Dancin' down them dirty, dusty trails...

[...] waiting in line to rock scramble their way up to almost 1,000 ft - with glorious views of the Hudson River, Storm King Mountain, and Pollepel Island/Bannerman's Castle. f you click on this photo you [...]

[...] was for campin' and hikin'. Sunday we breakfasted in Phoenicia, and then rode jet skis in the Hudson River (a first for me!). .75 left to Giant Ledge, after the first 2.75 miles. I'd done the Giant [...]

[...] closer to the heavens, and 360 views of the Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains including the Hudson River and Ashokan Reservoir. We took a long break at the top, so the hike was about 3.5 hours [...]

[...] who have suffered serious injuries must be choppered off to Trinidad.  Waves over Store Bay. Our guide that day as well as a man I overheard talking on Store Bay discussed a desire among [...]

[...] .  Crab and dumplings. A local dish that TWO friends raved about and demanded I go to Store Bay to try it...but I have to say after the meaty crabs in Cambodia, there really is no [...]

[...] my sweetheart's family and going to San Francisco to visit my original sweetheart (meaning: the Bay Area). I called up my friend Igor who lives in Arlington, VA, I did my research (There is a livecam [...]

[...] April 2014 was my 5th time in San Francisco/Bay Area. The first time was June 2008 on a 12-day USA road trip. Then April 2010 and August 2010 as a & [...]

[...] about it. Kelly was easy to convince (months in advance) to do some hiking while I was in the Bay Area, so off to Marin County we went! Mt. Tam is 2,574 ft, put we started our hike at the Pantoll [...]

[...] . The city itself is pretty flat, but less than an hours drive West will take you to the Rocky Mountains where you can explore lakes, rivers, canyons, and of course gorgeous views of mountains. [...]

[...] El Dorado Canyon is at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, just outside of Boulder, CO. The boys and I walked the Rattlesnake Gulch Trail which starts [...]

[...] Falls in Ulysses, NY. A 215 feet drop. It's one of the highest waterfalls east of the Rocky Mountains. The view from above... The view from afar. The view from up close. And a sunset over Cayuga [...]

[...] York. The Town of Hunter contains two villages: Hunter and Tannersville. Hunter is in the Catskill Mountains and contains the Hunter Mountain which is about 4,040 feet high (with a fire tower at [...]

[...] fire tower to bring you even closer to the heavens, and 360 views of the Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains including the Hudson River and Ashokan Reservoir. We took a long break at the top, so the [...]

[...] 4 of us ventured out to the Woodland Valley Campgrounds near the town of Phoenicia in the Catskill Mountains. Saturday was for campin' and hikin'. Sunday we breakfasted in Phoenicia, and then rode jet [...]

[...] road that is often complained about (check Yelp or ask my mom!), but at the top are old hotel ruins, a fire tower to bring you even closer to the heavens, and 360 views of the Hudson [...]

[...] together! Green field along the blue trail. The epic ruins we saw on this hike surpass the old hotel ruins we saw on Overlook Mountain the month before. Northgate or the Edward J. Cornish Estate was a [...]

[...] any state or country borders these days, I'm still trying to get my escape on...So, when we go Upstate NY, we always stay at Tkalich's house - there's no toilet (outhouse set up out back, don't drop [...]

[...] For July 4th weekend - my mom and I went upstate NY to Hunter to stay with a friend of hers. In short, it was wonderful. We labeled it Women's [...]