The Scuba Sports Club of Westchester hosts a slide show and talk about diving adventures by prolific author Ann McGovern. Wednesday July 9, at Tino’s Italian Steak House in Hawthorne, NY. Meeting 8PM, presentation 8:30PM. For more event details visit http://www.thescubasportsclub.org/
Ann McGovern has written 55 books for children. Her classic Stone Soup has been in [...]
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Posted in Adventures, Backpacking, Biking, Canoeing, Cobblestone, Hiking, History, Kayaking, Paddling, Rail-trail, Waterfalls, tagged new york, footprint press, ny, adk, staycation, Cyclotours, NY-NJ Trail Conference, Friends of the Finger Lakes, Buffalo Books on June 6, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Have you heard this term yet? Staycation - it’s the latest buzz word - driven by the rising cost of gasoline and airplane fuel. On a vacation you vacate - you go somewhere. On a staycation you stay - stay home that is and do something local.
It’s not such a bad idea. I lived and [...]
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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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Posted in Activity, Adventures, Education / skills, Hiking, Kid's Activities, Western NY, Wildlife, tagged Allegany Nature Pilgrimage, family, nature, new york, ny, outdoors on February 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
For many successive years, Rich and I attended the Allegany Nature Pilgrimage. One year we even presented one of the evening programs. We enjoyed each pilgrimage, attending fern walks, going on nighttime owl prowls, watching beavers play in their pond at sunset, learning about all the critters in pond water, discovering how to make paper. [...]
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Posted in Activity, Adventures, Biking, Canoeing, Cross-country ski, Education / skills, Hemlock Lake, Hiking, Kayaking, Letchworth, Paddling, Snowshoe, Waterfalls, tagged adventure, canoe, classes, duathlon, hike, kayak, new york, ny, outings, pack paddle ski, paddle, ski, Snowshoe on February 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Sometimes you need solitude, and heading outdoors on an outing by yourself is just the ticket. But, more often than not, it’s more fun to be with others - to share the outdoors experience. Peruse the list below. It’s local outings offered by Pack Paddle Ski - the preeminent outdoor adventure company. By joining these [...]
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Hiking in New York State is great fun, but for some real adventure, let’s try a mountain trail stroll in China:
1st - Let’s take the cable car up to the start of the trail.
Now follow the path.
Be sure to hold on to the railing.
Keep an eye on the person in front of you.
Be very careful [...]
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Posted in Adventures, Biking, Canoeing, Finger Lakes, Kayaking, Rochester, tagged hike, Hiking, new york, bike, Biking, paddle, canoe, kayak, ny, outdoors, club, pack paddle ski, outing club, adventure on November 29, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Hanging out with people you enjoy, seeing beautiful places, sharing challenges, sharing life: these are some of the best things in life.
In 2008, Pack Paddle Ski will be starting an “Outing Club” series. These are simple outings to enjoy companionship, beauty and nature. There is a canoe/kayak, bike, and hike throughout the year. [...]
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Each year over Labor Day weekend, Clyde Butcher, a nature photographer famous for black and white photos of cypress swamps, hosts the public on his property for a Muck About. Being a native New Yorker,
I had never ventured into a swamp on a hike, with the intent of walking waist deep in water. So, [...]
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I had a plan. But, like many plans made in the warmth of my living room, this one failed its first field test. I was backpacking for 6 months, hiking north along the Appalachian Trail with my husband Rich.
After 2 months on the trail, we hiked along one sunny day through Virginia, traversing the side [...]
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Posted in Adventures on August 22, 2007 | No Comments »
The Darwin Awards salute the improvement of the human genome by honoring those who accidentally remove themselves from it. There’s even a movie (called The Darwin Awards) available now - I just added it to my Netflix que.
Trail Head wrote about it in his Maine outdoors blog and identified the best of the outdoors related [...]
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