New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today announced that the next Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop will be held September 5-7, 2008 at Silver Bay on Lake George, Warren County. This is the fifteenth year that DEC has offered these workshops. To date, more than 2,000 women have participated.
“Increasingly, women [...]
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Posted in Adirondacks, Backpacking, Catskills, Hiking, tagged new york, ny, peak experiences, 46er, 62er, 3500 Club, catskill peak experiences on July 11, 2008 | No Comments »
You have your choice of hiking goals and elite hiking clubs in NY State. You could become a 46er and hike to the summit of each of the 46 peaks in the Adirondacks that rise above 4000 feet. Or, you could become a 62er and hike to the highest point in each county of New [...]
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Posted in Adirondacks, Running, tagged marathon on July 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Click here for info on the ADIRONDACK MARATHON DISTANCE FESTIVAL 2008: Marathon, 2 Person Marathon Relay, 1/2 Marathon, 5 & 10K
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Adirondacks are Gneiss
Just for you geologists … or Adirondack lovers… artist Gina Mauro is switching to recycled and organic cotton shirts so she’s having a super sale on any of her tees printed on regular cotton, including Adirondacks are Gneiss. $15!!
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It’s important to learn something new every day to keep your mind growing. To help you along in your quest for good mental health, click here for interesting tidbits about the Adirondacks.
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Click here to read A Keeper’s Jackpot adventure climbing Mt. Arab on her continuing quest of Adirondack fire towers.
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Posted in Adirondacks, Catskills, Rock Climbing, Shawangunks, tagged new york, ny, Mountaineering, ice climbing, Rock Climbing, mountaineers, rock climbers on June 9, 2008 | No Comments »
If you’re into rock climbing or mountaineering, Mountain Project is a site for you. Right now, for New York State, it focuses on the Adirondacks and Catskills. Maybe that’s because that’s where the mountains are! On the web page, click on one of the areas listed on the left under Select Area to see an [...]
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Bob Jessen has been helping to mark 350 miles of the Hudson Trail which he envisions stretching from the Bronx to the Adirondacks. Here’s an article about it and the Hudson Trail Blog, complete with video clips.
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Here’s a blog by a Keepers Jackpot of hiking Mt Adams as she pursues the fire tower challenge - complete with great photos.
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At more than 6 million acres, New York’s Adirondack Mountains comprise a wilderness area larger than Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone, and Grand Canyon National Parks…combined. Local author and former Adirondack search and rescue team member Peter Bronski has a new book “At the Mercy of the Mountains: True Stories of Survival and Tragedy in New [...]
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