Adirondack Rail Trail in a wheelchair

Adirondack Rail Trail in a wheelchair

Anticipation and setbacks Ever since I first heard the railroad would become an accessible trail through the Adirondacks, I imagined something I had rarely been able to count on: moving through wild country in my power chair with a real sense of independence. When the first sections opened, however, I was in bed recovering from a pressure sore, watching from a distance while the trail I had been waiting for began without me. The pressure sore ke…