
In his seminal 1869 book, Adventures in the Wilderness, William H. H. Murray is less than enamored with the southern Adirondacks. He calls the area “the least interesting portion of the Adirondacks. It is the lowland district, comparatively tame and uninviting.”
We lowland residents would not agree.
Is the Adirondack High Peaks region less appealing because the Rocky Mountains are higher? Do the waterbodies of the area suffer in comparison to the Boundary Waters of Minnesota? Do the splendid attractions of the High Peaks render the remainder of the Adirondack Park irrelevant?
A winter walk
“Let’s go for a walk before the snow gets too deep.”
“How about Nine Corner Lake?”
“Gotta get there first. We’re out before the plows.”
“Should we turn back?”
“Nawwww. It’s only a few inches.”
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