Adirondack Trail Information & Photos

Tim Lenahan passed along one of his favorite sites: AdirondackJourney.com It contains a lot of trail information about hiking in the Adirondacks, including trail descriptions and even photos!

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New Park Coming to Fayetteville

by Elizabeth Doran/ The Post-Standard , Link to original article with photos & video After three decades of discussion and planning, work will begin  fall 2009 on a new village park in Fayetteville. The first phase of the park development will cost about $500,000, and the village has secured a grant in that amount from [...]

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Trail Gives Tour of Ridge in Adirondacks

Click here for Alan Wechsler’s article about a challenging loop trail called Nun-Da-Ga-O Ridge: Trail gives tour of ridge in Adirondacks

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Letchworth State Park – The Nature

Click here to take a pictorial walk through Letchworth State Park with Nature Woman.

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The Old Erie Canal Towpath

The Erie Canal Towpath is is 36-mile portion of the Old Erie Canal that runs east of Syracuse. The path is intended for hikers and bikers and the surrounding lands are good for fishing and canoeing. The Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum, the Erie Canal Village, and the Canastota Canal Town Museum are all involved [...]

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Carpenter Falls

Click here to see photos & read about the visit Jen & her greyhounds made to Carpenter Falls. Spring time is a great time to visit this wonderful waterfall as spring snow melt and spring rains combine to plummet off the caprock. It’s one of the many waterfalls mapped & described in “200 Waterfalls in [...]

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Wonderful Resource for Keeping Kids Active in Western NY

Keeping kids active and connected to the world around them can be a challenge for parents. Parents in the greater Rochester area have a valuable resource in a web site published by Debra Ross called KidsOutand About.com. Check it out – then sign up for the weekly newsletter.

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Beautiful Waterfalls of Treman State Park

Click here to take a pictorial walk past the waterfalls of Robert Treman State Park. Treman is a great place to explore waterfalls – and, there are lots of additional waterfalls nearby. To have a fun adventure exploring waterfalls, pick up the guidebook “200 Waterfalls in Central & Western New York – A Finders’ Guide” [...]

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Open Space Institute Donates 18 Acres to Black Rock Forest Consortium

The Open Space Institute (OSI) announced the donation of 18 acres of forestland brimming with old growth hemlock trees to Black Rock Forest Consortium. OSI is making the donation of 14-plus acres on Sackett Ridge and a 3.6-acre conservation easement on the grounds of Storm King School to honor the 20th anniversary of Black Rock [...]

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New GOLITE® Footwear

I wish there was somewhere I could try these new boots on. I’m always searching for lightweight hiking boots that are high enough to give some ankle support to my wobbly ankles. These sound like just the ticket, but I’ve learned from experience that the only way to judge a hiking boot is to try [...]

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