This morning I cross-country skied at the Vischer Ferry Preserve in Clifton Park. It is a very friendly place to ski, with lots of long, straight trails, perfectly flat as […]
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Category: Trail Running and Hiking
Hiked Plotter Kill
I hiked along the Plotter Kill, a small creek in Rotterdam that flows in the bottom of a very tall and steep ravine. The ravine formed only 10,000 years ago […]
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Old Faithful of the East
Did you know…?! Saratoga Springs is home to the only active spouting geysers east of the Missisippi. As soon as I heard the news I had to go and see […]
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Hiked Poestenkill
Walked the Cooley Kill
I explored a section of the Cooley Kill, a creek too small for kayaking. I started out on a tributary of the Cooley Kill. Most of the first section was […]
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Dwaas Kill Nature Preserve
I took a short walk through the Dwaas Kill Nature Preserve this morning. The preserve was only recently acquired. As of today it is still pretty wild, but trailwork and […]
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Hiked Whiteface and Esther
A friend and I hiked two of the Adirondack high peaks today: Whiteface and Esther mountains. The hike was just under 10 miles. This was my first hike since hurting […]
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Hiked Hough and Dix Mtns
We hiked Hough and Dix mountain this weekend. It was very wet, windy, and cold. Here we are getting blasted with wind and rain at our final destination, Hough Peak: […]
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Adirondack Mud
I went for a day hike through the Adirondacks on Saturday covering Dial, Nippletop, Colvin, Blake, Haystack, and Sawteeth mountains. It is 3 days later, and my toenails are still […]
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Winter Camping Trip
I just returned after 3 days of camping and hiking in the high peaks region of the Adirondacks. We started at the Adirondack Loj, and hiked to a lean-to in […]
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