At first glance, Step Mother Nature looks like it could have been plucked from any downtown in the Adirondacks. The building dates back to the 1870s and has been carefully restored, with classic red wooden siding and light yellow trim. But look more closely, and...
On April 30, after 26 years as a forest ranger, Rob Praczkajlo retired. He’s having a hard time with it. You live rangering. Dispatch calls on a blizzardy night and you roll out of bed, ready to hike miles to find a lost hiker in armpit-deep snow on Marcy. A...
The Sacandaga River and its tributaries are strung with so many tumbling, bubbling stretches that strolls along these picturesque waterways make irresistible outings. The region is so waterfall-rich that leapfrogging from one cascade to the next can feel like the best...
Lost hikers, splintered bones and wildfires—a forest ranger reflects on more than two decades of coming to the rescue. Plus the oldest tavern in the Adirondacks, a trip through James Bond’s Lake George, and new energy in Schroon Lake.
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