By: Justin Devendorf I’ve hiked Windham High Peak, the northern-most Catskill High Peak, once before. It was on a gorgeous, sunny summer day in May 2017 after having just completed my Real Property final during my first year of law school. I set off by myself and traveled in my car a little over an
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Hiking is one of the best ways to relax and reconnect with nature. Going outdoors has been found to help manage everything from diabetes to heart disease to depression. Doctors in Scotland are literally Prescribing Nature to Their Patients. One of the best ways to enhance your experience in nature is to be able to
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Ever been on a trail and seen a crooked tree that almost seems like it is marking the trail? If you have, you might have noted they seem unnatural and out of place. The tree is bent at sharp angles and often take on an unusual shape. The sharp angles and unique shape characterize a
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Passing The Miles We enjoy hiking with our boys and dogs. Most of our local hikes are under 5 miles and not super strenuous. The boys usually talk about their video games, sometimes we have some deep science and life conversations, other times just pointing out interesting things on the hike does the trick. When we began
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Letchworth State Park is commonly referred to as the “Grand Canyon of the East.” The park is more than 14,000 acres and is bisected by a 22 mile long segment of the Genesee River. The river is at the base of the canyon that is over 550 feet deep in some sections. This unique topography offers
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Applying to ACO A new season of rafting is approaching fast. Although there is still snow on the ground, we will be rafting in just a couple of weeks. As I prepare for the season, I wanted to take an opportunity to reflect on my first year as a raft guide for Adventure Calls Outfitters
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The New York Times Bestseller, The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan, takes us through a comprehensive history of the Great Lakes and how we have impacted its delicate ecological balance. The Great Lakes holds 20 percent of the world’s supply of surface fresh water and provide substance, work and recreation
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EpiPens contain more that a single dose of medicine. I want to scream this from the mountains. This is a headline I want to get into the minds of as many people that travel outdoors in groups or know someone that needs to carry an EpiPen. It might save a life. I came across
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We go into the wilderness to unplug from the real world. I enjoy getting away from Facebook, text messages and the constant need to stay connected. I love subjecting my smartphone to camera only duties. But what happens when the proverbial “shit hits the fan”? #AddNYSRangers. New York State Department of Conservation (NYSDEC) publishes a
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Winter is a great time to get outside and take in the frozen landscape. I cannot think of a better place than Letchworth State Park. In 2015, Letchworth won the USA TODAY Readers’ Choice Award for Best State Park in the United States! Letchworth is often referred to as the “Grand Canyon of the East” because of
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