Joan Collins is a blogger for ROOST (Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism) writing about many topics including birding, hiking, canoeing, camping, and cross country skiing. ROOST hosts many websites covering the Adirondack region. Links to Joan’s 2015 blogs (with lots of photos!) are below by region:
Adirondack Experience
Lovely Views from the Summit of Mud Pond Mountain!
http://www.adirondackexperience.com/blog/2015/09/hike-bike-mud-pond-mountain
Why Birding and How Do I Start?
http://www.adirondackexperience.com/blog/2015/09/why-birding-and-how-do-i-start
Paddling Mud Pond in the Cedarlands Conservation Easement
http://www.adirondackexperience.com/blog/2015/07/paddling-mud-pond-cedarlands-conservation
A Beautiful Weekend for the 11th Annual Adirondack Birding Festival!
http://www.adirondackexperience.com/blog/2015/07/annual-adirondack-birding-festival
It’s Mud Season, and the Birding is Great!
http://www.adirondackexperience.com/blog/2015/04/great-birding-in-mud-season
Spring Skiing in the Round Lake Wilderness Area
http://www.adirondackexperience.com/blog/2015/04/spring-skiing-the-round-lake-wilderness-area
Ski from Inlet to Raquette Lake
http://www.adirondackexperience.com/blog/2015/03/ski-inlet-to-raquette-lake
A Fun Afternoon on the Three-Brook Loop Ski Trail
http://www.adirondackexperience.com/blog/2015/02/fun-xctry-ski-three-brook-loop-trail
One Bird to Look for this Winter
http://www.adirondackexperience.com/blog/2015/01/one-bird-to-look-winter
The Taming of the Shrewd Gray Jay
http://www.adirondackexperience.com/blog/2014/12/taming-the-shrewd-gray-jay
Schroon Lake
Boreal Birding in Newcomb and Minerva
http://www.schroonlakeregion.com/blog/2015/12/boreal-birding-newcomb-minerva
A Boreal Wonderful along the Roosevelt Truck Trail
http://www.schroonlakeregion.com/blog/2015/08/boreal-wonderland-roosevelt-truck-trail
Migration Celebration at the Adirondack Interpretive Center in Newcomb
Ski into the Past at Great Camp Santanoni
http://www.schroonlakeregion.com/blog/2015/01/ski-past-great-camp-santanoni
Saranac Lake
59th Saranac Lake Christmas Bird Count
http://www.saranaclake.com/blog/2015/01/saranac-lake-christmas-bird-count
Early May Wildflowers: A Kaleidoscope of Color
http://www.saranaclake.com/blog/2015/05/early-may-wildflowers-kaleidoscope-color
Tupper Lake
Spring Pond Bog: Beautiful Fall Boreal Birding
http://www.tupperlake.com/blog/2015/11/spring-pond-bog-fall-boreal-birding
Biking and Boreal Birding Massawepie Mire and Beyond
http://www.tupperlake.com/blog/2015/11/biking-boreal-birding-massawepie-mire-beyond
Leaf-Peeping & Birding Low’s Ridge – Upper Dam Trail
http://www.tupperlake.com/blog/2015/10/leaf-peeping-birding-lows-ridge-upper-dam-trail
Massawepie Lake: A Spectacular Canoe-Camping Adventure
http://www.tupperlake.com/blog/2015/09/massawepie-lake-canoe-camping
A Pair of Sandhill Cranes Summering in Tupper Lake!
http://www.tupperlake.com/blog/2015/09/pair-sandhill-cranes-summering-tupper-lake
The Mountaineer Trail: An Enchanting Place along Massawepie Lake!
http://www.tupperlake.com/blog/2015/05/mountaineer-trail-massawepie-lake
Mount Arab: A Fire Tower Peak and Museum!
http://www.tupperlake.com/blog/2015/05/mount-arab-fire-tower-peak-museum
Leonard Pond Trail: A Remote Cross-Country Ski
http://www.tupperlake.com/blog/2015/02/leonard-pond-trail-remote-xctry-ski
Malone
Snow Geese Spectacle!
http://www.visitmalone.com/blog/2015/10/snow-geese-spectacle