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Autumn-Action in the Adirondacks

October 27th, 2010 · 2 Comments · News

The AdirondacksNothing serious in the latest DEC activity report. Sounds like they were busy. Here are the highlights:

  • Various ailments in the High Peaks
  • Falling on Phelps, Ampersand, Snowy, Owl
  • Broken elevator and trapped on Whiteface Summit
  • Missed “Spot Locator” signal results in Search
  • “Rescue” on Mt. Jo
  • Boy Scouts….Not Prepared
  • Lost….near Lost Pond
  • Various other lost hikers and hunters
  • “growing up in the city you never holler back” (uh…ok.)

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Tragedy in the Adirondacks

August 24th, 2010 · No Comments · News

DEC Trail MarkerThe DEC REGION 5 FOREST RANGER JULY AND AUGUST ACTIVITY REPORT just arrived, and while I would normally make semi-jest about some incidents contained, two incidents this Summer make me step-back and appreciate every moment. Here are the highlights, full release after the jump:

  • Hikers underestimate Santanoni Range
  • Mr. Briggs didn’t stay put
  • Boy Scouts got stuck in a cave
  • Trapped on the Trap Dyke
  • No Shoes, No Shirt
  • Late-night odyessy in the Dix Wilderness
  • Lost in the swamp
  • The Governor

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Summer in the Adirondacks

August 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Adirondack Life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWYX8DL69g4

via @robrodriguezjr

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