NY State Downhill Ski Areas

Click here for the 2009 Ski Guide compliments of Syracuse New Times.

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Funding Opportunity: Tools for Parks & Trails

The Home Depot’s Building Healthy Communities Grant Program awards grants of up to $2,500 to nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, public schools, and tax-exempt public service agencies that are using the power of volunteers to improve the physical health of their communities. The development and/or improvement of green spaces is an eligible undertaking. Grants are made in [...]

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A Freebie For Birders

The new guidebook “Birding the Great Lakes Seaway Trail” is a valuable resource for anyone interested in viewing birds along the Lake Erie, Niagara River, Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence Seaway corridor.
Enter to win a FREE copy of “Birding the Great Lakes Seaway Trail” by emailing sue@footprintpress.com. Put “Birding” in the subject, and put your name [...]

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Canoe trip results in historical discovery

This gets filed under “things you’ll never find from a car.”

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Hike Genesee Valley Greenway & “Rediscovering the Genesee” Program Nov 8

The Daily News, link to original post
The Friends of the Genesee Valley Greenway are hosting several events Sunday, Nov 8 to celebrate the scenic route.
The Greenway is one of hundreds of such attractions being developed across the country using old canals, abandoned railroad beds and riverbanks. The Genesee Valley Greenway passes through scenic woodlands, river [...]

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DIY Hi-Low Beam Bike Headlights from Hardware Store Parts

It’s getting darker sooner, and that means more and more bicycle enthusiasts are spending their rides in little-to-no light. Try whipping up a pair of these hi-low beam headlights to keep the world around you bright at night.
Biking at night can be a dangerous thing. These headlights can switch on their own hi-beams to give [...]

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Bicycling around the Finger Lakes

Click here to read about Allan Drew’s circumnavigation of the Finger Lakes after age 60.
For guidebooks to circling the Finger lakes, check our Cyclotour Guide Books, particularly the Finger Lakes Bicyclist’s Tour Guide.

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Victor trails group to hike in Boughton Park Nov 5

Victor Hiking Trails will lead a hike on Saturday, Nov. 14, in Boughton Park in the town of East Bloomfield (south of Rochester).
Because the park is normally open only to residents of the townships of Victor, East Bloomfield and West Bloomfield, Victor Hiking will need to get special passes for anyone who wants to go [...]

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Future Liberty Water Gap Trail

Bike from the Statue of Liberty to the Delaware Water Gap? This may be possible some day. Click here to read about the Liberty Water Gap Trail.

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Attaching a Garmin nüvi to Bike Handlebars

Click here to read Attaching a Garmin nüvi to Bike Handlebars

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