Snowshoe up Harvey Mountain

By ALAN WECHSLER, TimesUnion.com, link to original article My friend Mike was running two hours late — excessive even by his loose standards of punctuality. Fortunately, our destination for this lazy Sunday afternoon was a mountain climb that didn’t require a pre-dawn “alpine start.” Or, for that matter, even a noon start. Harvey Mountain is [...]

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We Love Our Packas

Each year in the fall, we head to a gathering of long-distance hikers sponsored by ALDHA (Appalachian Long Distance Hiker’s Association) to visit with like-minded souls, attend workshops on backpacking, watch slide shows about long-distance trails around the globe and to shop for the latest in lightweight gear. Long-distance hikers are an innovative lot. They [...]

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NYSDOT Long Island Bikeway & Trailways Map Now Available

Free copies of the new New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Long Island Bikeways and Trailways Map are now available to the public. This comprehensive bicycle and pedestrian map, produced by NYSDOT Region 10, Long Island, provides information about the hundreds of miles of biking and walking facilities throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties, as [...]

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Rochester Trail Riders

Rochester Trail Riders: a web site for horse lovers in the Greater Rochester area.

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Road Map Shows the Way for Bikes

By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press (reprinted from NYBC December E-news) At first glance, everything seems out of place on the map of a new interstate road system taking shape across the nation. Interstate 95 runs down the stunning sweep of the Pacific Coast, not the congested blandness of the Eastern Seaboard. Route 1 meanders along [...]

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Cross Country Skiing Provides Outdoor Fun For All in Central NY

By LEO MALONEY, Oneida Daily Dispatch, link to original article The morning sun glistened off crystals of new fallen snow which partially covered the tracks of deer, last weekend’s skiers, or other visitors to the winter landscape. The occasional squeak of cross country skis on the snow was the only sound breaking the silence. Despite [...]

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Adventure Trips on the Erie Canal

Experience the Erie Canal via canoe or kayak, on day trips or overnight adventures with Erie Canal Boat Company, Inc.

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Geology 101

Have you noticed any rocks while out hiking trails? Perhaps high in the Adirondacks or Catskills, if not near your home. In order to make sure you’re well informed and can speak intelligently, here are some rock-related sentences to use when hiking: -That’s gneiss. (pronounced “nice.”) -Don’t take it for granite. -It’s boulder of you [...]

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Bikebins plastic bike panniers

Bikebins: rigid plastic bike panniers that are made from recycled polyethylene plastic. They unattach from the rack & can be used as a briefcase to carry stuff you need after commuting to work on your bike, as a container when you bike to the grocery store to shop, or as a cooler when you bike [...]

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X-Ski in the Finger Lakes

This Google My Map shows dozens of cross-country skiing spots across the Finger Lakes area in New York State. The map includes photos, prices, trail guides, websites and directions.

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