SPORTS + RACING

SLAH: 7 Adirondack Hikes for Any Occasion

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the first Adirondack 46er ascents, our resident 46er provides her recommendations for hiking in the High Peaks.

By Natalie Moore

July 14, 2025

For me, this week was all about ringing in the Saratoga season with drinks at Familiar Creature on Wednesday, New York City Ballet’s Coppélia at SPAC on Thursday, and opening weekend at the track later today. But in what seems like another life—one in which my knees still had most of their cartilage and I didn’t know the difference between a trifecta and a superfecta—early July marked the start of a different season for me: hiking season. By July, the snow had melted at even the highest of elevations, the swarms of black flies had subsided, and volleyball season (which occupied my weekends and ultimately wrecked my knees) was over.

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Natalie Moore

Natalie Moore is the editor of Saratoga Living and Capital Region Living magazines. A native of Ballston Lake, she began her career as an editorial intern at Saratoga Living, and, essentially, never left. In addition to overseeing the creation of the print magazines, she is the main contributor to Saratoga Living After Hours, a Substack newsletter that covers the Spa City’s social scene. In an alternate reality, she is a professional pickleball player.