Posted in Backpacking, Finger Lakes Trail, Hiking, tagged Bristol Hills Trail, Conservation Trail, GPS, Interloken Trail, Letchworth Trail, new york, ny, Onondaga Trail on July 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Trailhead coordinates for 466 FLT trailheads are now available on the FLTC website. Both the main trail and branch trails (Conservation Trail, Letchworth Trail, Bristol Hills Trail, Interloken Trail, and Onondaga Trail) are included. These coordinates must be manually typed into your field GPS unit or recent automotive GPS unit (such as Garmin Nuvi models). [...]
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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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1. Energy bars: Bushtukah manager Cameron Wheler favours the “shot in the arm” he gets from Clif bars (especially lemon poppyseed), having wolfed down a couple as he wearily approached the freezing summit of Mount Washington last month.
2. Energy drinks: Gatorade may be tried-and-true but Wheler prefers eload for quenching thirst, balancing electrolytes and preventing [...]
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Jeff, on the The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog, writes about Training for the Big Hike. It’s good reading for anyone contemplating a long hike in the future.
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Hiking’s best-kept secret is all yours
When I put a pack on my back and head out for several days of hiking, I think of old growth forests, undeveloped, tree-lined lakes and wilderness.
I don’t want to share my time with hordes of people, all struggling for their own little piece of nature. Sure I hike in [...]
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Posted in Backpacking, Hiking on June 19, 2008 | No Comments »
The old adage lives - you can prove anything with statistics. The media is a-buzz with a CDC report showing hiking is a dangerous sport. But, here are 2 articles that refute the data. Be careful out there, but don’t believe the hype: Lace up your boots and hike on.
Hiking More Dangerous Than Surfing, Skiing? [...]
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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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If you haven’t seen the new issue of Backpacker
Magazine yet, there is about a five page feature
on the North Country Trail as “America’s Next
Great Long Trail”. It gives highlights of the
trail from North Dakota to New York and
recommendations on planning for a thru hike.
Good to see the NCT is finally gettng a little recognition! [...]
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Posted in Adirondacks, Backpacking, Canoeing, Kayaking, Paddling, Uncategorized, tagged dualthon, new york, ny, Pharaoh Lake on May 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Here’s a pdf file of Adirondack Sports & Fitness Magazine. Once you open up the pdf file, you can increase the size to be able to read the articles:
page 1 Kayaking & Canoeing: Demystifying the Buying Process
page 3 Bicycling & Mountain Biking: Get Geared Up for Bike Month
page 5 Running & Walking: [...]
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Nalgene will be phasing out its bottles made with the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) over the next several months due to health risks of BPA, namely neurological and behavioral problems in infants and babies, along with certain cancers, diabetes and obesity.
Here’s an article from MSNBC with more details.
So, what are your options? The Nalgene website offers [...]
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