Spot GPS Locator

“Spot GPS Locator”   is the “OnStar” for outdoor adventurers.  If you are bicycle touring or backpacking and would like a back up communication plan that does not rely on the availability of cell phone coverage; Let me introduce you to the “Spot GPS Locator” We first experienced it on our Panama jungle trek and it [...]

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Ups and downs of the whitewater business in Northern NY

by DAN LADD, Press-Republican, link to original post The big story everywhere in the Adirondacks this spring has been the high water levels and the numerous problems they have caused. Obviously not as serious as issues concerning property damage, the surging water levels have affected recreation as well. Spring trout stocking, while taking place, is [...]

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Emergency Survival Pack Essentials

If you’re planning an outdoor adventure, you’re of course going to need more than a warm coat and good boots. Every outdoor enthusiast should know to bring an emergency survival pack. Here are five basic things every survival pack of any size should include, no matter where you’re going. 1. A knife. A knife is [...]

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The Dangers of Plastic Bags

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Great Lakes Seaway Trail Travel Magazine available on-line

The 2011 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Travel Magazine is now available with editorial stories on wineries, the War of 1812, and enjoying a scenic drive on the 518-mile National Scenic Byway that parallels the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, the Niagara River, and Lake Erie in New York and Pennsylvania. Spectacular photographs; a calendar of [...]

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IMBA and Clif Bar award 10 Trail Preservation Grants including one to LI

By: Cycling News, link to full article IMBA and Clif Bar announced that they are jointly awarding ten US$500 grants to IMBA-affiliated chapters and clubs to fund projects that promote environmental education and inspire conservation in the mountain biking community. Each of the recipients and their respective projects are described below. Concerned Long Island Mountain [...]

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BMTS Celebrates National Bike Month With New Bike Route 11 & 17 Maps

By WBNG News, link to original post Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) In celebration of May as National Bike Month, the Binghamton Metropolitan Transportation Study (BMTS) is announcing that it has produced a new map of its seven signed regional bicycle routes, New York State Bike Routes 11 and 17, as well as greenway walking and [...]

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National Geographic picks Saranac Lake as top adventure town

Click here to read: National Geographic picks Saranac Lake as top adventure town Visit Footprint Press for guidebooks detailing where to enjoy the outdoors around Saranac Lake.

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Aerial Adventure Park at Holiday Valley Ski Resort in Ellicottville

Heating things up in Ellicottville this summer is the brand new Sky High Aerial Adventure Park at Holiday Valley Ski Resort, featuring an Aerial Park and Mountain Coaster. Stretched across a four-acre section of woods, the Aerial Park has eight separate courses of varying degrees of difficulty, each one consisting of a series of platforms [...]

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State parks offer plethora of camping options

RICHARD FROST, Plattsburgh Press Republican Sun, link to original post It’s best to go on the assumption that even with the sputtering beginning to this year’s spring, summer will nonetheless arrive. This is the time of year when my wife and I start taking out the maps and pondering our camping plans. As always, we [...]

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