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Erie Canal Improvements Weedsport to Port Byron – locals want more

Posted in Central NY, Erie Canal, Trail Building, tagged Cayuga County on July 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »

CNYcentral.com, Click here for video. A section of the Erie Canal through Cayuga County is about to be redeveloped, but some neighbors say a large portion of the historic waterway is being overlooked. Next week, the Cayuga County Legislature is expected to vote on a bill to turn over a four mile stretch of the [...]

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Gone Hikin’: Pictorial Tour of Slide Mountain and Giant Ledge, Catskill Forest Preserve, NY

Posted in Catskills, Hiking on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Gone Hikin’: Slide Mountain and Giant Ledge, Catskill Forest Preserve, NY

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Input Needed on Creation of Long Island Water Trail

Posted in Long Island, Paddling, Trail Building, tagged blueway trail, North Hempstead, North Hempstead Blueway Trail on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

TONH Seeks Input on Creation of Water Trail

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Draftmaster Bicycle Racks

Posted in Biking, Gear on July 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

With the Draftmaster, bicycles ride in the draft of the car and add very little drag. They are extremely well constructed. “Built in America” and a great value for the money. They can be configured to haul up to 5 bicycles and will take long wheel base recumbents and tandems. Friends drove between NY & [...]

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Jay and Shannon’s Long Kayak Adventure

Posted in Adventures, Erie Canal, Hudson River, Kayaking, Lake Erie on July 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Click here to see info on this long voyage: Paddling from Hamburg, Michigan to Avon by the Sea, New Jersey via the Huron River, Lake Erie, the Erie Canal, the Hudson River, NY Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Long Rivers to Paddle in the Central NY & the Southern Tier

Posted in Canoeing, Central NY, Finger Lakes, Kayaking, Paddling, Southern Tier, tagged Cohocton River, East Branch Tioughnioga River, Otselic River, Tioughnioga River on July 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

By Sue Freeman Are you aching to dip that paddle in a stream and cover some ground? You’re in luck in the Finger Lakes region. The rivers here aren’t wide, deep, fast moving behemoths that the term “river” may conger in your mind. They are significant waterways but the shores are close by and the [...]

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Hiking With Kids In The Adirondacks

Posted in Adirondacks, Hiking, Kid's Activities on July 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Hiking With Kids In The Adirondacks

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New York State Mountain Bike Trails

Posted in Adirondacks, Finger Lakes, Mountain Biking, Northern NY, Rochester on July 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Click here to read New York State Mountain Bike Trails For other options, try these guidebooks: Take Your Bike – Family Rides in the Rochester Area Take Your Bike – Family Rides in New York’s Finger Lakes Region Take Your Bike – Family Rides in the Finger Lakes & Genesee Valley Region 25 Interesting Bicycle [...]

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Are Deer Flies Bugging You?

Posted in Education / skills, Gear, Wildlife, tagged Buffs, Bye-Bye Blackfly, camphor oil, cedar oils, Citronella, DEET, permethrin, Sawyer’s Broad Spectrum Composite Spray, Sawyer’s DEET Plus Insect Repellent, Tred-Not Deer Fly Patches on July 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Recently on the FLT email list a discussion ensued about how to fend off deer flies. Alex Gonzalez asked for ideas about how to thwart them since deer flies are “so numerous and ferocious — relentless really” this year. He lamented, “It’s too hot to wear even lightweight head nets. You can’t outrun them: they [...]

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