Posted in Canoeing, Finger Lakes, Hiking, Kayaking, Paddling, Southern Tier, tagged Bath, Chemung River, Corning, elmira, geocache, geocaching, GPS, Hammondsport, new york, ny, sojourn, Susquehanna River on July 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Head to Corning, Elmira, Bath, or Hammondsport with your GPS for the Sojourn Geocache Trail, offering a series of caches along the shores and within the Chemung and Susquehanna River. Get a Sojourn Passport ahead of time, then stamp the passport each time you find a cache. Once you have successfully collected 12 or [...]
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Monthly noon-time walks and talks sponsored by the Chemung Valley History Museum: Chemung River Walks & Talks
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Posted in Finger Lakes Trail, Hiking, Southern Tier, Wildlife, tagged bear, Binghamton University, black bear, Ithaca, new york, ny, Vestal, Yellow Barn State Forest on June 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Bear sightings and their increasing frequency have been a hot topic on the Finger Lakes Trail chat list recently.
People have reported seeing bears:
- on the Binghamton University campus
- in the middle of the town of Vestal
- in downtown Ithaca
- at a private residence on Ringwood Rd in Ithaca, not to far from Yellow Barn State [...]
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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 Canoeing, Kayaking, Paddling, Southern Tier, tagged Chemung River, Corning, new york, ny, Susquehanna River, Susquehanna Sojourn on June 18, 2008 | No Comments »
It’s too late to join the Susquehanna Sojourn this year - but maybe plan ahead for nest year. Paddle from Corning NY to the Chesapeake Bay!
Click here for info & updates:
http://www.acb-online.org/ChemungSojourn.cfm
http://www.zwire.com049&rfi=6/site/news.cfm?newsid=19781816&BRD=2276&PAG=461&dept_id=465
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Posted in Rail-trail, Southern Tier, tagged new york, Conservation, ny, Rail-trail, elmira, Route 17, I-86, road widening on January 23, 2008 | No Comments »
A beautiful rail-trail that runs next to the Chemung River and state Route 17, just east of the Water Street exit in Elmira is threatened by a road widening project. Read more here:
http://www.stargazettenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080121/COLUMNIST36/801210310
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