Holy campfires! Earlier this month they had America’s Best Campfire Chef contest in New York City! New York City! New York City? It should have been in the Adirondacks, the Catskills, the Finger Lakes?? This is definately NOT for a backpacking campfire - maybe for car camping.
Well, anyway. Five chefs tossed their skillets over campfires [...]
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New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) recently conducted four Walkable Community workshops during the first week of June. If you have ideas for future workshop locations or would like to host a workshop in your area, please contact NYMTC. Workshops focus on making areas more livable by recommending walking and biking improvements with safety a [...]
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Bob Jessen has been helping to mark 350 miles of the Hudson Trail which he envisions stretching from the Bronx to the Adirondacks. Here’s an article about it and the Hudson Trail Blog, complete with video clips.
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Posted in Albany, Canoeing, Hudson River, Kayaking, New York City, Paddling, tagged new york, ny, Hudson River Estuary, Troy, Yonkers on June 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A CD is now available that provides interactive maps of the Hudson River Estuary, with over 90 sites along the river from Troy to Yonkers. If has information for boating, fishing and other aquatic recreation. For each access site you get directions, hours, available facilities, wheelchair accessibility and contact information. It also describes the estuary’s [...]
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Here’s a humorous look at biking in NYC: Biking in New York City: David Byrne
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Posted in Canoeing, Kayaking, New York City, Paddling, tagged new york, Paddling, canoe, kayak, Canoeing, Kayaking, map, New York City, harbor, water routes, waterway on March 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
An interactive map of New York City’s waterfront was released today to encourage use of the city’s waterfront. Read Paddle to the Sea, but First Get the Map about it.
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Posted in New York City, Skiing, tagged Brits, Hunter Mountain, new york, New York City, ny, NYC, shopping, ski, Skiing on March 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Where to ski in New York - Mark Frary mixes shopping with skiing at Hunter Mountain on a short break in the Big Apple.
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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 [...]
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According to a Sept. 22nd Streetsblog article, “The Department of Transportation revealed plans for New York City’s first-ever physically-separated bike lane, or ‘cycle track,’ at a Manhattan Community Board 4 meeting last night. The new bike path will run southbound on Ninth Avenue from W. 23rd to W. 16th Street in Manhattan. Unlike the typical [...]
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Who says New York City is all pavement and buildings? Oh, that was me. NYC is far from my favorite place on this Earth. But, as you can read in this blog posting, only a short distance north of the city, there are wonderful hiking opportunities.
Of course, I recently wrote about my short, but [...]
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