Towns and Trails

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Ok, folks, it’s still Way Back Week here at Towns and Trails. And it turns out I lied the other day when I said our Roaring Brook Falls adventure was my first winter trip to the Adirondacks. I had conveniently forgotten about a quick little winter overnight hike we did over Thanksgiving weekend...

Facebook Hoax: 2018 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid? Not Really

The 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid were memorable for so many reasons – the Miracle on Ice, Eric Heiden, Roni and Ronny the Racoons, Chuck Mangione’s Olympic theme… Imagine...

A Classic Adirondack Weekend

Hoo boy. What a weekend! After all the snow we got last week, it was time to get out and enjoy it. Lake Placid was still buzzing with Olympic fervor, fueled by Bill Demong’s...

Quote of the Week – Finis Mitchell

“We don’t stop hiking because we grow old, we grow old because we stop hiking.” - Finis Mitchell Mitchell Peak, Wyoming

Reader Submission: Flight Over the Adirondacks

These photos come from a long time reader, friend of the site, and previous content submitter. This was a day long flight around the Adirondacks in a plane that they own. If...

Happiness Is A New Wood Stove

This is pretty much the mother of all “Happiness Is” posts. Currently, I’m sitting in my new favorite chair next to our new wood stove, drinking coffee and looking...

So Much For My Chair, Part 2

He’s been making himself quite comfortable the last couple of days and I don’t have the heart to move him. Good thing we also have a comfy couch.

Video: Guns in National Parks Parody

Solitude, quiet, beauty… Smith and Wesson. This hasn’t received nearly as much coverage as I thought it would, but a new law permitting firearms in our National Parks...

Snowed In

Finally! This storm delivered. I’m not sure what the total accumulation for the day was, but I do know that our driveway was plowed at 6:30am and when I rolled out of bed...

A Storm’s A Brewin’

Last night on our way out the door to dinner we looked up at the moon and noticed something we’d never seen before – a halo. A big, huge ring around the moon. “Google...