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Paddling Adirondack NYSDEC Campgrounds
Running | Hiking | Biking | Paddling Triathlon | Skiing | Fitness | Travel FREE! JULY 22,000 CIRCULATION COVERING UPSTATE NEW YORK SINCE 2000 2013 ● KATIE PIEROTTI AND KEN ECKSTROM OF CHATHAM RETURN TO CAMP AFTER A DAY OF EXPLORATION BY CANOE. PHOTO BY RICH MACHA Visit Us on the Web! AdkSports.com Facebook.com/AdirondackSports CONTENTS Paddling Adirondack 1 Kayaking, Canoeing & Paddleboarding NYSDEC Adirondack Campgrounds NYSDEC Campgrounds 3 Running & Walking By Rich Macha Paradox of Long Distance Running lthough my preference is for more primitive wilderness Harris Lake – With its 5.3 miles of shoreline, Harris Lake 5 Around the Region News Briefs camping, sometimes it is more convenient to spend lies north of NY Route 28N in Newcomb. Motors are allowed Aa night or two at a campground with its additional on the lake and you might hear some road noise from the 5 From the Publisher & Editor creature comforts such as rest rooms and showers. Here’s a campground. The south shore has some development plus 6-11 CALENDAR OF EVENTS sampling of some NYSDEC campgrounds in the Adirondacks a very nice town beach. Fishermen would be interested in July to September Things to Do within a two and a half hour drive of Albany and what they northern pike, smallmouth, and largemouth bass. As a pad- might offer the canoeist, kayaker or standup paddleboarder. dler, what appeals to me most here is access to the nearby 13 Bicycling & Mountain Biking Advance reservations (newyorkstateparks.reserveameri- Hudson River. From the east end of the lake a shallow channel Cycling Cooperstown ca.com) are a good idea especially on weekends and around leads to the river where someone with a sense of humor has 15 Athlete Profile holidays. -
Snowshoe Racing Season!
FREE! COVERING DECEMBER UPSTATE NY 2016 SINCE 2000 Snowshoe Racing Season! START OF THE 2015 SARATOGA WINTERFEST 5K SNOWSHOE RACE AT SARATOGA SPA STATE PARK. BRIAN TEAGUE CONTENTS Something Old, Something New first ski areas. There’s also a recreational 2.5K untimed run/walk 1 Running & Walking By Laura Clark for fun. Registration for both events includes a XC ski ticket. The Snowshoe Racing Season! es, Virginia, snow does exist. One thing at least is certain: Upper Hudson Trails Alliance has developed the adjacent trails 3 Cross Country Skiing Ythis winter is bound to be better than last year. And the as well, so there are plenty of options for year-round exploration. It’s a Skinny Ski Thing! Dion Western Mass Athletic Club Snowshoe Series is ready Visit: skireg.com. 5 News Briefs with an exciting lineup of old and new events. The other new series event is theNatural Bridge Snowshoe Unlike April to November running, the snowshoe running on Saturday, February 11. Last year, Adirondack and Capital- 5 From the Publisher & Editor timeframe is brief and intense. Snow is fickle, so folks cram in as Saratoga area runners flocked to Pottersville to enjoy some 6-9 CALENDAR OF EVENTS many races as they can. Consequently, you tend to often see the of the only decent snow to be found. As with many snowshoe December to March 2017 Events same faces. You become friends, form carpools, and gauge your events, stated distances are suggestions only, and this three- to 11 Alpine Skiing & Snowboarding performance by where you stand in the lineup. -
Mid-Winter Events and Deals
FREE! COVERING JANUARY UPSTATE NY 2017 SINCE 2000 Mid-Winter Events and Deals A BRIGHT BLUEBIRD DAY AT GORE MOUNTAIN. GORE CONTENTS By Darryl Caron with the moguls competition at Whiteface and the aerials finals 1 Alpine Skiing & Riding under the lights at the Olympic Jumping Complex. whiteface.com. inter made its first appearance for many of us in the Mid-Winter Events & Deals January 9 through March 13, Monday Night Racing at West Northeast last month, and for those who love the exhil- 3 Cross Country Skiing Warating feel of fresh mountain air, snowy slopes, and the Mountain in Queensbury – Back by popular demand, these are fun, non-competitive race events that skiers, snowboarders and Get Started with XC Skiing thrill of the hill, that was a reminder to get your ski gear out of the basement – if you haven’t already – and hit the slopes! telemarkers of all ages can participate in. No experience is nec- 5 News Briefs January and February are busy months for the ski resorts, essary, the race starts at 7pm, and prizes for categories such as 5 From the Publisher starting with Martin Luther King Jr. weekend – to offering “Best Crash” and “Slowest Run” will be awarded. & Editor many special events and deals – then President’s Week and On February 17, the 12th annual Fire on the Mountain with 6-9 CALENDAR OF EVENTS much more. Audio Starts is at West. Enjoy a night of explosive fun from January to April Events EVENTS 7pm-midnight with live music by the Audio Stars, neon light January 14-15, MLK Holiday Camp at Gore Mountain in competition, fireworks, torchlight parade, and food/drink spe- 11 Snowshoe Hiking North Creek – The two-day camp is a great way for your children, cials. -
