Recent Adirondack search & rescue highlights
The following is an account of recent search and rescue missions performed by forest rangers in New York’s...
Hiking/Camping
Bite from tick can turn you into a vegetarian
As if you needed any more reasons to hate ticks, now a certain type of the detestable bug...
Scott Jurek responds to Baxter criticism
Ultrarunner and newly-crowned Appalachian Trail thru-hike speed record holder Scott Jurek recently responded to criticism from Baxter State...
Popular bushwhack to Mount Marcy closed
Officials in New York’s Adirondack State Park have closed a popular bushwhack route from Gray Peak to Mount...
Bear concerns close campsites near Vermont’s Camel’s Hump
The Green Mountain Club has issued a warning to hikers about an “increasingly brazen” bear around Vermont’s Camel’s...
Baxter officials rip Scott Jurek spectacle atop Katahdin
The scene atop Katahdin on Sunday was one of jubilation as ultrarunner Scott Jurek completed his record-breaking thru-hike...
Vermont to dedicate Sentinel Rock State Park
Tomorrow, on Saturday, July 11, Vermont State Parks will host the dedication of Sentinel Rock State Park. The...
Help needed for Monadnock trails
Volunteers are needed to help restore degraded hiking trails on New Hampshire’s Mount Monadnock. The Tenth Annual Monadnock...
Stranded & injured hikers keep ADK rangers busy over July 4th holiday
Forest rangers in New York’s Adirondack State Park were kept busy with a number of search and rescue...
Injured New York hiker rescued by helicopter
A hiker who was injured in a fall at Hudson Highlands State Park in New York on Sunday...