New state park in Lloyd named for Scenic Hudson leader Franny Reese

Click here to read about NY’s newest state park: The Franny Reese State Park
Here’s another article with additional information.

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6 Fall Hikes and Rambles with Kids in the Hudson Valley and Catskills

Click here to read: 6 Fall Hikes and Rambles with Kids in the Hudson Valley and Catskills

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Runners Banned from Swan Lake Trail in a State Park

By Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy • lohudson.com, link to original post
Tom Miller, a long-course triathlete, says he was shocked on a recent Sunday run when the manager of the Rockefeller State Park Preserve in Pocantico Hills ordered him off the tranquil Swan Lake Trail.
It was just minutes after 11 a.m. when Miller says Alix Schnee, the [...]

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Wawarsing Rail Trail and Nevele?

editorial in Shawangunk Journal by John Nodar, link to original post
“I’ve been working on the railroad all the live long day”. That’s a jingle we used to sing in the car on family vacation trips. Well the railroad is gone, the tracks have been removed. What remains is the gravel and dirt. It’s called the [...]

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Bronck Museum part of Hudson River Valley Ramble – Sept

The Daily Mail, link to original post
The Bronck Museum (Coxsackie,NY) is offering two special events as part of the 10th Annual Hudson River Valley Ramble in September. Nearly 300 events will take place from Saratoga County and the Capital Region to New York City on the weekends of Sept. 5-7, Sept. 12-13 (Heritage Weekend), Sept. [...]

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Wallkill Valley Rail Trail to be Extended 11.5 miles

The Open Space Institute (OSI) and Wallkill Valley Land Trust (WVLT) have extended the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail by a full 11.5 miles, nearly doubling its current length. The groups announced Sept. 2009 the acquisition of approximately 65 acres of the former Wallkill Valley Railroad in Ulster County, which will now provide a nearly continuous [...]

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Old Croton Aqueduct trail is scenic history

by Jane McManus,LoHud,com, link to original post
Jennifer Hill spends a lot of time walking outside near her Ossining home during the summer, and there is something in particular that she likes about the earthen Old Croton Aqueduct Trail.
She can see it in the circular stone vents that pop up at regular intervals on the trail, [...]

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AMC’s New York-New Jersey Chapter wants you to take a hike

By Kevin Devaney Jr. • lohud.com • link to original post
It doesn’t take long for Skip Doyle’s mind to wander as he strolls in the woods through the Lower Hudson Valley. The more he basks in the serenity of his surroundings, the more Doyle wonders why he doesn’t have more company. “I’m always amazed at [...]

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Step back in time at Mianus River Gorge Preserve

By Scott Gargan, Connpost.com, link to original post
When Euro-American colonists first settled the area around Mianus River Gorge in Bedford, N.Y., forcing the Native American Wappinger Confederacy off their land, they set about clearing the region’s vast hemlock forest for pasture.
But the steep slopes of the gorge weren’t suitable for grazing. So, a 60-acre section [...]

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Take a Pedal Vacation This Summer

There’s still time to register for Cycling the Erie Canal (July 12-19) and the Great Hudson Valley Pedal (August 11-16)!

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