High Peaks Wilderness Complex Unit Management Plan
Department of Environmental Conservation Office of Natural Resources - Region 5 High Peaks Wilderness Complex Unit Management Plan Wilderness Management for the High Peaks of the Adirondack Park March 1999 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation George E. Pataki, Governor John P. Cahill, Commissioner HIGH PEAKS UNIT MANAGEMENT PLAN FINAL DRAFT TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ................................................. 1 NEED FOR A PLAN .......................................... 3 MANAGEMENT GOALS ....................................... 4 SECTION I INTRODUCTION TO THE HIGH PEAKS WILDERNESS COMPLEX AREA OVERVIEW ...................................... 7 UNIT DESCRIPTIONS ................................... 7 Ampersand Primitive Area .............................. 7 Johns Brook Primitive Corridor .......................... 8 High Peaks Wilderness ................................ 8 Adirondack Canoe Route ............................... 8 BOUNDARY .......................................... 8 PRIMARY ACCESS ...................................... 9 SECTION II BIOPHYSICAL RESOURCES GEOLOGY ............................................10 SOILS ...............................................11 TERRAIN .............................................13 WATER ..............................................13 WETLANDS ...........................................16 CLIMATE ............................................16 AIR QUALITY .........................................17 OPEN SPACE ..........................................17 VEGETATION -
MSNC 598 Alvin Mclain Collection Inventory List – Box and Individual Folders
MSNC 598 Alvin McLain Collection Inventory List – Box and Individual Folders County 1 Box Red Rock Canyon Bull Frog County Eldorado Valley Eldorado Bull Frog Lost City Churchill County Bird Spring Site Clark County Mirage Lake Mohave Soda Lake Indian Springs Forty Mile Desert Clark Lake Lahontan Eldorado Canyon Lahontan Reservoir Clark 2 Las Vegas Churchill County Las Vegas Fort and Ranch Report Hazen Clark County Wonder Las Vegas Fort Hinds Hot Springs Lahontan Reservoir 2 County 2 Box Lake Lahontan Clark County Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge Churchill Project Shoal Good Springs District Churchill Fallon Las Vegas Mormon Fort Churchill County 2 Moapa Churchill Dead Camel Mountain Nelson Fort Churchill and Sand Springs Toll Clark 3 Road Map Sandy Churchill Dixie Valley Las Vegas Mormon Fort Churchill Nevada City West End Churchill Dixie Valley 2 Las Vegas Mormon Fort Churchill Fairview Weepah Churchill Fallon 2 Steamboat Hot Springs Churchill Fallon NAAS Davis Dam Churchill Middlegate Station Lake Mead Churchill Stillwater Hoover Dam Churchill West Gate Good Springs Las Vegas Mission Maps Clark County Las Vegas Fort Alvin Valley of Fire Las Vegas 2 Spring Mountains Las Vegas Good Springs Rioville Las Vegas Mormon Fort LV Paiute Tribe Southern Paiutes Lagomara Reno Petrology CL Eldorado and Searchlight Lil Burn Cave CL Las Vegas Limestone Caverns Study CL Moapa Valley Mitchell Caverns State Park CL Hidden Valley Mormon Mountains CL Overton Morey Peak Nye County CL Lake Mead Morey Peak Wilderness Area Nye Co CL Potosi General Inventory -
May-July 2011 No
