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Moose River Plains: 4 days of exploring (day 3.5)

Date:
Sep 17, 2015
17Sep2015
Author:Spencer Morrissey
Topics:
We had just come off of Indian Lake Mountain - located just over the border into the West Canada Lake Wilderness  - where we enjoyed side trips to Muskrat Pond and Squaw Lake along the way. We now...
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Moose River Plains: 4 Days of Exploring (day 3)

Date:
Sep 16, 2015
16Sep2015
Author:Spencer Morrissey
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The Moose River Plains is by no means a stranger in my life or the life of my hiking partner Jimbo. However, the part that we would explore today was a bit of a reach for us - we were heading out...
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Oktoberfest + Oak Mountain = Oaktoberfest

Date:
Sep 14, 2015
14Sep2015
Author:Michelle Clement
Topics:
It's Simple Math: Question 1: Oak Mountain + Oktoberfest = Oaktoberfest Question 2:  Mountain Biking + German Festival = 1 awesome weekend at Oak Mountain Now Show Your Work: However you write the...
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An Evening Paddle at Mason Lake

Date:
Sep 14, 2015
14Sep2015
Author:Alan Belford
Topics:
A Beautiful Place Mason Lake is a quiet body of water directly along Route 30 - just south of Lewey Lake - which many folks pass on their way through the southern Adirondacks. If they don't stop,...
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Paddling Along the Jessup River - and Battling Beaver Dams While We're at it!

Date:
Sep 13, 2015
13Sep2015
Author:Alan Belford
Topics:
Waiting to Run Free and Explore Since the Jessup River sits on a busy stretch of Route 30, I left Wren in the car while I unloaded the boat and our gear for our paddle last week. Wren patiently...
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Moose River Plains: 4 days of exploring (day 2)

Date:
Sep 09, 2015
09Sep2015
Author:Spencer Morrissey
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This would be a short day out exploring a trail I noticed to be a new addition to the Moose River Plains. I saw this trail on my previous visit to Fawn Lake Mountain and it made me wonder about its...
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If it walks like a moose and talks like a moose, it must be...

Date:
Sep 08, 2015
08Sep2015
Author:Michelle Clement
Topics:
The Elusive Adirondack Moose Weighing in at nearly 1,000 pounds, the moose is a majestic animal that captures the attention and imagination of all ages. From a child who has never seen a moose before...
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Moose River Plains: 4 days of exploring (Day 1)

Date:
Sep 07, 2015
07Sep2015
Author:Spencer Morrissey
Topics:
As you can imagine, four days in the Moose River Plains is only enough time to merely scratch the surface of the possible exploring that can be had there. But on this day I only had a brief amount of...
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5 Excuses to Clear Your Calendar

Date:
Aug 31, 2015
31Aug2015
Author:Michelle Clement
Topics:
It's In the Air... The evenings are starting to get cooler, the smell of the breeze is beginning to change, and the sight of school buses back on roadways are all signs that fall is practically here...
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Mitchell Ponds Mountain-A true treat to the senses

Date:
Aug 31, 2015
31Aug2015
Author:Spencer Morrissey
Topics:
Hiking in the Wilds of the Moose River Plains Can a mountain be delicious? If so, I think Mitchell Ponds Mountain might be a gourmet treat. I mean who knew that this 2400' summit on the outskirts of...
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