Guide to the Great Outdoors 2023
Articles from this Issue

Barefoot Hiking in the Adirondacks
Wynde Kate Reese sets off for a day hike that will take her to the top of Rooster Comb Mountain in Keene Valley. She’...

A Lavender Paradise Nestled in the Champlain Valley
“I love the look of the lavender against the mountains,” says Lindsey Pashow, owner of Adirondack View Lavender. Pash...

Swede Mountain: A Southern Adirondack Fire-Tower Scramble
More than a century after it was erected on top of Swede Mountain, in Hague, the metal fire tower still stands. In it...

Campfire Cobbler
Based on the southern cuppa-cuppa- cuppa-style cobbler, this is my method for making a cake-like dessert when I don’t...

Skills: How to Start a Fire
The science of combustion is enough to make an indifferent student of chemistry’s eyes glaze over, but starting a fir...

Hiking: Panther Mountain
This cyanotype of two gentleman picnicking atop Panther Mountain was captured almost 130 years ago by Grotus Reising...

Hope Valley Farm
Home gardeners embrace optimism each spring. Market growers combine informed aspiration with hard reality. Jeffrey Ru...

Hiking: Mount Adams
Mount Adams is a dazzling but somewhat difficult hike, with a distance and gain in elevation similar to the High Peak...
