Video: Bike in NYC Yes or No?

As they get ready to launch a new bike share program in NYC from Alta Bicycle Share, BreakThru Radio went around asking New Yorkers how they get to work. With all the bikes locked up around town, they wanted to know who rides a bike, why they do or don’t, and if they’d consider riding [...]

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Sterling Forest State Park expanded

462 acres of state park land has been added along the Appalachian Trail in Sterling Forest State Park. This strategic preservation enhances the Appalachian Trail corridor and view shed by creating a protected land buffer along the northern edge of Sterling Forest. It also expands outdoor recreational opportunities for residents of the New York metropolitan [...]

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Trail Name Etymology – Nationality Themed Loops along the Finger Lakes Trail

Build and maintain a trail and you can choose what to name it. Several branch loops off the Finger Lakes Trail map M19 are named for nationalities. There’s a Spanish Loop, a Swedish Loop, and a Lithuanian Loop Trail. The Lithuanian Loop is south of Virgil off Babcock Hollow Road. It was named after the [...]

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Cool New Google Maps Feature Lets You ‘Helicopter’ Preview Routes

Google Maps now includes a cool new feature that lets you preview a route with a 3D bird’s eye animation, whether you’re driving, walking, biking, or using mass transit. Click here to find out how.

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High adventure in the hills of Western New York

by Neil McKay, Toronto Star, link to original post Checking out the fall foliage is a great way to spend the weekend, but if sitting in a car and staring out the window leaves you pining for a little more action, here’s an alternative. Holiday Valley, a ski resort popular with Canadians an hour south [...]

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Fall in Adirondacks, a Get Outside Guide

By Melissa Guay, PostStar, link to original post The colors are changing, the temperature is dropping, and the weather is just perfect to grab a sweater and take part in the best of what the season has to offer. Here’s your guide to getting outside in the Adirondacks this fall, and reap the benefits to [...]

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Long Path a deceptively tough, historic trail

by Ralph Ferrusi , Poughkeepsie Journal, link to original post and SLIDE SHOW Hike name: Long Path, Route 6 to Howell Mountain. Location: Harriman State Park. Length: About 5 miles round-trip. Rating: Some cruisin’, some a killer. Some flat, some steep. Dogs: Fido might not be too happy on some of the steeps, and with [...]

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Watch out for the Cliff Trail at Clark Reservation State Park

Click here to read: Watch out for the Cliff Trail at Clark Reservation State Park For other hikes south of Syracuse, pick up a copy of the guidebook “Take A Hike – Family Walks in New York’s Finger Lakes Region.”

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Rent a bike in New Paltz & enjoy the trails

The Bicycle Depot offers a fleet of rental bikes is just waiting for you to take them out on the miles of scenic rail trails (Wallkill Valley Rail Trail) (right next to the shop). and carriage roads (Mohonk Preserve). The Bicycle Depot 5 Main Street, New Paltz NY 12561 845.255.3859 info@bicycledepot.com

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Introducing Castor + Pollux’s Guided Hikes with Gourmet Lunches

Castor + Pollux  provides wilderness Daycations to New Yorkers and their friends. Their guided hikes in the wilds surrounding New York City are accompanied by a gourmet three-course picnic lunch and wine pairings. They believe in local food and wine and over the past year have formed close relationships with farms and wineries on Long [...]

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