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Adirondack Holiday

September 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Destination Marketing

This is amazing stuff. Narrated by Lowell Thomas.

(via The very eclectic EJForbes.com)

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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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Lost, Hungry, and Injured – Let’s go Hiking!

June 23rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · News

The latest DEC Forest Ranger Activity Report just arrived, and there’s a distinct pattern to the incidents.  Here are some highlights, full release after the jump:

  • Hiking with a group of friends and reportedly had had nothing to eat or drink all day.
  • 60 year old male from Canada whose eye had been impaled by a tree branch.
  • Seizure from potential dehydration
  • Fishing buddies “abandon” friend
  • “pale and dizzy” – reportedly had been drinking water but had not eaten all day.
  • Lost with kids
  • More abandoned hiking friends
  • No flashlights

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