I have found several large groups of Hen of the Woods mushrooms in the woods not too far from my house. I will need to remember the secret coordinates because […]
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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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Painted Suillus Mushroom
Mushrooms have been really abundant around here after all the rain we saw. Today I came across a Painted Suillus mushroom and brought it home and cooked it up for […]
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Fishing the Wynantskill
I fished the Wynantskill in West Sand Lake before work and again after work. The day was overcast and a bit rainy. It was a chilly morning. Small trout, maybe […]
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Cohoes Falls
A fishing dock was built just for the purpose of fishing below the dam. There are also handicapped accessible fishing docks above the falls. The Waterford flight of docks looks […]
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Dwaas Kill Kayak Fail
I tried kayaking the Dwaas kill starting at the intersection of Plank and Kinns Road. I hopped in, and after about 100 feet of climbing over logs and crashing through […]
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Woody Woodpecker
Woody Woodpecker paid a visit to our front yard today. I should have been nice and let him be, but instead I chased him out of the yard with a […]
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Big Bass
Giant Puffball Mushroom
jstookey I found a giant puffball mushroom today while doing a bit of fishing after work. The giant puffball is a choice edible mushroom. I have seen a few before, […]
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Hudson River Flooding
The Green Island Bridge in Troy, NY was closed today. I took a short detour and stopped to take a look at the Hudson River near Brown’s Brewing Company and […]
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