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By John T. Ryan
Peru resident and Adirondack Life, Press Republican & Peru Gazette contributing photographer Joanne Kennedy is displaying her photos at Zenfolio, a website catering to commercial photographers. While I have seen hundreds of Joanne’s photos, I have a new appreciation for her skills. Take time to view her work at http://joannekennedy.net/

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Joanne Kennedy and Colleen Kaulfuss hiked Bald Mountain and Blueberry Cobble near New Russia on Thursday, May 13th.  We thought our readers might enjoy Joanne’s photos. (Click here)

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By John T. Ryan
On Friday, January 22, 2010 Joanne Kennedy, Colleen Kaulfuss and Jean Ryan left Peru at 6 a.m. for a 12.5 mile hike of Armstrong and Gothics Mountains. They departed the Ausable Club at 7:10 a.m. and returned at 4:10 p.m. Joanne Kennedy forwarded a few photos you might enjoy viewing. (Click here)

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By John T. Ryan
Our favorite hikers Joanne Kennedy, Colleen Kaulfuss, Nancy LaBaff and Jean Ryan made another Sunday hike today. This time they departed the Atmospheric Science Research Center about 7 a.m. and reached the Whiteface Mountain summit about 11 a.m. with several stops for picture taking.  It was an 8.5 mile roundtrip hike with [...]

By John T. Ryan 
At 6 a.m. on Sunday, November 22nd Colleen Kaulfuss and Jean Ryan traveled from Peru to the Cascade-Porter Mountain trailhead between Keene and Lake Placid on Route 73 where they met their friend Nancy LaBaff from Canton. It was a beautiful day with a cloud undercast so when they reached the mountain [...]

While the lower levels of the Adirondacks are still covered with a soft bed of leaves many of the mountain peaks have a soft layer of snow. That’s what Joanne Kennedy, Lori Clark and Clare Dalton found on Saturday, October 17th when they climbed Giant Mountain. They also found many other hikers out to enjoy [...]

 
John T. Ryan
Listening to visitors’ on a recent tour of Plattsburgh’s Champlain Valley Transportation Museum the common remarks heard were , “This place is wonderful!” This place is impressive!” and “They’ve added so much since the first time I visited.” While the museum focuses on the Lozier, the luxurious car manufactured in Plattsburgh over one [...]

By John T. Ryan 
As many of the Gazette’s readers know my wife Jean became an Adirondack “46er” about ten years ago. Jean still hikes when she can. On September 25th Jean and a group of fellow hikers hiked the Jay Range. The hike began not far from Keene Valley. Colleen Kaulfuss was one of the [...]

By Adele Douglas
Ausable Marsh is one of my favorite places to walk and it’s only five minutes away.  Near Ausable Point Campground, the Ausable Marsh State Wildlife Management Area provides a fairly unique walking experience with a trail on a causeway and lovely views on all sides.  The causeway runs for about two-thirds of a [...]

By Adele Douglas
On Monday, August, 31st, I drove to St. Albans, Vermont with my daughter and her friend to bike a small section of the Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail.  The trip from Peru to St. Albans took about 1.5 hours.  We took the ferry from Cumberland Head and then route I-89 to St Albans.

by Jean Ryan
Nancy LaBaff from Canton, Colleen Kaulfuss from Cadyville, Diana Lavery from Plattsburgh, Lori Clark from Peru and I hiked two Adirondack high peaks, Whiteface and Esther Mountains, from the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, in Wilmington, on Saturday, March 21. Though most evidence of winter is gone in the Peru area, the trail at [...]

By Jean Ryan 
A climb of Gothics and Armstrong Mountains, two of the Adirondack High Peaks, was on my list of mountains to summit during the winter season. On Monday morning, March 16th, I met up with three other hikers at the hikers’ parking lot at the AuSable Club outside of Keene Valley. One of the [...]

By John T. Ryan

In August, 2008 Lori Clark and a group of friends climbed Africa’s Kilimanjaro.  Now Lori has completed another goal.  Already, an “Adirondack 46er” she became a  “Winter 46er” when she reached the summit of Basin Mountain. She has climbed all the Adirondack High Peaks during the winter months.  While Lori says she thrilled [...]