It looks like sprng passed us by and summer suddenly showed up! But I am not complaining after the horrible winter we just had. I’ve been busy planting and hiking and the photo above shows the same trail as in the previous post, but on a much warmer day a few weeks ago. After severla 80 […]
Filed under: Farm, General, Hiking on April 29th, 2009 | 79 Comments »
This is a huge area in Chenango County a few miles away from my place that is home to many species of bird, fish, fowl and mammal. Here are a few pics I snapped today. It was 33 degrees, sunny with a small breeze, brisk and crisp. I heard a few chickadees but other than […]
Filed under: Hiking on March 13th, 2009 | 16 Comments »
Blue Mountain overlooks the road in the distance as we leave the quaint Adirondack town which houses a museum filled with exhibits of Adirondack lore and history. This area is famous for hiking, boating, camping, snowmobiling, hunting and fishing.
While we were in town we were met by the Blue Mountain Lake greeting committee.
Some lake views […]
Filed under: Hiking, Lakes, Places on March 28th, 2008 | 5 Comments »
That’s right. Just because it’s cold or there is snow on the ground doesn’t mean it’s time to hang up the hiking boots. Bring on the snow shoes! Or you can always hike on country roads that have been cleared by the plow using your hiking boots. In any case the right travel gear is […]
Filed under: Hiking on January 21st, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I have spent many wonderful hours riding my horses though the Brookfield trail system. The whole system consists of 130 miles of horse and snowmobile trails that traverse 13,000 acres of state forest with terrain as varied as deep woods trails, open fields or apple orchards. There is a pleasure ride held here every Columbus […]
Filed under: Camping, Hiking, Sports on December 8th, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Buttermilk Falls State Park, near Ithaca, is a lovely way to spend an afternoon if you feel like a vigorous walk. The trek up to the top of the falls isn’t too tiring and it’s worth it when you get there. The view is lovely as you watch the cascading falls. Buttermilk Creek is […]
Filed under: Hiking, Places on October 24th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
There are many trail systems in New York state for hiking. I will mention two of the major ones here.
The Finger Lakes Trail System, otherwise known as the FLT, extends from the Pennsylvania-New York border in Allegany State Park to the Long Path in the Catskill Forest Preserve. The main FLT is 562.9 miles […]
Filed under: Hiking on September 28th, 2007 | 9 Comments »
