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Written by Becca WicherWith assistance from Joseph H. Joseph H. is a very nice gentleman who likes to go outside and hike, especially with his staff Becca, his mom and

Written by Mark Bontempi I thought to myself, oh my god there it is. We reached the top of the ski hill and the clearing was just enough to see

Written by Penelope Bontempi Hi everyone my name is Penelope, and this is my blog on how I started hiking and about me! I love hiking alot. I really love

By: Justin Devendorf In certain parts of the Adirondacks, overcrowding on the trails has become a major problem. One need only look at tweets from Forest Rangers that show the

By Nicole PaneInstagram: @niagara_outdoors The Niagara Gorge Trail System stretches from the top of the Niagara escarpment at Artpark in Lewiston to Goat Island right at the American Falls. Many

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

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

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

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

After 6 days of hiking and tubing, everyone needed a quiet morning. I was still ready to tackle another hike in Shenandoah National Park. I had my eye on the