The noontime sun is high in the cloudless sky. The late summer breeze is still without even a hint of the approaching autumn chill. Instead, it greets the nose with the earthy aromas of basil and rosemary. This year’s harvest waits in neat parallel rows, basking in the remaining days and hours of sunlight until familiar hands come to pluck the fruits — and vegetables — of their labor. Read More

He sleeps in a corner of the dark desolate room. He knows nothing of where he is and the world he once knew is only a distant memory. He peacefully sleeps in his current home unaware of the footsteps slowly creeping up the stairs. Screams pierce his ears as he jolts out of his current state in terror. The small woman screams in hysteria at what she sees. He flies around the room desperately trying to escape. In his haste, he bumps into the screaming woman. Read More

Imagine stumbling upon four islands once luscious green with trees, now ravaged as if they were victims of a wild fire or the epicenter of an atomic bomb. All life is drained in regards to vegetation. Read More

"Islands in the sky."

This popular quote from past president of the Adirondack Forty-Sixers Dr. Edwin Ketchledge, essentially entails the feeling of serenity atop these mammoths of rock and earth.  In some cases one can adventure deep into the heart of the Adirondacks, tens of miles from the road to be fully immersed in nature's purest form. Read More