Outdoors Fodder.
Adirondacks.
Black Mountain Snowmobile Trail.
Snowshoeing up the Black Mountain Fire Tower Snowmobile Trail.
Crane Mountain.
A relatively steep day hike with awesome west views of Adirondacks from up top.
Five Mile Mountain.
Hiking northern most peak on Toungue Mountain Range and down to Lake George.
Hadley Mountain.
Awesome views of southern Adirondacks and Sacanadaga Lake from a easy to hike to fire tower.
Severance Hill.
A pleasant short little hike just off the Northway in Schroon Lake.
Bennett Hill.
Bennett Hill in November.
A walk at Bennett Hill this November on a cloudy Sunday.
Bennett Hill in Spring.
A beautiful little day hike with the Boy Scouts in the Spring.
Bennett Hill on Christmas Eve.
Snowshoeing on a very grey Christmas Eve on Clarksville's favorite peak.
Berkshires.
Alander Mountain.
Hiking up Columbia County's highest peak with spectualar views of Catskills and farms in Copake Valley.
Pine Cobble.
Hiking outside of Williamstown on a peak with great views of Berkshires.
Stony Ledge at Mount Greylock.
Snowshoeing to a ledge about 1,000 feet below Massachusetts tallest mountain.
Catskills' Firetowers.
Balsam Lake Mountain Fire Tower.
A Catskill fire tower located outside of the Margretville with views of the Western Catskill Mountains.
Hunter Mountain via Mink Hollow.
Steep hike with a firetower with some interesting views of surrounding mountains.
Hunter Mountain via Spruceton Horse Trail.
A winter hike up Hunter Mountain after a fresh layer of snow and deep blue skies.
Mount Tremper.
Long hike to a firetower up an old woods road, for moderately interesting views of surrounding mountains.
Overlook Mountain.
Long woods road with great views from firetower, ridge, and beautiful Echo Lake nearby.
Red Hill Fire Tower.
A short walk to a fire tower in rural Sullivan County with so-so views.
Catskills' High Peaks.
Ashokan High Point.
Easy but long hike with limited views to the south; views of high peaks region of Catskills.
Black Dome and Blackhead.
Hiking eastern part of TriMount in the Catskills.
Indian Head Mountain.
An easy hike up with so-so views, and a very steep and long decent with amazing views.
Panther Mountain.
A peak to the north of Slide Mountain and Giant Ledge hiked in beautiful fall weather.
Plateau Mountain.
A steep hike with wonderful views down Devil's Clove and over Tannersville.
Slide Mountain.
Slide Mountain is the tallest mountain in the Catskills with views of 70 named peaks.
Twin Mountain.
A steep hike with hands and knees climbing and two sets of views on a two peaked mountain.
Windham High Point.
A long hike that takes you up so high that the views are lost in the haze.
Catskills' Sub-3500.
Burnt Knob and Acra Point.
Hiking along eastern portion of the Northern Escarptment Trail.
Giant Ledge.
A beautiful hike on the ridge between Slide and Panther Mountains at peak foliage.
Kaaterskill Clove.
Exploring the Kaaterskill Clove, along the Escarpment Trail near North-South Lake.
New Years Eve Night Hike Up Overlook Mountain.
Ice fog and obscured moon made for dark snowshoeing as I welcomed in 2010.
Palenville Overlook.
A day hike to the Palenville Overlook via old Catskill Mountain House Road.
Finger Lakes Trip 2009.
Balsam Pond.
Balsam Pond in Chenago County is an interesting pond with free primative camping.
Finger Lakes National Forest.
A series of rather large leased public pastures interspersed with forested areas and ponds.
Sugar Hill State Horse Camp.
Sugar Hill is a state forest with extensive equestrain facilities and free primative drive-in camping.
Watkins Glen.
Returning to the beautiful Watkins Glen on a humid summer day.
Five Rivers.
Five Rivers in the First Snow.
After the first significant snow of the year I went out snowshoeing at Five Rivers.
Wet July Walk at Five Rivers.
Exploring five rivers on an evening where there where showers, rainbows, and animals.
Green Mountains.
Harmon Hill.
Hiking outside of Bennington on a point with views of Shaftsbury Valley and Adirondacks in distance.
Snake Mountain in a Snowstorm.
Snowshoeing up one of Vermont's most beautiful peaks in a snowstorm without views.
