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 [...]
Posted in Catskills, Hudson River, Kayaking, Paddling, tagged Forsyth Nature Center on June 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
At the eastern edge of the Catskills, the Forsyth Nature Center is sponsoring numerous Kayaking programs this summer on the Hudson River. These programs are great for beginners and experts alike.
Posted in Catskills, Finger Lakes Trail, Trail Building, tagged AmeriCorps, David DeForest, new york, ny, trail maintenance on June 26, 2008 | No Comments »
Trail maintenance along the Finger Lakes Trail in the Western Catskills has been problematic at times. Volunteers Are Needed to help maintain the trail.
AmeriCorps had been the principal maintainer of several FLT sections in the Catskill region for many years. Closing the program last fall left a trail maintenance void that hasn’t yet been filled. [...]
Posted in Backpacking, Catskills, Finger Lakes, Finger Lakes Trail, Hiking, Southern Tier, tagged allegany state park on June 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Catskills, Finger Lakes Trail, Trail Building, tagged new york, Finger Lakes Trail, ny, Trail, Catskills, volunteer, trail work, catskill mountains, maintainer on March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
The Finger Lakes Trail Conference needs volunteers to adopt sections of the Finger Lakes Trail in the Catskill region. The adoptees agree to twice annual light trail maintenance and reporting responsibilities ( I think).
For available sections in the East Catskill area (Cherry Ridge Wild Forest, Middle Mountain Wild Forest, and Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest) [...]
Posted in Catskills, Snowshoe, tagged minnewaska, new york, ny, Snowshoe, snowshoeing on January 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Snowshoe Outing for Beginners will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday (Jan 6, 200 at Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Route 44/55, New Paltz. Be one of the first people to test-drive Minnewaska’s new rental snowshoes on a one-mile, guided hike on the Beacon Hill carriageway. Along the way, look for animal [...]
Posted in Adirondacks, Catskills, Hiking, Mountaineering, New York City, Shawangunks, tagged Adirondacks, Catskills, climbing, gunks, Hiking, ice climbing, little falls, Mountaineering, new york, ny, peak bagging on December 2, 2007 | No Comments »
Here’s a resource for peak baggers. Mountain Project allows users to enter data on mountains to climb, including winter ice climbing. Some of the areas covered currently include:
Adirondacks (42)
Adirondacks (Ice) (2)
Catskills (Ice) (1
Gunks, The (275)
Little Falls (29)
New York City (0)
Wilmington Notch - High Falls Crag (1)
Wilmington Notch, Moss Cliff
Use the selections at the left [...]
Posted in Adirondacks, Catskills, Finger Lakes, Mohawk Region, Waterfalls, Western NY, tagged adirondack, Catskill, Finger Lakes, Lake Ontario, mohawk, new york, ny, utica, Waterfalls on October 16, 2007 | No Comments »
Rich & I explored the waterfalls from the western edge of New York State, east to Utica, and from Lake Ontario, south to the PA border. We found well over 200 hundred that are accessible to the public. We wrote “200 Waterfalls in Central and Western New York - A Finders’ Guide” to lead [...]
Posted in Catskills, tagged Catskill, Conservation, forest, land acquisitionNew York, natural resources defense council, ny on September 21, 2007 | No Comments »
by Frances Beinecke, President, Natural Resources Defense Council
I’m very happy to report an important victory in our campaign to protect New York’s historic Catskill State Park from destructive commercial development and sprawl.
Capping an arduous seven-year fight, we reached a landmark agreement last week that will dramatically reduce harmful impacts from a proposed resort adjacent to [...]
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