Excerpts from the journal of Horatio de Beer (our favorite fictional guide character).

March 13. Outside my window it snows. Not very much, but the once barren, brown earth becomes saturated with white swaths. From my porch on Beede Pond, I cannot even perceive Porter Mountain. But there is no reason to stay inside. As I cook myself breakfast, I feel a short jaunt is certainly in order.

Issue three was published in June 1984.

The leaves on the trees have replaced the snow on the ground. As the warmer months arrive, the mountains beckon. This issue is for those people who are interested in exploring the Adirondacks, both hikers and climber alike. While we are concerned directly with local information, we feel it important to expose places where Adirondackers have also traveled.

The main goal of this magazine is to provide interesting and reliable information in an enjoyable and readible context, thus the fictional format of the Gore-tex and hikers articles. They serve to minimize the banality in which technical infornation is often presented. We are extremely interested in publishing outdoor journalism -- short fictional accounts, water sports, fishing, and many other facets of mountain literature. Please feel free to write. See you on top!