May-july 2011 No. 1103 chepontuc — “Hard place to cross,” Iroquois reference to Glens Falls hepontuc ootnotes C T h e N e w s l e tt e r o f T h e G l e N s f a l l s - s aF r a T o G a C h a p T e r o f T h e a d i r o N d a C k M o u nt a i N C l u b Longest Day of the Year Event It’s so nice outside in June, that we’re trying something new this year with an Outdoor Evening Program! We have orga- nized four or more evening outings to take advantage of the extended daylight on Tuesday, June 21st. You may have to leave work a bit early to John Schneider meet up with the Monument Valley, Utah. group, but hopeful- ly you can join us Program on one of the trips. A true Western adventure! The plan is for the ‘loNGesT day of The trips to end around year eveNT’ Last year Schneider and his wife, Canyon, hikes into the Canyon from the 7 and all meet up Eileen, purchased a motor North Rim, and takes a wheN: eveNiNG, juNe 21 in Shepard Park in raiN daTe: juNe 22 home in Yuma, Arizona, day hike on the more than Lake George around and took two weeks to 800-mile long Arizona 7:30. Bring your whaT: various opTioNs bring it home to Saratoga Program Trail. On a half-day tour own picnic din- Springs. -
March09 Ridge Lines
RIDGE LINES GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB BURLINGTON SECTION www.gmcburlington.org Spring 2009 THERE’S SO MUCH GOING ON FOR GMC MEMBERS THIS SPRING! » Don’t forget the Taylor Series event: Climbing Uganda's Mountains of the Moon. It’s at 7PM, Friday, March 20 in the McCarthy Arts Center Recital Hall at St. Michael's College in Colchester. » Join the crowd at GMC’s Annual Meeting on May 30, 2009. This will be the debut of the brand new Visitor Center in Waterbury. Come and celebrate our spacious, beautiful building and learn about its many “green” features. There will be hikes on Saturday afternoon followed by a special dinner catered by the New England Culinary Institute. After dinner, listen to Dot Helling talk about her Blue Planet 2007 around-the-world run. » Think ahead to July – and plan to party with hikers from all over the country! The Appalachian Trail Conference is having a week-long party to celebrate the Trail’s birthday – and the party is taking place here in Vermont! Many volunteers are needed to make the party a success. See details on page 4 of this newsletter. » Visit the Burlington Section website at www.gmcburlington.org. See page 2 for information about improvements and additions. » Check out new features such as the on-line bulletin e-Blaze on the GMC website www.greenmountainclub.org. This issue of Ridge Lines is extra long. We needed the extra space for reports about all the exciting things that went on in 2008 and previews of an unusually rich schedule of upcoming activities. -
High Peaks Wilderness Complex Proposed Final UMP Amendment
HIGH PEAKS WILDERNESS COMPLEX Including AMPERSAND PRIMITIVE AREA JOHNS BROOK PRIMITIVE AREA TAHAWUS PRIMITIVE AREA MACINTYRE PRIMITIVE AREA and Hiking Trail Portions of the MT. VAN HOEVENBERG INTENSIVE USE AREA Proposed Final Amendment to the 1999 High Peaks Wilderness Complex Unit Management Plan and 2004 Dix Mountain Wilderness Area Unit Management Plan River Area Management Plan for the Opalescent River NYS DEC, REGION 5, DIVISION OF LANDS AND FORESTS PO Box 296, Ray Brook, NY 12977 [email protected] www.dec.ny.gov July 2018 This page intentionally left blank Contents I. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 1 A. Purpose of the Amendment ..................................................................................... 1 B. Planning Area Overview .......................................................................................... 4 C. Public Participation and Planning Process .............................................................. 7 D. General Guidelines and Objectives for Management of the Unit ............................ 9 II. Natural Resources ................................................................................................... 11 A. Soils ...................................................................................................................... 11 B. Topography ........................................................................................................... 11 C. Water Resources ................................................................................................. -
Lake Placid Loppet
