A few years back a couple of friends decided that they were going to become 46’ers by climbing the 46 Adirondack peaks over 4,000′. I had completed several of the […]
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A few years back a couple of friends decided that they were going to become 46’ers by climbing the 46 Adirondack peaks over 4,000′. I had completed several of the […]
Read moreFriends are completing the Adirondack 46 next week, and as luck would have it I have squeezed in enough extra peaks that I can finish with them, I just need […]
Read moreTrip Reports 5/30/12 Last night we received an incredible amount of rain during a short period of time with vicious thunder and lightening. I expected the water level to be […]
Read moreAfter a couple of practice runs, we managed to catch this nice striped bass on the Hudson River just below the Troy Dam. We caught the fish during the falling […]
Read moreRoute: Ballston Creek from Ballston Lake to Round Lake Distance: 5 miles Elevation change: 92 feet Steepest Mile: 60 feet 05/08/12 Trip Report Finally, the first real rain of the […]
Read moreI ran barefoot through the Vischer Ferry Preserve on the south end of Clifton Park today. I would have worn shoes, really, I would have, but I was in a […]
Read moreToday I looked into some questions regarding herring in the Hudson River. Is it legal to catch herring for bait just below the Troy dam? Yes. Possession of the proper […]
Read more4/4/12 – From New Scotland, upstream roughly 4 miles and back. This upper area had enough water that we rarely scraped bottom in this section. Normans Kill gauge was at […]
Read moreThe 39th annual Tenandeho White Water Derby was held today in nearby Mechanicville, NY. Canoes, kayaks, and an “anything that floats” category (floating breakfast tables, boats made of duct tape, […]
Read moreGoogle has added a map of the world in none other than Dragon Warrior graphics. This is the best April Fools day present I ever got. This comes at perfect […]
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