The distinct-looking Variable Russula mushrooms have been growing everywhere. After checking that the mushroom has forked gills and a white spore print, I cooked some up for breakfast this morning […]
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Cicada Killer Wasp
Several dirt piles pimpled a friend’s Long Island lawn. It turns out that the mounds are nests burrowed by cicada killer wasps. These two-inch-long wasps look intimidating but are generally […]
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MacIntyre Range
Adirondack 46
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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Hiked Rocky Peak Ridge
Friends 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 […]
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Kayaked the Alplaus Kill
Trip 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 […]
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Troy Dam Striped Bass
After 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 […]
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Kayaked Ballston Creek
Route: 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 […]
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My Feet Deserve Better
I 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 […]
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Hudson River Herring
Today 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 […]
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