Warmshowers.org for Bikers

Do you like to meet new people who ride bicycles? I know some avid bikers who are members of an internet organization of bicycle riders and kindred souls who offer a place to sleep and a shower to touring riders.  They have met the most interesting people, the youngest was 19 and the oldest was [...]

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Coyotes made themselves right at home in New York

by Rick Brockway, The Daily Star, link to original article The other night, when temperatures were well below zero and the moon was full, I stood in my backyard while our old yellow lab, Tucker, did his nightly thing. Off in the distance, I heard the beautiful sound of coyotes singing and yodeling as they [...]

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How do I find a hiking partner?

by Deb Stanley, Denver Hiking Examiner, link to original article How do you find a hiking partner? Especially for those times when your friends and/or your significant other isn’t available? How about trying MeetUp.com? Meetup is all about finding people on the internet to spend time with off the internet. They have tons and tons [...]

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Great Horned Owl: Silent, Stealthful & Lethal

by JIM NIGRO, The Batavian, link to original article I haven’t seen our resident Great Horned Owl in some time now. I hear her once in a while, sometimes after taking the dogs out prior to sunrise. Or the crows let us know she’s about with their harassing cacophony. Being Great Horned owls are among [...]

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Find Nature on Cross-country Skis at Bristol Mountain’s Nordic Center

By Emeri Krawczyk, The Buffalo news, link to original article A wise Zen Norwegian once said, “When the going gets cold, the cold don a Nordic sweater and head out into the wilderness to face their fear.” Well, not really, but on a recent 13-degree Saturday, there I was in the middle of the woods, [...]

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Watch for the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid

R. Hopkins from the Cayuga Trails Club is asking all hikers to please keep your eyes open when out on the trail for the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid! You might be able to help save some of our wonderful Hemlock trees. See this page for more information: http://www.cayugatrailsclub.org/trails/HWA.htm

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Best of Friends

Click on this YouTube video to watch some unusual friends.

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Wonders of Winter Waterfalls

You haven’t stashed away your copy of “200 Waterfalls in Central & Western New York” have you? The kayak, paddle, life vest and maybe even the backpack and may be shoved aside to wait out the ravages of winter. But surely you haven’t abandoned thoughts of escaping to the outdoors. Now that the nights are [...]

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Hiking Guide to Stuff Sacks

Hiking Guide to Stuff Sacks

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Genesee River Wilds Project

Click here to read about & get involved in the Genesee River Wilds Project. The project has a solid core of stellar leaders in Allegany County and support from regional officials of relevant state departments in NY. On the PA side, officials at both the state and federal level have expressed their support. Part of [...]

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