September « 2010 « New York Outdoors Blog

Click here to read: Fall Boating Fun I had to laugh when I saw the photo on the top of the article from “Life in the Finger Lakes” Magazine. It was one of the top runners when we were selecting cover photos for our two “Take A Paddle” guidebooks. Click here to see the photos [...]

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Orienteering: A Good Hike Taken To New Levels

Posted in Buffalo, Western NY, tagged Buffalo Orienteering Club on September 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

WGRZ.com, click HERE for VIDEO Mention the sport of Orienteering to most people, and you’ll most likely draw a blank stare. Although the sport is huge in Europe, particularly the Nordic countries, it is little known in the United States. In western New York, the Buffalo Orienteering Club has a small but growing membership, and [...]

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Erie Canal & Rainbow – A photo that will make you smile

Posted in Erie Canal, Humor, nature, Rochester, tagged Pittsford NY on September 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Erie Canal & Rainbow – A photo that will make you smile

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Finger Lakes Trail branches south with new path

Posted in Finger Lakes Trail, Hiking, Long-distance Hiking, Southern Tier, tagged Bath NY, Crystal Hills Trail, Great Eastern Trail, Steuben County on September 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

by Leo Roth, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, link to original post “It was August of 1961 and the bus was on its Sunday night run from Boston to Rochester. Suddenly, there welled up from my sub-conscious the thought: ‘Why not a hiking trail across New York State, south of the Finger Lakes?’” So wrote founder [...]

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Passion for outdoor sport leads Clare Sloat to her 10,000th geocache find

Posted in Western NY, tagged Genesee County, geocaching, Godfrey's Pond, Letchworth State Park, Stafford NY on September 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

By Joanne Beck, Batavia News, link to original post WITH PHOTO Clare Sloat of Stafford, NY says she could talk a lot about geocaching. Just ask her about the sport and she’ll prove it. After her 10,000th find this summer, she’s got the proof for her passion. “I could rattle on all day about geocaching [...]

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