Since the pandemic, it seems more and more people are hiking the Adirondacks. There are cars parked on the sides of roads and a ton of foot traffic. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has teamed up with Essex County, and the Town of Keene to run a new shuttle system that will take hikers to the base of the Adirondack High Peaks.
If you want to spend the rest of your summer doing some hiking on the Shawangunk Ridge, you should know that the Mohonk Preserve is offering free passes to Ulster County Residents.