FREE! COVERING FEBRUARY UPSTATE NY 2017 SINCE 2000 Lake Placid Loppet START OF THE 2013 LAKE PLACID LOPPET IN LAKE PLACID AT THE OLYMPIC SPORTS COMPLEX AT MT. VAN HOEVENBERG. WHITEFACE LAKE PLACID CONTENTS Lake Placid Nordic Festival and 1 Cross Country Skiing XC Junior National Championships Lake Placid Nordic Fest & Olympic Games, as a way to showcase the Olympic cross country XC Junior National Champs By Mim Frantz trail system and to share with the world the treasures and beauty 3 Alpine Skiing & Riding f you haven’t dusted off and waxed up your Nordic ski gear of Nordic skiing in the Adirondack woodlands. Take Your Skiing to the for the year, now is the time to get out there and enjoy. After However, the Loppet is no walk in the park. The course is 50K Next Level Ia disappointing snowfall last year, Mt. Van Hoevenberg – the (31 miles) long – longer than a marathon – covering challenging 5 News Briefs & Olympic Cross Country venue in Lake Placid is making a tri- terrain where skiers are usually either climbing or descending. In From the Publishers umphant comeback, and has been running since November fact, the course has a vertical ascent of 3,300 feet. That is just over and now with optimal conditions, all 50 kilometers of their trail 100 feet shy of the vertical of Whiteface Mountain. The Loppet 6-9 CALENDAR OF EVENTS system is groomed and ready to enjoy. It is a world-class venue race offers a categories in both classic skiing and freestyle (skate) February to April Events with beginner to advanced terrain. -
April 2010 3
KAYAKING & CANOEING HEALTH & FITNESS 15 IMPROVE YOUR PADDLING SKILLS 21 OPTIONS IN SPORTS EYEWEAR FREE! APRIL 20,000 CIRCULATION CAPITAL REGION • SARATOGA • GLENS FALLS • ADIRONDACKS 2010 SEE YOU AT OUR SUMMERAPRIL 24-25 EXPO! SARATOGA CITY CENTER FREE ADMISSION! ati br ng le e C ASF Visit Us on the Web! PHOTO BY BRIAN TEAGUE AdkSports.com FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CONTENTS ARTICLES & FEATURES 1 Fifth Annual Summer Expo Sports, Health, Fitness & Travel 3 Bicycling Early Summer Benefit/Century Rides 15 Kayaking & Canoeing SUMMER EXPO Improve Your Paddling This Year t’s time to start thinking summer! Don’t miss out on On-water demos will take place all weekend in 19 Swimming Ithe Capital Region’s only outdoor sports, health/ the giant 20-by-30 foot pool, featuring kayaking, Open Water Technique fitness and travel marketplace! canoeing and stand-up paddling clinics. A variety of The fifth anniversary Adirondack Sports & Fitness 21 Health & Fitness seminars will be led by Adirondack Sports & Fitness Summer Expo will be back at the Saratoga Springs magazine contributors and local experts. Topics will Options in Sports Eyewear City Center on Saturday, April 24 from 10am-6pm include running, hiking, biking, triathlon, paddling 22 Hiking & Backpacking and Sunday, April 25 from 10am-5pm, with our larg- and walking. Moose Pond & Wanika Falls est selection of exhibitors ever! Admission is FREE! The 25-foot rock climbing wall from Climb Time 23 Running & Walking The Summer Expo will provide attendees with 120 will challenge the vertical skills of adults and children. exhibits offering a selection of outdoor gear, prod- Focus on Speedwork Delicious, healthy food from Esperanto will be avail- ucts, services and expert advice – plus many cool able such as doughboys, burritos, pizza and more. -
High Peaks Wilderness Complex UMP Amendment July 13, 2018 · Page 2
HIGH PEAKS WILDERNESS COMPLEX Including AMPERSAND PRIMITIVE AREA JOHNS BROOK PRIMITIVE AREA TAHAWUS PRIMITIVE AREA MACINTYRE PRIMITIVE AREA and Hiking Trail Portions of the MT. VAN HOEVENBERG INTENSIVE USE AREA Amendment to the 1999 High Peaks Wilderness Complex Unit Management Plan and 2004 Dix Mountain Wilderness Area Unit Management Plan River Area Management Plan for the Opalescent River NYS DEC, REGION 5, DIVISION OF LANDS AND FORESTS PO Box 296, Ray Brook, NY 12977 [email protected] www.dec.ny.gov July 2018 This page intentionally left blank OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway, 14th Floor, Albany, New York 12233-1010 P: (518) 402-8545 IF: (518) 402-8541 www.dec.ny.gov MEMORANDUM JUL 2 6 2018 TO: The Record FROM: Basil Seggos SUBJECT: High Peaks Wilderness Complex Unit Management Plan Amendment The Amendment to the 1999 High Peaks Wilderness Complex Unit Management Plan has been completed. The Adirondack Park Agency has found the Amendment to be in conformance with the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan. The Amendment is consistent with Environmental Conservation Law, and Department Rules, Regulations and Policies and is hereby approved and adopted. Basil Seggos Commissioner New York State Department of Environmental Conservation This page intentionally left blank wvoRK JEOF Adirondack PORTUNITY. Park Agency SHERMAN CRAIG TERRY MARTINO Chairman Executive Director RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE ADIRONDACK PARK AGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE HIGH PEAKS WILDERNESS COMPLEX UNIT MANAGEMENT