Nature at your doorstep – The winter march
Though it’s natural, in late February and early March, to anticipate the coming of spring, yet I relish the bracing
Though it’s natural, in late February and early March, to anticipate the coming of spring, yet I relish the bracing
Among the many kinds of walks we take, the walk close to home, along a less traveled path, has much
Poets’ Walk is one of those places in the Hudson Valley that remind us that the Romantic view of nature
For outdoor adventure close to home, mingled with scenic grandeur, nothing beats a winter walk to a waterfall. Such a
Had I stumbled upon Locust Grove in a remote region, its beautifully landscaped grounds, well laid out paths and carriage
One can take a short walk, close to home, in the winter and feel like a world traveler. I took
My favorite place for a winter walk is where land and water meet. In our region, this boundary zone is
My favorite time to walk along the famous Trapps cliffs at Mohonk Preserve is in late fall, when the leaves
There is something about walking up and down through strata of stone that gives one a feeling for the ancient and vast rhythms of geological time, and the relatively miniscule cycles of human history within them. This is the sense one gets at Onteora Lake, situated where the Hudson Valley meets the Catskill Mountains.
There are places we go to for a sense of primeval wildness, for the illusion (and it is, always, an