Day 1 I joined some friends for Utica’s Thanksgiving Run for Hunger 5k race. The run is very close to my parents’ house where I would be feasting later in […]
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High Peaks Traverse
Planning With the wife being in NYC for the weekend, I had to come up with something to keep me occupied. I tossed around different ideas. Expecting to be going […]
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Viscid Violet Cort
I often see Viscid Violet Cort mushrooms, Cortinarius iodes, growing in the woods near my house. They look exactly like Smurfette’s house with a bright purple color. Until now I […]
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Yew Berries
A friend recently pointed out that most pine needs are edible and can be used to make tea or chewed. I’m not sure about all the details, but one particular […]
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Tomatillos
A big tomatillo plant is growing out from under a bush in a flower bed in the yard. Did a salsa jar explode back there and nobody told me? They […]
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Homebrew Wine
I have been drinking a lot of grape juice made from wild grapes growing in the neighborhood. I like the tart flavor of the unsweetened grapes. It has what I […]
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Rabbit in the Yard
My Left Knee
I have been running a lot this year and feeling really good. The runs have gotten more and more fun as they get longer, so naturally I would like to […]
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Clay Pots
A friend has been talking about survival camping lately, and brought up the question of how you could do something as simple as boil water if you didn’t have a pot? […]
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Clifton Park Mushrooms
I have been walking around Clifton Park looking for mushrooms and trying to identify them. I have found a large variety of different mushrooms. Each mushroom that I identified is […]
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