By PETE ZIMOWSKY, McClatchy Newspapers, link to original post Ticks gross you out. So, being prepared to deal with them really helps out. The Ticked Off tool (I think it looks just like a spoon) and the Tick Key are two tools to keep in your daypack this time of the year. They cost less [...]
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Outdoors gear: Tick removers
Posted in Gear, tagged Tick Key, Tickerd Off on March 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Without Limits: Chris Baker’s passion for hiking spreads
Posted in Adventures, Backpacking, Catskills, Hiking, Hudson Valley, Mountaineering, tagged Breakneck Ridge, Denali, Hudson Valley Hikers, Mount Everest, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Rainier, Mt. Hood on March 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
by Nancy Haggerty, Poughkeepsie Journal, link to original post Five feet, 11 inches, 255 pounds. Five feet, 11 inches, 150 pounds. Two different people? No. Well, not exactly. Chris Baker comes from an outdoorsy family but spent his 15- to 25-year-old years “not doing anything but eating.” Now, when not at his Laerdal Medical sales [...]
When No One’s Looking …Trail Cams Capture Wildlife
Posted in Wildlife on March 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When No One’s Looking …Trail Cams Capture Wildlife
Head for the trails in the Hudson Valley to enjoy spring
Posted in Appalachian Trail, Gear, Hiking, Hudson Valley, tagged Minnewaska State Park, Nuclear Lake, West Point Foundry on March 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Head for the trails in the Hudson Valley to enjoy spring
Hiking: Get in gear with new gadgets
Posted in Gear, Hiking on March 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hiking: Get in gear with new gadgets
A Resource for Finding Biking Events across NYS
Posted in Biking, tagged bicycle races, bicycle touring, BikeRide.com on March 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
BikeRide.com lets you search on NY State & find all sorts of biking events.
A Backpacker’s Guide to Smart Personal Hygiene
Posted in Backpacking, Education / skills on March 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A Backpacker’s Guide to Smart Personal Hygiene
Utica area Rayhill Trail extension may be shortened
Posted in Central NY, Trail Building on March 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Utica area Rayhill Trail extension may be shortened
Special Places Along the Finger Lakes Trail
Posted in Catskills, Central NY, Finger Lakes, Finger Lakes Trail, Hiking, tagged Fall foliage in the Catskills, Huckleberry Bog, Mitchellsville Gorge, Shindagin Hollow, Stone Piles, Sweedler Preserve at Lick Brook, Winter on the FLT on March 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Most places on the Finger Lakes Trail are pretty special. But this page highlights some places you might want to make an extra effort to visit. Click here. We at Footprint Press agree. Huckleberry Bog, Sweedler Preserve at Lick Brook, and Shindagin Hollow are three of the many special places you can hike to using [...]
I Love Western NY ….. humor
Posted in Humor on March 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
(author unknown …. may have been Donna Francis) August 1 Moved to our new home in Western New York . It’s so beautiful here. The lake to the north looks so majestic. I can hardly wait to see it snow covered. I’m going to love it here. October 14 New York is definitely the most [...]
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