Adirondack Explorer

Fresh look

On Jan. 4 an Instagram post by @NYS-DEC caught my eye. It features a video of a forest ranger seated within what appears to be his living room. Draped over a beautiful wood railing behind him, is this amazing flag, combining the Buffalo Bills and the Grateful Dead logos.

In the video, ranger Jamison Martin calmly recounts the rescue of a two-time-46er from Saratoga County. Identified by the Associated Press as Hope Lloyd, 46, the victim had fallen some 100 feet near the summit of South Dix Mountain around

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