Up at Mohonk
One of the pleasures of living in New Paltz is the constant sight of the Shawangunk Ridge. The defining visual
Posts Tagged 'Off the beaten path'
Stanford Wildlife Preserve
After a week or more of mostly rainy weather, the return of sunshine and blue skies inspired us to go
Giant’s Ledges
For a sense of wildness in nature, in the spirit of adventure, one can travel far while hardly leaving home.
Tivoli Bays
There are walks we take that are best thought of as forays, or scouting expeditions. They are attempts to find
The Marsh in Spring
A beloved place is like a reliable friend: it demands nothing from you, asks only for your patient attention, that
Thompson Pond Preserve
On my recent spring walk at Thompson Pond, at the foot of Stissing Mountain in Pine Plains, I was able
Dickie Barre
What does one make of a hike that begins at a graveyard? Only that the human lives, and deaths, that
Vernooy Kill Falls
The trail to Vernooy Kill Falls leaves the road to enter a moist hemlock forest. As we traversed the rock-strewn,
Ferncliff Forest
Spring is a kind of kaleidoscope. Its array of delicate colors — lavender, white and pink in early forest flowers,
Guyot Hill
To climb a crag like Bonticou is an exciting outdoor experience, but to view the same crag from a nearby