Adirondack Wilderness Advocates

09/01/2026

Big views from the Giant Mountain Wilderness!

08/26/2026

Drop the name of your favorite wilderness in the comments below ⬇️

Currently there are 20 different wilderness areas in the Adirondacks.

08/20/2026

Summer views from a trailless summit in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness.

08/13/2026

Hog Pond in the Pepperbox Wilderness

08/02/2026

What fun it is to revisit places in Wilderness areas years later! Board Member Janelle Jones hiked to Rock Pond in the High Peaks Wilderness this afternoon. Looking back at archived photos when she got home, Janelle realized her first trip to Rock Pond was almost exactly 12 years ago!
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Top photo: August 3, 2014
Bottom photo: August 2, 2026

07/27/2026

The classification of the Boreas Ponds tract is what originally brought us together as Adirondack Wilderness Advocates. Our argument for wilderness and remoteness was ultimately not as successful as we hoped. As our friend Saikat wrote, a trip to Boreas today does not provide an away-from-roads remote adventure, but it still “offers a quintessential Adirondack experience.”

A visit to Boreas Ponds provides fewer amenities than an expensive stay stay at Elk Lake, but offers a rich wilderness experience.

07/22/2026

Our love for Wilderness doesn’t start and end on the trails to the big, grand highest peaks. We appreciate all wild places, including this magnificent peatland located on the southern boundary of the Pigeon Lake Wilderness.

Explore the short trail to Ferd's Bog in the Pigeon Lake Wilderness in the Adirondacks.

07/15/2026

Today in the Pepperbox Wilderness

07/10/2026

Blue skies ahead!

📍 William C. Whitney Wilderness

07/07/2026

Missing the Adirondacks? We’ve got you covered. Enjoy a peaceful 30 seconds of zen from the Round Lake Wilderness.