It began snowing when I reached Elizabethtown, about 20 miles east of Lake Placid. This marked my fifth winter trip to the ...

The Adirondack Mountains in Upstate New York are blanketed with six million acres of forestland surrounding rocky mountain ...

Ready to get out on and do some spring hiking? Here are five trails in the Adirondacks from our Explorer writers in recent months ...

As winter's icy grip loosens, Cayuga County awakens to the gentle embrace of spring. The transition from snow-laden ...

This lake by North Cascades National Park is the perfect place for adventures from kayaking to scenic hikes. Here's why it's a must-visit for outdoor lovers.

Thaw, freeze, thaw. Rain, snow, rain — possibly with a dabble of sunshine sprinkled in between, if luck allows. After a hearty winter, shoulder season is once again in full swing, or perhaps more ...

There was little to slow or stop water rushing off all of the village of Lake Placid’s hard surfaces, collecting debris, sediment and road salt along the way. The lake’s watershed mirrored conditions ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Zhen Yin, of China, slides during his second run at the skeleton world championships, Thursday, March 6 ...

This week is a VL-Pino: Visiting Lake Placid in name only ... extremely familiar with High Peaks trails (d) for this time of year, versed in winter hiking — including having all of necessary gear and ...

The World Championships, which kicked off on Wednesday with an Opening Ceremony at the Olympic Center, has been staged in Lake Placid nine times over the years. The most recent was in 2012. Skeleton ...

After earning absolute power over Japan’s feuding factions, Tokugawa Ieyasu became the island nation’s first shogun, and in the early 17th century he consolidated his political control in Edo ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Vladyslav Heraskevych, a Ukrainian skeleton athlete, shares the challenges of competing at Lake Placid amid ...