On the rocks: The Devil’s Tombstone
Make your way to Rte. 214 and head north until you reach Stony Clove Gap. That’s a very sizable boulder at the Devil’s Tombstone Campground in the eastern Catskills.
Lifestyle
Pattern recognition: 2019 brings forth cycles of nature
In 2019, our region gets one fabulous total lunar eclipse – in just a few weeks, on January 20.
Woodstock Land Conservancy prepares to open new preserve to public
Neighbors purchased a parcel of land at the northeast base of Ohayo Mountain and donated it to the conservancy.
2019 will begin with an eye-catching celestial alignment
Tuesday, Jan. 1: Look in the direction of sunrise at 6:45 a.m. Face into the brightening dawn.
Get moving on Day One
Tuesday, Jan. 1: First Day Hikes are a growing New Year’s Day tradition.
Erica’s Cancer Journey: “Ruh-roh!”
When you splice a sudden onset fever with a heap of other health challenges, it spells, in the immortal words of Scooby Doo: “Ruh-roh!”
In our own backyard: Infiltrating Giant’s Workshop
As I look up, the world around me glistening, I begin to think that this feels like stumbling upon a Christmaslike celebration right smack in the middle of the woods.
2018 was good for some harvests, disastrous for others
Little damage was suffered by my blueberries, probably thanks to some experimental traps developed by Peter Jentsch of Cornell University.
The ice age at the Mountain Top Arboretum
The Mountain Top Arboretum, located just north of Tannersville, is home to a collection of mostly local and native tree species.
The worst time for clouds
On Saturday and Sunday nights, Dec. 15 and 16, Bob expects Comet Wirtanen to achieve naked-eye visibility – the first comet in years to do so.