Letchworth Waterfalls in the Rain

Click here to see some beautiful photos of waterfalls in Letchworth State Park in the rain. If you go, be sure to take along a copy of “200 Waterfalls in Central & Western New York – A Finders’ Guide” so you can locate all 23 waterfalls in Letchworth State Park.

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Biking in Albany

Click here to read about Biking in Albany.

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Evaluation of Lightweight Hiking Shoes

Click here to read: Kick the heavyweight habit with these hiking shoes

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Love the outdoors? Central New Yorkers have much to choose from

by David Figura (with additions by Sue Freeman), Syracuase.com, link to original post It doesn’t get much better than autumn in Central New York. Outdoor enthusiasts who hike, camp, cycle, kayak, bird (the list goes on and on) are in their glory. Besides the breathtaking scenery (particularly during the height of fall foliage season), the [...]

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Wawarsing Rail Trail and Nevele?

editorial in Shawangunk Journal by John Nodar, link to original post “I’ve been working on the railroad all the live long day”. That’s a jingle we used to sing in the car on family vacation trips. Well the railroad is gone, the tracks have been removed. What remains is the gravel and dirt. It’s called [...]

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Bike-and-hike trail in the works in Clayton & Cape Vincent

By JAEGUN LEE, Watertown Daily Times, link to original post Clayton is gearing up for another multimillion-dollar project to boost its tourist-driven economy: a 6.2-mile bike-and-hike trail along Route 12E from the village through Cape Vincent. The proposed bike-and-hike trail — in the form of wider shoulders on Route 12E — would run from Bartlett [...]

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Review of the Steripen Water Purifier

>Click here to read a Review of the Steripen Water Purifier

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Schenectady reaches out to cyclists to inspire biking downtown

The Business Review (Albany), link to original article Visitors to downtown Schenectady who show up on two wheels—instead of two feet or four wheels—now have a place to park their bicycles. Bike storage racks have been installed at five downtown parking lots by the Metroplex Development Authority. The racks, which are available free of charge [...]

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Cobblestone Buildings in Greece, NY

Click here to read a blog post of how a visit to Boston inspired a Greece woman to discover the history in her own backyard. (Greece is a suburb of Rochester, NY.)

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Bullitt bike puts cargo space on two wheels

Larry vs Harry via Gadget Lab, link to original post Biking is a great way to get around, especially in cities. The fresh air, the exercise, the lack of greenhouse gasses! The trouble is, there’s basically no storage room on a bike. It’s very difficult to go to the grocery store on your bike, for [...]

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