Fun on Foot in New York City

Click here for: Fun on Foot in New York, the 2009 runners & walkers guidebook to New York City, helps New Yorkers & visitors run & walk more by leading readers to interesting, enjoyable trails.

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North Brother Island Bird Sanctuary – PBS THirteen Video

North Brother Island lies in the East River, between The Bronx and Queens, just west of Rikers Island and directly under the flight path of departing jets from LaGuardia. It was once the site of Riverside Hospital, a tuberculosis facility later converted to GI housing after WWII. Previously, it was home to the infamous “Typhoid” [...]

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Bicycle Touring

“BICYCLE TOURING HAS much in common with backpacking, kayaking, canoeing, ski touring and mountaineering.  All are forms of self-propelled travel and bring the participant into close contact with the natural world, in both its gentle and harsh moods.”  “Bike Touring” by Raymond Bridge To me, bicycle touring is much simpler than the above because you [...]

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2 Great WNY Hiking Destinations

by Lisa Poppleton, Buffalo Family Recreation Examiner, link to original post The WNY area has some of the most beautiful hiking trails in New York State. Whether your an avid hiker, or just want to get in touch with nature, beauty and wonder, I have 2 perfect gems. The  Erie Canal Heritage Trail scenery is [...]

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The allure of Pillsbury Mountain

Click here to read: The allure of Pillsbury Mountain & see  a slide show

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Lewiston Scenic Trail Questioned

By Mark Scheer, niagara-gazette.com, link to original post Local environmental groups are expressing concerns about plans for the construction of a scenic trail along the Niagara River Gorge in Lewiston. The Niagara Relicensing Environmental Coalition, a group of 11 local environmental organizations, has asked members of the Niagara River Greenway Commission to reconsider their support [...]

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Hunter Mountain via the Spruceton Jeep & Devil’s Path Trails

Click here to read: Hunter Mountain via the Spruceton Jeep & Devil’s Path Trails – Catskill Mountains, NY – 7/16/09

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Canandaigua Outlet Canoe Trip

Canandaigua Outlet Canoe Trip – Manchester to Lyons ~ 30 Miles ~ 1 ½ days June 22-23, 2009 A trip report by Dave Walton This particular adventure gave new meaning to the words ”no turning back” … because the water level was high and moving rapidly. I was surprised at just how little access and [...]

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The Eastern Coyote – The Adirondack’s Large Canid

Click here to read: The Eastern Coyote – The Adirondack’s Large Canid

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Zipping Across the Rain Forest Canopy in Costa Rica

If you posted a comment to my blog over the past 10 days you may have noticed it didn’t get posted until recently. That’s because Rich & I were in Costa Rica. We spent a week doing volunteer work to build facilities for a world peace conference that will occur in September. We worked at [...]

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