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Best spring hiking picks!
May
09
2017
Spring is a great time to hike. For everything there is a season, and spring hiking is about the contradictions.There are brisk winds, but we never get too hot. The weather can turn on a dime, but that means indirect lighting for stunning photos. It might rain, but it is also peak waterfall season.Here's some suggestions for enjoyable spring hikes.Quick & easyIf you are thrilled by roaring waters, the Lee Park Trail is a fine pick for even...
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Author:Pamela Merritt
Topics:Wildflowers, Spring, Hiking, Gear, Champlain Valley, Adirondacks
Birding for the Bioblitz!
Jun
21
2015
Another ATBI!This year the Adirondack All-Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) took place in the Essex and Willsboro area of the Champlain Valley and I again helped with it. ATBIs, or Bioblitzes as they are often called, are conducted by naturalists and citizen scientists to help survey and document the diversity of the natural world around us. They are also events where naturalists from different disciplines can meet and learn from one another....
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Author:Alan Belford
Topics:Wildlife, Wildflowers, Summer, Spring, Outdoor Recreation, Natural History, Champlain Valley, Birding
Beyond the Mud
Apr
14
2015
Flower Show AlertGet ready for the Grand Opening of the Adirondack's Annual Flower Show. It is a little early yet, but time to make plans and preparation. As the temperatures warm and the snow melts our forests and woodlands begin to display their finery. For me this is the best time to get out on a hike, connect with nature, and get a peek at some of the gifts it has to offer. I love the Adirondack's earliest blooms, perhaps because it has been...
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Author:Suzanne Maye
Topics:Wildflowers, Outdoor Recreation, Hiking, Conservation, Champlain Valley, Adirondacks
Hidden Homestead
Sep
23
2013
The fall colors keep tempting me to fit little hikes in between appointments and events.  I love going back to see what's new on a trail I haven't seen for a few months. This week I hiked the Homestead Trail.  It's a CATS trail in Whallonsburgh that starts .75 mile from the Leaning Road, just west of Black Kettle Farm.The trailhead begins heading south from a very inconspicous break in the woods through an area of spindly pole timber....
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Author:Elizabeth Lee
Topics:Wildlife, Wildflowers, Outdoor Recreation, Hiking, Fall