Some nice videos at the site. View them here.
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Lost Brook Tract
Essays by a guy who bought a tract of woods in the Adirondacks that is only accessible on foot. Read the essays here.
High Peaks Rescues
Don’t travel alone in winter in the High Peaks. Story here on Adirondack Almanack.
Hiker Spends Night on Marcy
Man spends cold night on Marcy after getting separated from his three partners. Here’s the story at Adirondack Explorer.
Cross-Country Skiing
Donald Preuninger and Brian McDonnell have something in common: they both took over cross-country-ski centers before one of the warmest and driest winters in recent memory. But they aren’t complaining about the weather—not too much, anyway. Read about it here.
Adirondack Explorer and Almanack
The two have formed a partnership. Details here.
John Fairfax
He rowed across the Atlantic and Pacific. Here is his New York Times obit.
Utah
The NCMC was represented in Utah in February by Jan, Tom and Jack, who skied at Solitude, Alta and Powder Mountain. Snowfall has been 40 percent below normal, but a storm and some snow showers during the trip made for great skiing, as you can see from the pictures here.
Ecology Project
NCMcer Erin Clark is now working for Ecology Project International in Montana. The non-profit’s vision is to create an ecologically literate society where the world’s youth are empowered to take an active role in conservation. Read about it here.