Heldebergs.
Canoeing at Lawson Lake.
Visiting a county park with my canoe and dog near the Alcove Reservoir.
Cole Hill State Forest.
Mid-winter hike at Cole Hill State Forest.
Fawn Lake.
Watching the sunset from my truck at Partridge Run.
Mid-Winter Walk at Partridge Run.
On a Sunday afternoon I drove out Fawn Lake and walked down to White Birch Pond.
Snowshoeing at Rensselaerville State Forest.
Exploring state reforested lands on the hilltops above Rensselearville.
Snowshoeing with Dog at Partridge Run.
Snowshoeing from Bradt Hollow Road to Beaver Road Upper Pond via Ski Trail.
Hudson Valley.
Stissing Mountain.
Stissing Mountain overlooks Pine Plains, and a five state-area in beautiful Hudson Valley.
Storm King Mountain.
Admiring this beautiful part of the Hudson Valley.
Walkway Over the Hudson.
Walking over the nearly 2-mile long railroad bridge, high over the Hudson River and Pougkeepsie.
Northern Tier Trip 2009.
Brasher State Forest.
A 20,000 acre state forest which is home to the free 21-site Walter Pratt Primative Campground, and is about 15 miles from Massena.
Chazy Lake Primative Campsite.
At the end of Wilfred King Road there is a beautiful campsite on Lake Chazy.
Cumberland Head State Park.
A cheap place to stay near Plattsburgh if you want to explore the city.
Deer River State Forest.
A 12,000 acre state forest with streams, bogs, camping, and miles of rough truck trail that you can have fun driving and exploring.
Point Au Roche State Park.
A park with trails that take you to beautiful points out into Lake Champlain.
Schoharie County.
Autumn at Vromans Nose.
Some beautiful fall foliage along one of Schoharie County's most famous peaks.
Back at Burnt Rossman.
Spending the night camping after hiking Mount Tremper in the Catskills.
Camping at Betty Brook.
Camping down by Betty Brook at Burnt-Rossman State Forest.
Leonard Hill.
A short drive up a well-maintained road to a currently closed fire tower.
Mount Utsayantha.
A fire tower and village park in Stamford, NY with some real impressive views.
Third Weekend at Burnt-Rossman.
Beating the humidity in Schoharie County, relaxing with feet in Betty Brook.
Vromans Nose.
Another quick hike up with awesome views of Schoharie Valley.
Taconics.
A Night Up at Beebe Hill.
Spending a hot and hazy night up at the Chance of Thunder Leanto on Beebe Hill.
Bash-Bish Mountain.
An interesting peak with views Hillsdale-area, near Bash-Bish Falls.
Beebe Hill Firetower.
Visiting a fire tower in Columbia County on a spring day.
Berlin Mountain and Mt Rainer.
Exploring Berlin Mountain and Mount Rainer as spring approaches.
Dark Hike Up to Bash Bish Falls.
Even in mid-day, Bash Bish Falls remains shadowed by surrounding mountains.
Harvey Mountain.
Visting the highest point in Columbia County on a warm spring day.
Olana.
A nice afternoon hike around the beautiful grounds of Frederic Edwin Church's estate.
Snowshoeing at Grafton Lakes.
Snowshoeing on a Saturday over at Grafton Lakes.
Sunset Rock.
A short hike from Taconic State Park with amazing views of Columbia County near Hillsdale.
Sunset Rock in Winter.
Visting Taconic State Park's Sunset Point in the Winter.
White Rocks and Snow Bowl.
Hiking along Taconic Crest Trail towards Vermont in Hopkins Memorial Forest .
Thatcher Park.
Revisting High Point.
Another visit to Thatcher Park's OSI's parcel.
September Hike at Thatcher Park.
An early fall hike at Thatcher Park with the dog.
Snowshoeing at Thatcher Park/OSI.
On a bright blue-sky winter day in late December to High Point and Hang Gliders Cliff.
Thatcher Park.
Hiking to High Point and Hang Glider's Cliff on OSI parcel.
Thatcher Park in November.
A walk through Thatcher Park and the OSI parcel in the middle of November 2009.
Visting Back Portion of Thatcher Park.
A Saturday hike at the back portion of Thatcher Park.
Western NY.
Joesph Davis State Park.
Old farm fields make up an interesting landscape with diverse habitat.
