Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris), also referred to as a Scotch Pine, is an evergreen conifer, native to northern Europe and northern Asia, from Scotland to Siberia. It has a crooked or twisted trunk that may split into several widely divergent branches at maturity. Scots pines frequently lean with age yet can grow to 50 feet …
On the surface, “Color Remote: Bushwhacking the Adirondack Mountains” by Erik Schlimmer, is a beautiful coffee table book full amazing photographs of nature. My wife’s first reaction was “This is gorgeous!” If you quickly thumb through the pages, you will see things you might expect like mountains, wildflowers, streams, lakes and birds. But to really …
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Backpacker has released their 20 Bucket List Hiking Trips to Take in 2020. I love Backpacker, however, being a resident of the Northeast, many of the adventures in the magazine seem out of reach, mostly located in the West. I do not blame them, the West is amazing and I hope to get there some …
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Brian Castner, the author of “Disappointment River“, is a fellow whitewater raft guide in Western New York. I have never known an author (in real life) or have read a book written by a friend until I met Brian. The closest has been a book written by a professor I was forced to buy. Reading …
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A few years ago, my family made the trek to Acadia National Park in Maine. Being residents of the Northeast, this was our first National Park. Needless to say it was both amazingly beautiful and extremely frustrating due to the crowds. But we figured it out, using the park’s wonderful shuttle system. One of the …
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I spent years tying my shoe laces WRONG. This knot is the best knot for hiking boots or running shoes. Your laces will not come untied during your activity, guaranteed. It is easy to tie and will not come untied while on the trail. By far the best knot for you hiking boot laces.
White ash (Fraxinus americana) grows over most of eastern North America but has been declining for several years due to multiple environmental and insect threats. Ash decline (or “ash dieback” or “ash yellows”) is the most serious problem affecting white ash. The decline is especially prevalent in New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont. Ash decline is …
1. Footstuff Podcast By far my favorite podcast, period. It is “THE Outdoor Recreation Comedy”. The hosts are from Upstate NY where they work and recreate in “NY’s Largest Wilderness Area”, the Adirondacks. The show is the perfect blend of humor, news and conservation. The podcast is split up into hilarious sections like “foot stuff” …
The Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus), is a rapid-growing, long-lived, needled evergreen tree that is native to the northeastern United States and Canada. It is able to grow for 200 years or more and can become 150 ft high and over three feet in diameter. White pine has thin needles growing in clusters of five. …
Jack Kerouac was an American novelist and poet whose works included novels On the Road and Dharma Bums. On the Road is a true American classic that defined the Beat Generation, a movement of young people in the 1950s who rejected conventional society and favored Zen Buddhism, modern jazz, free sexuality, and recreational drugs. Kerouac …