It has been a wet spring/summer since my Birdathon adventure in mid-May. These moist conditions make stringing together more than a couple decent days in a row for a bushwhacking trip a definite challenge. By the time July is within sight and the bird nesting season is already long in the tooth, my patience is
Birdathon 2013: Fleeing the Pepperbox Wilderness using an Old Hunters’ Trail
The morning after any Birdathon is fraught with frustration and bitterness, as avian species not observed the previous day suddenly appear, gleefully rubbing my face in the fact they evaded detection. Despite this dread, I woke in early morning after the Birdathon 2013 enjoying the morning chorus near the southwestern corner of Sunshine Pond; luckily,
Central Pepperbox Wilderness Trip Report Day Five: Fleeing the swaying canopy on the hunter’s trail
The following is the third and final part of a report on the fifth and final day of a bushwhacking trip through the interior of the southern portion of the Pepperbox Wilderness. The majority of the trip follows along streams and beaver vlys with the exit from the area following a marked herd path from
Central Pepperbox Trip Teaser
From August 31 to September 4 I took what is most likely my last bushwhacking trip in the Adirondacks for 2010, where I journeyed deep into the heart of the central Pepperbox Wilderness. Although I have explored much of this 22,560-acre wilderness area in the past (e.g. the northwestern Cowboy Beaver Meadow area during Labor
