Shawangunk Grasslands
One can take a short walk, close to home, in the winter and feel like a world traveler. I took
Posts Tagged 'outdoors'
Esopus Meadows
My favorite place for a winter walk is where land and water meet. In our region, this boundary zone is
Split Rock
To enter the woods after the season’s first snowstorm is to meet winter on its own terms and to glimpse
Navigating the naturalist’s neighborhood
It isn’t easy locating Slabsides, the log cabin built by literary naturalist John Burroughs in 1895. Owned and maintained by
There’s just something about Saugerties
Is there anything not to love about this time of year? The weather is perfect and the scenery is truly
Farmers’ markets
It seems as though nearly every hamlet in southern Ulster now boasts of a farmers’ market. The Gardiner Farmers’ Market
Apple picking
Apples were first ingested in Central Asia, most likely in what is now Kazakhstan. Some religions have a mythology surrounding
Where to see fall foliage
So you want to do some leaf-peeping? It’s an ancient custom hereabouts. In fact cars line up off Exit 18
Felicitous fleece
Even the most casual reader of local news in the Hudson Valley can’t miss the increasing emphasis on farm-to-table eating,
Learning the ropes
In many shamanic societies, if you came to a shaman or medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited or depressed,