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How did the states establish long straight borders before GPS?

Posted in Education / skills, Humor, tagged , , , on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Of interest to any of us who use maps, determine true north from magnetic north, or cop out and rely on a GPS – click here to read a humorous take on the history of mapping.

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Cleaning Service (humor)

Posted in Humor on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

As a good blog reader, I’m rewarding you with a complimentary computer screen cleaning service. Click here to receive your reward.

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Proper Hiking Attire

Posted in Gear, Hiking, Humor on September 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The hikes described in “Proper Hiking Attire” won’t be found in NY State, but the thoughts and comments are universal. Plus it will make you smile….

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Wearable Gifts for Your Outdoors Person

Posted in Gear, Gifts, Humor, tagged on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Show your sense of humor and your passion or honor a loved one with a gift to show theirs:
Canoeing T-shirts
Kayaking T-shirts
Backpacking T-shirts
Hiking T-shirts
Biking T-shirts

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Fun Fact for 2009

Posted in History, Humor on March 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »

At five minutes and six seconds after 4 AM on the 8th of July this year, the time and date will be
04:05:06 07/08/09.
This won’t happen again for another 100 years.

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Best of Friends

Posted in Humor, Wildlife, tagged , , on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Click on this YouTube video to watch some unusual friends.

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Is This Footprint Park?

Posted in Humor, tagged , , , , on February 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Rich & I were in our front yard doing some yard work one day when a car drove slowly by. The car turned around in our cul-de-sac and pulled up along side us. The young woman driver rolled down her window and asked “Is Footprint Park somewhere near here? It’s supposed to offer hiking, biking [...]

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What the Dog Dragged Home!

Posted in Humor, Wildlife, tagged , on February 2, 2009 | 6 Comments »

This fawn followed this beagle home —- right through the doggie door —- in the Bittinger, MD. area recently.  The owner came home to find the visitor had made himself right at home.

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Geology 101

Posted in Humor, tagged on January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Have you noticed any rocks while out hiking trails? Perhaps high in the Adirondacks or Catskills, if not near your home. In order to make sure you’re well informed and can speak intelligently, here are some rock-related sentences to use when hiking:
-That’s gneiss. (pronounced “nice.”)
-Don’t take it for granite.
-It’s boulder of you to say so.
-Sedimentary, [...]

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‘High Peaks’ takes lighter look at Adirondacks hiking history

Posted in Adirondacks, Hiking, History, Humor, tagged , , , , on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

By Doug Gruse, PostStar.co, link to original article
Author Tim Rowland is out to prove that history can make us laugh.
In “High Peaks: A History of Hiking the Adirondacks from Noah to Neoprene,” Rowland retells some of the more entertaining tidbits of regional lore. “What I was going for in this book was some of the [...]

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