At 80 years old, Betty Kellenberger recently became the oldest woman to ever hike the entire Appalachian Trail.

Saranac Lake sits like a perfectly polished gem among New York’s mountain peaks, somehow flying under the radar while its glamorous neighbor Lake Placid gets all the Olympic-sized attention.

You would be remiss to travel to this quaint town without hiking shoes and a camera. Its sweeping views are not only worth ...