I am a big fan of the Adventure Medical Kit Ultralight/Waterproof and Mountain Series First Aid Kits. They are by far the “best bang for your buck” and contain all of the Essentials detailed in my previous post First Aid Kits for Wilderness Hiking and Backpacking. I highly recommend these kits. However, they both have
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Winter is a time to get outside and enjoy the frozen landscape. There are many benefits to winter outdoor activities. The only problem is it is cold! Your winter hikes need some special preparations with one of the most important being proper layering. The Polar Vortex has hit the Northeast. We are seeing temperatures in
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The best first aid kit is one you know how to use. It is important to understand its contents and which items can have multiple uses. It is also important recognize your first aid kit’s limitations and thus learn how to use your environment to provide emergency resources. For example, I do not carry a
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Originally written for the Upstate New York Outdoors Blog New York is home to over 600 waterfalls. We have so many waterfalls that we have a New York State Waterfalls Challenge to visit 100 waterfalls throughout the state. Most people visit NY’s waterfalls in the summer. Most people are missing out on half their beauty. Winter is
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Originally written for the Upstate New York Outdoors Blog Hiking in the winter is a magical experience with many mind, body and soul benefits. It is without a doubt different than hiking in the summer. However, with these simple steps you can make it one of your most enjoyable outdoor experiences. Planning The days are shorter in
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By: Justin Devendorf Following up on my first “Tales from the West” post that I wrote for Outside Chronicles back on June 28th, 2018, I thought I’d talk about the only other time (so far) that I’ve hiked a mountain in the Western United States. Just like last time, one of my best friend’s named
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Originally written for the Upstate New York Outdoors Blog Only skiers like the winter, right? For most people, winter is that season you sit on the couch, drink warm beverages and binge watch Netflix. After all it’s cold, dreary, it starts too soon and drags on too long. Winter and cold weather are not a
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Chestnut Ridge County Park is located in Orchard Park, NY, not far from where the Buffalo Bills play their home games. The park itself is wonderful containing miles of trails, an 18-hole frisbee golf course, tennis courts, a historic Casino, an awesome sledding hill, toboggan chutes, great views of the City of Buffalo and tons
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By: Justin Devendorf I’ve been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to of hiked seventeen mountains in the Adirondack High Peaks Wilderness Region over the past two years. Like most hiking enthusiasts who frequent the High Peaks, I’ve hiked in all different kinds of conditions; whether it was getting caught in a rainstorm while
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Little Rock City, located in Little Valley, NY, is one of Western New York’s Secret Places named by the late Bruce Kershner’s book by the same name. Little Rock city is a “seemingly unending labyrinth of odd blocks of colossal rocks, lined up like buildings.” Little Rock City gets its name from the arrangement of
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