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43 Summer 2016 LOCALadk Magazine LOCALadk www.mylonglake.com 518-624-3077 for more information Visit us this Summer - towns built for family fun, great activities and events for all. • Guided Hikng • Guided Hikng Trips • Outdoor Rec. • Paddling • Fishing • 2016 Octo-Bear-Fest, Sat Oct 1st • 2016 Authors Night, Tues Aug 9th • 2016 Annual Tent Sale, Aug 11-13th even ts 1142 Main St. Box 247 | Long Lake, NY 12847 1 (800) 952-HOSS (4677) hossscountrycorner.com Adirondack Landmark — Martha Stewart The final natural waterslide on my list of required summer mer- riment can be found on the Big Bear Brook (also known as But- termilk Brook). This is located off River Road in the Hudson River Recreational Area outside the hamlet of Lake Luzerne. Park at the second campsite (#6) and hike ten minutes on a steep, red- blazed trail to reach the Bear Slide. The Bear Slide provides optimal summer thrill on a long, winding slip-and-slide. Ideal for any ability or level of apprehension, each person is free to decide where to enter the sloping rock's flow. I advise starting low on the grade and then, based on comfort, making one's way higher up the seemingly never-ending brown rock chute. The brook twists and turns as it meanders down the mountain- side for more than a quarter of a mile. The ride can be bumpy. There are several chafing and bruising hazards, not the least of which is the shallow basin at the ride's end which could be pain- ful if met at high speed. A boat cushion seat or inner tube – and maybe even a helmet – is advised. The Bear Slide is a great destination for hot weather play – even if the entertainment value is reserved to relaxing at one of sev- eral picnic tables watching others dare the Bear. This year when the hazy, hot days of summer arrive let your re- sponsibilities at home and work slide and tend to your inner child with a river ride on the Bog River Chute, Sliding Rock Slide or the Bear Slide. This summer establish yourself as the "coolest" kid of the Adirondack playground by hitting all three. Dare The Bear (Lake Luzerne) Previous Spread: Picking up speed on the way to the bot- tom of Sliding Rock Falls in Cranberry Lake. Above, Insets: The Bog River Chute provides entertain- ment with or without a tube. Above: The Bear Slide seems to never end.