A Tent For Your Dog

Whether camping or visiting friends or family – sometimes you just need a safe haven for your dog or a way to keep your dirty dog out of your tent. Take a look at this great pop-up dog tent from The Dog Outdoors.

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Enthusiasm Runs Deep for Hudson’s 400th Anniversary

By Michael Risinit, The Journal News, LoHud.com, link to original article Organizers from Manhattan to Troy aren’t letting the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage up and down his eponymous river pass without recognition – even if money is short. Planning for the quadricentennial marking Hudson’s exploration, as well as that of Frenchman Samuel de [...]

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Book Review: Guide to Adirondack wildlife is occasionally frustrating

by JOHN ROWEN, Daily Gazette, link to original article “Adirondack Wildlife” is a capably written, sometimes frustrating book that will help fans of nature and the Adirondacks welcome back the warmer weather. The author, James Ryan, is a naturalist and a professor of biology at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. He brings an added level [...]

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NCT in NY

Click here to read the history of the North Country Trail through NY State

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Tips & Tricks – Cut Bicycle Tire

Have you ever had this happen?  You are riding along, happy as a clam, and boom, you blow a tire.  Then you find that the side wall is cut and the tube blew out through the hole.  Of course you don’t have a spare tire with you and there is no one home to come [...]

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Top 5 Walking Shoes

A Brittish perspective, but still some good info: Top 5 Walking Shoes

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Safe Road Biking Tips

Ride with traffic, never, ever against it.  I call riders who do, “body part donors”. Bicycles riders are treated best when they maneuver and act like a motor vehicle. Most bicycle/car crashes occur from the front. Ride safely but not timidly.  Drive your bicycle as if it were a car.

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Women Outdoors – Chapters in Fingers Lakes & Albany

On March 20, women outdoor enthusiasts celebrated not only the first day of spring, but also the rollout of a brand new web site. Women Outdoors, a national, nonprofit organization that promotes leadership, friendship, adventure and enjoyment, created WomenOutdoors.org as a way for women to connect with other women who share their outdoor interests and [...]

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Bike with Your Dog – Safely

Do you have a dog that likes to run – maybe one you can’t even keep up with? Try biking with your dog, safely by using the WalkyDog or the K-9 Bike Jogger. They are bike leash products that allow bike rider and dog to ride/run together in a safe operation for fun and fitness!!  [...]

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New Buffalo River Park Coming

The Buffalo News, link to original article File this under small but welcome news: The Buffalo River is going to get a new park. The small riverfront festival site will offer a good link between the inner, outer harbors. Better yet, the park is in a perfect place—along the riverfront very close to the Cobblestone [...]

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