Archive for October, 2008

Locking Your Bike

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Friends of Dyken Pond raising funds for purchase of Otter Cove

Friday, October 31st, 2008
By: Christine Barton, Troy Record, link to original article The rural hill town of Grafton is the home of Dyken Pond Education Center, a longstanding Dyken Pond Education Centerrecreational area and environmental study center. The Friends of Dyken Pond Center, a non-profit organization established in 1991, is looking to preserve the 23-acre, undeveloped land known as [...]

Happy Halloween - Humor

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Skis for the Kids

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Just as sure as kids outgrow their clothes, they are going to outgrow skis. The questions parents have today are the same questions parents asked when skiing first became a...

Owen Pond and Copperas Pond Trail - Adirondacks

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Take a pictorial walk along these easy trails.       

SLOW DANCE

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
This poem was supposedly written by a terminally ill young girl in a New York Hospital. It is making the rounds on the internet as a chain letter. While I don’t ascribe to chain letters, this poem espouses a philosophy that’s important - especially to those of us who enjoy our natural surroundings. Enjoy…. SLOW DANCE Have [...]

Chautauqua Rails to Trails

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Women Tours

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Ladies, are you up for a multi-sport Adirondacks adventure next year? If so, check out Women Tours. http://www.womantours.com/index.html       

Women’s Biathlon Athletes Launch Nude Calendar

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
The Canadian Press is reporting that five members of the Canadian women's biathlon team have posed nude for a calendar to raise money for their sport. The female biathletes launched...

Hiking in the Adirondacks

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Here’s a visitor’s take on hiking Mt. Algonquin and Mt. Marcy in the Adirondacks.