Guide to the Great Outdoors 2019
Articles in this Issue

Little Peak
Colden is cliffy. Algonquin is steep. Marcy is the biggest of big girls. Gothics is the gnarliest of gnarly boys. And...

Light the Tower
honor fire towers and observers by lighting the towers’ cabs at 9 p.m. on September 1. (St. Regis and Stillwater fire...

Mother of a Hike
I’m the kind of hiker who needs a reward for my efforts, typically a bald mountaintop or a fire tower with a grand vi...

Turn, Turn, Turn
I could feel the excitement grow as my dad and I stepped out of the car and we made our way down to the riverbank. Mu...

Tramping the East
Here are four of the 140 destinations in Eastern Trails, the Adirondack Mountain Club guidebook I author. Over five e...

Peaks and Valleys
"The burgeoning interest in backpacking, camping, and climbing has greatly increased pressure on mountain-tops, trail...
