronomy  photography 
22 days ago by adirondacks
What is happening with economic issues?
"there is good news and bad news"
buzz  adirondacks  economicdevelopment 
22 days ago by adirondacks
Adirondack Native Plants: Foam Flower
"Tiarella cordifolia"
buzz  adirondacks  flora 
22 days ago by adirondacks
It’s time for APA to conduct public field visits to clearcut forestlands
Clear-cutting at the end of Clark Hill Rd still bumming me out. Also, just saw new big cut between Clintonville and Harkness yesterday.
buzz  adirondacks  conservation  forestpreserve  economicdevelopment 
22 days ago by adirondacks
Exploring Adirondack Park with the Governor
"There is something really special about the energy."
buzz  adirondacks  politics  conservation  forestpreserve 
22 days ago by adirondacks
Watertown man preserves "Old Abandoned Buildings" with web site
Love this very much.
buzz  adirondacks  heritage  photography 
22 days ago by adirondacks
Voices from the Adirondack Past
Very cool, I wish that stuff was available online.
buzz  adirondacks  heritage  plattsburgh  suny 
22 days ago by adirondacks
Annual hog migration roars into North Country
"The F Word" - http://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s13e12-the-f-word
buzz  adirondacks  motorcycle  pollution 
23 days ago by adirondacks
short but steep.
"oh, hadley mountain...your short distance betrays your difficulty."
buzz  adirondacks  hike  saratogacounty 
23 days ago by adirondacks
choices
"I believe that every single person, and at any age, can change."
buzz  adirondacks 
23 days ago by adirondacks
PROTECT calls on the APA to include new Hudson Headwaters Wilderness Area
"There needs to be greater equality in the motorized and non-motorized areas of the Forest Preserve."
buzz  adirondacks  conservation  newyork  forestpreserve  apa  politics  wilderness 
25 days ago by adirondacks
Ex-DEC Official Disagrees With Essex Chain Plan
"Amato calls for classifying the Essex Chain as a Canoe Area, a designation that would prohibit the public use of motorboats, floatplanes, and motor vehicles."
buzz  adirondacks  conservation  dec  apa  forestpreserve  paddle 
25 days ago by adirondacks
April in the Adirondacks = Seventy to Snow
Just a passing thing, Weekend looks super-fine.
buzz  adirondacks  weather  snow  lakeplacid 
26 days ago by adirondacks
Will casinos boost the Adirondack economy?
Eh, let the Catskills have it. Maybe ORDA could run it. j/k
buzz  adirondacks  newyork  economicdevelopment  politics 
26 days ago by adirondacks
Small theaters struggle in the digital age (audio)
I wonder if they will raise enough money to save the Dodo.
buzz  adirondacks  heritage  economicdevelopment 
26 days ago by adirondacks
Re: Keeping Float Plane Access to Lows Lake (pdf)
It really should be called Lows Pond.
buzz  adirondacks  hamiltoncounty  economicdevelopment  wilderness 
27 days ago by adirondacks
‘Adirondack Futures’ Story Falls Short
Peter Bauer: tl/dr
buzz  adirondacks  conservation  forestpreserve  economicdevelopment  politics 
28 days ago by adirondacks
Lyon Mountain and Averill Peak bushwhack
"Granted it’s not a very long one, but it turned out to be a challenge nonetheless."
buzz  adirondacks  hike  lyonmt  clintoncounty 
28 days ago by adirondacks
Spring Conditions on Adirondack Lakes, Ponds and Trails
"This time of year, people that like to boat and hike in the Adirondacks start asking about the snow and ice situation here."
buzz  adirondacks  weather  hike  paddle 
28 days ago by adirondacks
Are you worried about terrorists operating in Canada?
I worry more about Canada's border-policy that lets them into their country.
buzz  adirondacks  border  canada  crime  newyork  wot 
29 days ago by adirondacks
Pioneers of rock
"Climbers put up more than a hundred new routes on huge cliffs opened to the public after the purchase of IP timberlands."
buzz  adirondacks  climb  clintoncounty 
29 days ago by adirondacks
High spirits on Lows Lake
"Lows Lake is a masterpiece of Adirondack lakes, a long, wide body of water dotted with islands ranging in size from speck to large enough to camp on."
buzz  adirondacks  paddle  stlawrencecounty  hamiltoncounty 
4 weeks ago by adirondacks
Expect Traffic Delays in Cascade Pass
"Hikers and others traveling to Lake Placid from the south should be aware that traffic on Route 73 in Cascade Pass will be limited to one lane for most of May due to roadwork. The highway may be closed to all traffic during one weekend."
buzz  adirondacks  essexcounty  highpeaks  hike  transportation  lakeplacid 
4 weeks ago by adirondacks
Listening Post: Coffee or coffin?
