Flora and Fauna around Allegany State Park

Here’s a blog called Mon@rch, which is a birder and naturalist that blogs about the flora and fauna around Allegany State Park.

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Prospects for Albany area bridge repair linked to rail-trail project

By CATHY WOODRUFF, TimesUnion.com, link to original article Q: Why hasn’t the bridge that goes over Route 85 near the Tollgate Ice Cream store been taken down by now? It is in awful shape, and I really worry that one day it will crumble even more and fall on me. I’ve also seen many trucks [...]

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Rochester Area, Lock 32 Whitewater Kayak Park gets upgrade

by Nicole Lee • Democrat & Chronicle, link to origi8nal article Staff members at the Lock 32 Whitewater Park on Clover Street in Pittsford are looking forward to more teaching space for the children and adults who will take classes this season. A 24-foot by 36-foot modular unit — a structure that can accommodate up [...]

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The Lamprey Eel

Lamprey Eels  inhabit all of the Great Lakes and the Finger Lakes as well, and many rivers and tributaries thereof. Click here to read about this invasive species.

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Hiking Gull Bay Preserve

Click here to read Matt’s review of a hike in Gull Bay Preserve, owned by the Lake George Land Conservancy. Click here for the Gull Bay Preserve web site. For other hikes in the Lake George region, pick up a copy of the guidebook “25 Short Hikes & Interesting Walks in the Lake George, NY [...]

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New Mountain Bike Trails in West Chazy, NY

Paul Maggy of West Chazy, NY (northeast of the Adirondacks)  thinks mountain biking is a destination sport. He believes that if you build trails that people want to come and ride. So, he’s building a mountain biking ranch – even in these hard economic times. The mountain biking ranch will have beginner trails, intermediate trails, [...]

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Animals of Western New York

Here’s a neat site I found where you can learn about local animals, including mammals, amphibians, birds & reptiles.

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New York Letterbox Hiking Challenge Patch

Letterbox Hiking Callenge?? What’s letterboxing? I had heard of geocaching but what is letterboxing? According to the letterboxing.org web site, “LETTERBOXING is an intriguing pastime combining navigational skills and rubber stamp artistry in a charming “treasure hunt” style outdoor quest.” Now you can have a goal – work toward earning a patch for your letterboxing [...]

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Caught in the Rain while Biking

While I try to never ever start  a ride in the rain… I am sure that you all know it is easy to get caught by rain while you are out.  Always remember and consider the threat of hypothermia.  If you ride in the rain, YOU ARE GOING TO GET WET! (get over it) Just [...]

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Free NY State Topo Map for GPS

Thanks to Don McClimans via Finger Lakes Trail email list for this information: There is now a FREE NY state topo map that you can download to your Garmin GPS. It’s called “Trip & Waypoint Manager” and comes free on a CD with every Garmin handheld GPS. The direct link to the latest map is [...]

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