Use an Umbrella While Backpacking?

Click here to read a wonderfully written analysis of the pros & cons of using an umbrella while backpacking: Walking between the rain drops – Umbrellas in backpacking

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First TransPanama Thru-hike Completed

On the 23rd of September, 2011 at 5:30 PM history was made. Rick Morales completed the first thru-hike border to border across Panama on the TransPanama Trail. Rick and his team arrived at the border with Costa Rica, having started on the border with Columbia on June 26th.  Click here to see a map of [...]

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Take A Pictorial Hike in Hudson Highlands State Park, NY

Hudson Highlands State Park, NY: Wilkinson Trail to Sugarloaf Mountain, South Beacon, Sunset Point

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Trail link (connecting Ontario Pathways to Auburn Trail) provides recreation and tourism potential

by JACK HALEY | MESSENGER POST,. link to original post Ontario County’s communities demonstrated great vision years ago when they embarked on plans to redevelop abandoned railroad lines into paths for biking, walking and winter activities. In Victor and Farmington, the old Auburn Trail is a well-used path that connects Ontario County to one of [...]

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Decisions made on Portage Trail along Chemung River

by: Rebecca Solomon, WETM, link to original post Elmira City Officials have rejected bids they say are too expensive to construct the Chase-Hibbard Dam Portage Trail.  Officials say they’ve budgeted around $40,000 for the project. The portage would allow you to safely enjoy the Chemung River without worrying about getting over the dam.  Mayor John [...]

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Ultralight Backpacking Videos

The lighter your load, the more enjoyable your backpacking experience will be. Click here for videos to help you become ultralight.  Happy Trails… There are backpacking trails in Central & Western New York as well as in the Adirondacks and Catskills. For only $0.99 you can download a pdf e-booklet describing where to backpack in [...]

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Salisbury-Dolgeville Greenway being built in Dolgeville NY

By Rob Juteau, GateHouse News Service, link to original post with photo The village of Dolgeville is putting grant moneys it received from Herkimer County HealthNet to use by developing a section of the long-planned Salisbury-Dolgeville Greenway. The village is using the $11,950 it received earlier this summer to create a bicycle and pedestrian trail [...]

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Thompson-Mazzarella Park Trail Volunteer Workdays for Oct. in Rhinebeck NY

Here is a schedule of upcoming volunteer workdays.  Please check the Town of Rhinebeck Website, or the Winnakee Land Trust Website, for more information.  Call the number below for day-of information if you intend on participating.  In preparation, volunteers should bring a hat and gloves, and gardening implements like gravel rakes, loppers, leaf rakes, and [...]

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Walking the Erie Canal Trail from Camillus to Warners (with photos)

Walking the Erie Canal Trail from Camillus to Warners (with photos) Note, this is one of the many walks/bike rides you can enjoy in the area using the guidebook “Take Your Bike – Family Rides in New York’s Finger Lakes Region.”

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New John Dillon Park at Long Lake – wheelchair accessible trails & camping lean-to’s for a wilderness experience for all

John Dillon Park is a fully accessible (wheelchairs & strollers) wilderness facility located in the beautiful Adirondacks of northern New York. They provide fully accessible trails, lean-to’s and other services to accommodate all types of disabilities. Plan a trip to the park and see how the team of Paul Smith College and International Paper have [...]

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