ABOUT US
In 2016, the Powers family was on their way from Albany, NY to the adventure of a mountain lifestyle when fate intervened. Everything they owned, including their multiple family businesses, burned to a massive pile of rubble in an eight-alarm fire. When they headed north in their pick-up truck two weeks later, everything they had fit in the back bed: three suitcases, and a laundry basket full of clothes, bathing suits, and beach towels.
What you need to know about Christine & Larry is their life view naturally reframed the fire to be a profound gift with opportunities for freedom, along with real-life experience around detachment and what is really important.
From the ashes, they rose. And erected a tent. A big one. From July through October, Christine, Larry & Gabe lived outside, creating a glamping life that had true comfort because they were living it. As backpackers and campers, they have known outdoor adventure for a long time.
They moved into their hastily renovated tiny cabin only after the first snowflakes flew. The summer of 2017, they put the glamping set-up back up ~ why not? Offering it to friends and family, they quickly realized it was something special. “New Glampshire" was born. The beginning threads of what Asa Adirondack is today were in motion.
Christine and Larry are passionate about creating a refuge for peace, just as they needed it after the fire. This land has a long history including the Iroquois Confederacy and generations of European settlers. Their family is bonded to this beautiful and humble land, having sanctified it with ceremonies and blessings of cleansing and gratitude. Today, and from now forward, it is for you.
Christine, CEO & Founder of Asa and The Philosophers Camp, is a facilitator; modern mystic; and reformed marketing, fundraising, events, and PR executive. She loves comfort and the outdoors, designing interiors that support comfort and rest. Christine is our Chief Meeting Planner, drawing upon decades of experience in this realm. Learn more about Christine.
Larry, Director of Buildings & Grounds for Asa, is a licensed NY State Wilderness Guide, contractor and the master artist of the land. Instead of paintbrushes, his creative tools are skid steers and excavators. He is gifted at creating unique spots that highlight the features making Asa's 100 acres so special.
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Welcome to Asa Adirondack, a sanctuary designed for rest, rejuvenation, and gentle adventure!
- Christine & Larry Powers
The Adirondacks
Asa Adirondack is part of our nation's largest tract of land set aside for preservation and careful development. The Adirondack Park, created by New York State in 1892, includes six million acres and is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Almost half of this land is deemed “forever wild” and owned by the state. Students of history can draw a direct line from the Philosophers Camp of 1858 to the conservation movement leading to the Park's creation. Asa’s founder has drawn deep inspiration from the first Philosophers Camp, resurrecting its model for leaders in our complex world today.
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First Wilderness
Sitting near the base of Eleventh Mountain in the Siamese Ponds Wilderness Area, Asa Adirondack is in the heart of the First Wilderness. This Heritage Corridor of rough and still untamed land includes many of the upper Hudson River communities and is emblematic of the wilderness that so many craved while our nation was being built. It is an active connection to the past, with the people and places still carrying the imprint of a time long ago.
Garnet Lake
Asa Adirondack is in the same neighborhood as pristine Garnet Lake, one of our favorite places to paddle and play. Whether canoeing, picnicking, swimming, or being present with the loons, Garnet is uniquely quiet, as 75% of the lake's land is forever wild forest preserve. In summer, Garnet is a perfect bike ride destination or jaunt from here.
Asa's Land
Asa Adirondack is situated on 100 mountain acres in the Southern Adirondack Mountains of New York, with majestic views of the High Peaks and Gore Ski Mountain, which is a few minutes away. It sits in the heart of the First Wilderness Heritage Corridor.
- Walk easy paths to outstanding views, berry picking, and vintage sights.
- Rest awhile and make a small fire at the Rock Farm, an exquisite meditation spot available year-round.
- Enjoy the two Beaver Ponds that feed babbling Kibby Creek.
- Stay up at least one night after your campfire so you can see the Milky Way arching across the sky.
- Amble up the road past Wild Forest Preserve to the historic Bartman District Red School House.
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.”
~ John Muir
