Parks & Trails New York has announced the launch of a new easy-to-use interactive web site for those looking to bicycle the Erie Canalway Trail at: http://www.ptny.org/bikecanal.
Get all the information you’ll need to plan a trip bicycling, boating, or hiking along the canal. Interactive maps feature the Canalway Trail maps as well as things to [...]
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Posted in Finger Lakes, Hiking, Uncategorized, tagged Emerson Klees, guidebook, new york, ny, staycation, wine, wineries, winery on July 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Our good friend and fellow author, Emerson Klees has released the third edition of “Wineries of the Finger Lakes Region: The Heart of New York State.” Read all about it in the Wellsville Daily Reporter article posted below. How about combining hiking in the Finger Lakes region with a stop at a few wineries? Sounds [...]
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Posted in Hiking, Running, Trail Building, Uncategorized, tagged Westchester Greenway, Mamaroneck, Scarsdale, New Rochelle, Eastchester, Sound Shore Runners Club, Colonial Greenway on July 15, 2008 | No Comments »
It began two decades ago as the Westchester Greenway, a 6-mile loop trail connecting several area parks in four municipalities: the Town of Mamaroneck, Village of Mamaroneck, Scarsdale and New Rochelle. Unfortunately, over time, the connections were lost due to dumping of debris and a loss of legal access on private lands.
In 2004, local officials [...]
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today announced that the next Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop will be held September 5-7, 2008 at Silver Bay on Lake George, Warren County. This is the fifteenth year that DEC has offered these workshops. To date, more than 2,000 women have participated.
“Increasingly, women [...]
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I can only imagine the work involved in moving a cobblestone blacksmith shop!! Built before the Civil War, of stones and mortar, just imagine the weight and the fragility. Irondequoit is moving their cobblestone building on Monday. Read about it & see a photo here: http://www.mpnnow.com/news/x544084711/Big-move-for-blacksmith-shop-is-Monday
Then, get this guide to learn the secrets of cobblestone [...]
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1. Energy bars: Bushtukah manager Cameron Wheler favours the “shot in the arm” he gets from Clif bars (especially lemon poppyseed), having wolfed down a couple as he wearily approached the freezing summit of Mount Washington last month.
2. Energy drinks: Gatorade may be tried-and-true but Wheler prefers eload for quenching thirst, balancing electrolytes and preventing [...]
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Posted in Biking, Hiking, Long Island, Running, Uncategorized, tagged new york, ny, boardwalk, jogging, Jones Beach State Park, Long Beach, Sunken Meadow State Park, Alfred E. Smith on July 3, 2008 | No Comments »
Sun, sea breezes and forgiving, easy-on-the-joints surfaces: Is there any better place for your walk, jog or bike ride than one of Long Island’s boardwalks?
Although they hark back to an era when taking slow promenades and admiring the view were the main priorities, boardwalks have in recent years become the epicenter for fitness activities.
Here are [...]
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Saturday “Intro to Kayaking” Classes
This is a great starter class held every Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to noon. There is a maximum of 5 persons/class so registration is required.
The class covers:
* kayak definitions & lingo
* basic water safety
* basic strokes
* wet exits and re-entry
* and much more!
Cost $55/person. Call 716-763-2266 to register.
Advanced [...]
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Need a good book to curl up with?
Here, according to canoekayak.com are the 20 best paddling books:
http://canoekayak.com/features/techniques-tips/favoritepaddlingtalesbooksrico/
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Posted in Biking, History, Rail-trail, Uncategorized, tagged Lehigh Valley Railroad, Lehigh Valley Trail, Mendon, Mendon Foundation, new york, ny, Pete Peterson, Rochester Junction, Take Your Bike, trains, victor on June 17, 2008 | No Comments »
Avid railfan and Ontario Pathways board member Pete Peterson will lead a 14-mile round trip bike excursion on the Lehigh Valley Trail July 26th. The Lehigh valley railroad ceased to exist in the mid-1970s, but the Lehigh Valley Trail across the towns of Victor, Mendon and Rush lives on as an excellent source of recreation. [...]
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