Five Rivers Environmental Education Center

Five Rivers Environmental Education Center is a living museum comprising over 450 acres of broad fields, towering forests, and tranquil wetlands. Five Rivers offers people of all ages a rich variety of guided and self-guided opportunities to encounter nature directly. Stimulating interpretive programs and guided school lessons promote awareness, knowledge and appreciation of New York State’s environment year ’round. With over 10 miles of trails for self-guided exploration, Five Rivers fosters discovery, spiritual refreshment and physical fitness through wholesome outdoor recreation.

http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1835.html

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Upcoming Holidays – July 17, 2021

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  • Next Saturday is Strugeon Moon 🌕 – Jul 24
  • Five Saturdays until World Mosquito Day 🐞 – Aug 21
  • Eight Saturdays until September 11th 🇺🇸 – Sep 11
  • Two months – Constitution Day 📜 – Friday Sep 17
  • Nine Saturdays until 7 PM Sunset 🌆 – Sep 18
  • 16 Saturdays until Daylight Savings Time Ends 🛥️ – Nov 6
  • 17 Saturdays until Average Night Below Freezing 🌌 – Nov 13
  • 18 Saturdays until Regular Deer Season in Southern Zone 🦌 – Nov 20
  • 19 Saturdays until Small Business Saturday 🛍️ – Nov 27
  • 22 Saturdays until Bake Cookies Day 🍪 – Dec 18
  • 23 Saturdays until Christmas 🎅 – Dec 25

Good Evening – July 17, 2021

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Good evening! Even though it’s been a stormy Saturday I’m making the best of it ⛈

Mostly cloudy with a few rumbles of thunder and 79 degrees at the Five Rivers Environmental Education Center. ☁ There is a north-northeast breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 70 degrees.

Been a hotter and more humid day than was predicted by the weather man 👨. I feel like I’m in a swamp. Took the earlier bus 🚍 back from Thacher Park to hopefully avoid the worst of the rain on my walk home. 🚶🏻 Hiked to Hang Glider cliff, it was muddy, then back to the Discovery Center and hung my hammock until it started to rain. Then I hiked the Bear Trail under the escarpment 🐻 and the rain picked up. Caught the bus to Five Rivers and watching the very happy robins 🐦 and soon I’ll head home.

While it’s not been super wet here, Gilboa has gotten a lot of thunderstorms so I bet the pool was closed all day and it wouldn’t have been worthwhile to head out to Schoharie. 🏡 The Nature Bus is free and I’ve really enjoyed exploring Thacher Park worry and anxiety free 🆓 this summer.

Back at Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, about to head home shortly on foot before the thunderstorms to the west roll in

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Back at Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, about to head home shortly on foot before the thunderstorms to the west roll in. It was a pretty dry day, although a few showers at Thacher Park. Hiked a lot of trails including the Indian Ladder Trail and the swamp trail in the back which I haven’t hiked in year.

Packed a nice lunch, laid back in the hammock for a couple of hours with a book and hiked for about four. A few drops of rain, not too bad 

Good to get out and enjoy some fresh air, especially when it’s totally free to catch the bus to Thacher Park.  I love not having to drive, deal with parking and speed traps. Be able to get around without using any fossil fuels with the electric bus 

Nature Bus

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A few years back, the NY Parks Commissioner insisted that they charge parking fees to discourage the colored from using them.

But I don’t like fees and I like colorful things, so I’m glad they have that free nature bus this year.

Thompsons Lake...

It was a pretty nice day.

  • I got a pretty late start as I got looking at figuring out how to patch some buggy blog code and lost track of the time
  • Started out, left my mask home, which I need for the bus. Had to run back home
  • Spent some time at Five Rivers Environmental Education Center as I had to wait for the second bus
  • Took the second electric bus to Thacher Park and walked up to Thompsons Lake for an hour swimming up there
  • That lake is mucky for swimming and the beach was packed but it was free
  • Walked back to Thacher Park Visitors Center and then sat in the Adirondack Chairs they have there. No real comfortable
  • Had lunch and refilled my water bottle
  • I hate that new Visitor’s Center, it’s ugly, but the bathrooms are decent as is the water bottle refill fountain
  • Hung my hammock out by Paint Mine and laid back for a couple of hours watching a video and doing some reading
  • Nice cool breeze up in Thacher Park
  • Caught the electric bus back to Five Rivers