MOAR COFF-EE !!
buzz  adirondacks 
4 weeks ago by adirondacks
Mud Season: Adirondack's Fifth Season
"Mud season is typically from Mid April to Memorial Day; its cause is simple."
buzz  adirondacks  hike  highpeaks  weather  snow  ice  rain 
4 weeks ago by adirondacks
A victory for paddlers
"Judge rules that ‘Explorer’ editor did not trespass when he paddled through private property, but the landowners plan to appeal."
buzz  adirondacks  paddle  media  hamiltoncounty  wilderness  politics  newyork 
4 weeks ago by adirondacks
How to fix the APA
"The state needs to do much more to protect shorelines, uplands, and the privately owned backcountry."
buzz  adirondacks  editorial  apa  forestpreserve  conservation  economicdevelopment  politics 
4 weeks ago by adirondacks
Borg over Connors, rail over trail
I also support "No Motorized Vehicles".
buzz  adirondacks  editorial  train  bike  ski  snowmobile 
5 weeks ago by adirondacks
Groups fight what they claim to support
"... they want only certain sorts of wilderness tourism — not snowmobiles with their speed and noise, but hikers and paddlers, who move softly through the woods, preferably wearing moccasins."
buzz  editorial  conservation  economicdevelopment  snowmobile  forestpreserve  apa  dec 
5 weeks ago by adirondacks
A Southern Belle's First Winter
"I had never driven in snow, used a snow brush or had the need to wear so many layers."
buzz  adirondacks  weather  snow  highpeaks 
5 weeks ago by adirondacks
A Bushwhacker's Guide to Bushwhacking.
Introduction
Route planning
Clothing
Gear
Navigation
Overnight whacks
buzz  adirondacks  hike  climb 
5 weeks ago by adirondacks
Turn Your Dream Camp into a Reality (Show)
"Folks who already own a beautiful parcel—one that would be approved for a building permit—and have a true affinity for the Adirondack wild are encouraged to send photos of their site and tell their stories to be considered for the dream cabin."
buzz  adirondacks 
5 weeks ago by adirondacks
1957 Ferry Brochure
"Ship to shore radio on all ferries."
buzz  lakechamplain  heritage  newyork  vermont  transportation 
5 weeks ago by adirondacks
Avalanche Mountain, the Elevator Shaft slide and Algonquin
"The path of least resistance was all I could to to make it through. 45 minutes of this and I was at the bottom of the slides."
buzz  adirondacks  hike  climb  highpeaks  essexcounty 
5 weeks ago by adirondacks
Who’s holding the region hostage?
I still would rather have NO Motorized Vehicles.
buzz  editorial  train  adirondacks  tupperlake  saranaclake 
5 weeks ago by adirondacks
2013 Snirt Run this Saturday
Vrooom.
buzz  adirondacks  lewiscounty  atv  events  economicdevelopment  conservation 
5 weeks ago by adirondacks
9 Marketing Tips From A Writer Who Hates Marketing!
"You've labored to write and edit and self-publish your novel...now what?"
buzz  adirondacks  marketing 
6 weeks ago by adirondacks
Adk farmers market coop re-allows CSA share distribution
This reminds me of the turf-war between the Zetas and Gulf Cartels.
buzz  adirondacks  food  economicdevelopment  politics 
6 weeks ago by adirondacks
A plea to hikers: don’t post-hole
"If you plan to ski Marcy next weekend, be prepared to do a lot of walking below 50-Meter Bridge."
buzz  adirondacks  hike  ski  highpeaks  snow  marcy  essexcounty 
6 weeks ago by adirondacks
Solar Image – 04-06-13
"Sunspots seem relatively quiet, and a geomagnetic storm is only estimated at 15%-20% on April 6-7, so I’m not expecting much, if any, aurora activity to be seen from the low latitudes of the Adirondacks."
buzz  adirondacks  astronomy 
6 weeks ago by adirondacks
Did the EPA put jobs ahead of the environment?
Everyone involved has some kind of angle. #Schumer
buzz  adirondacks  stlawrencecounty  newyork  politics  pollution  economicdevelopment  taxes 
6 weeks ago by adirondacks
Landowners Will Appeal Shingle Shanty Paddling Case
I really have mixed feelings about this case.
buzz  adirondacks  paddle  wilderness  media  hamiltoncounty 
6 weeks ago by adirondacks
Wild Turkeys in the Adirondacks
I have a Wild Turkey leg in the freezer right now. It looks super lean (tough and stringy).
buzz  adirondacks  wildlife  bird 
6 weeks ago by adirondacks
Reaching Adirondack's highest peak is Marcy Madness
"Climbing Marcy isn't really difficult, just very l-o-n-g. It's 7.4 miles from the Adirondack Loj at Heart Lake to the summit. Over that distance, you gain 3,164 vertical feet, with only two fairly short, fairly steep sections. Then, of course, you have turn around and come back down 7.4 miles and 3,164 feet."
buzz  adirondacks  hike  climb  marcy  highpeaks  essexcounty  snowshoe 
6 weeks ago by adirondacks
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