hiking

A few hours from Utica is a place where you can hike past 12 scenic waterfalls and swim beneath one in a stream fed pool.

It is hiking season again, well, for those of us who only hike in warmer weather, and we have some excellent trails to walk in the Capital Region. The most apparent hike is in the Adirondacks, making the 180-mile trails from Fonda to Malone...

When you're told not to go enjoy the great outdoors, there has to be a reason for it... Right?

This is the last thing you would expect to find while hiking the woods of New York State.

Climbing Mount Everest isn't easy. Chances are roughly 1 in 10 that you will die.

Taking a nice hike in the Adirondacks can be relaxing until something goes wrong. From an unlucky few, at least some New York Forest Rangers were there to help.

It took a Conservation Officer ten days to track down a bear with a bird feeder stuck on its head.

While most of us were grilling and chilling on the Fourth of July, New York Forest Rangers, assistants, climbers and a helicopter were needed to rescue an injured hiker near Lake Placid. Wilderness rescues aren't uncommon in the world of New York Forest Rangers. A t...

Before you throw up your arms in disgust, hear me out. There are several things that are staples in Central and Upstate New York - halfmoons, greens and tomato pie, hiking and camping the Adirondacks, cheering on the Orangemen, running the Boilermaker. Everyone rants and raves about it all; how great the food tastes or how fun the great outdoors is.

Rescuers have to ascend and descend the Adirondacks highest peaks in three feet of snow and ice.

We have bad news if your Mother's Day tradition is to go to Trenton Falls for a hike and a picnic with family, as they will be closed to the public again this year.

The new project will include building 150 campsites, new multi-use trails, nearly 3 miles of road, a new pavilion at Prices Point, a hand-carry boat launch, and other campground infrastructure.