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Fortress Bikes in Hurleyville NY
We finally went to Fortress Bikes in Hurleyville NY and rented our first ebikes. If you want to enjoy a long ride to Hurleyville, you can start from Mountain Dale, New York. We have done this bike ride a few times from Mountain Dale to Hurleyville, and it’s around 25 miles or so round trip.…
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History of the Rosendale Trestle
Every time we go over the Rosendale Trestle I think about the people and trains that went over it. The views they saw, the ride they had and the struggles they went through. It’s incredible to see this amazing structure standing over the Roundout Creek. I’m sure the people were just as awestruck as I…
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Wallkill Valley Land Trust History
A lot of us walk and bike on various trails not realizing that it takes a lot of people, time and effort to make these trails happen. Not only are there people responsible for creating trails but there are those that help preserve land. The Wallkill Valley Land Trust was created for this purpose, to…
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Luna walks Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
It’s Halloween and what do people do on such a day? They hike, or walk. Kids and parents go from house to house, walking, and are getting some time away from their screens. Trick or treating is a great way to get everyone outside and your reward after hours of walking is candy! It’s a…
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Hiking to High View Tunnel
For eight years, we’ve lived in Wurtsboro and just now discovered the High View Tunnel. We pass by the street all the time when we go local and never knew that we could hike the other side. After stumbling on a site with details about the tunnel, I was curious and wanted to check it…
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Completing our First HBTrails Triathlon
I’ve seen a few triathlons in my life but never participated in one. Perhaps one day before my knees give out, we will give it a try. Today, my hubby decided two weeks of resting his ribs was enough and that we should do a hike. We got ready, filled our water bottles and grabbed…
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What to do in Emergency Situations?
Sometimes things just don’t go the way you planned. This was one of those days. We got up and placed our bikes in the car and headed to Stone Ridge NY. We love to do the O & W Rail Trail with the bikes here and have done 60 miles before. Our goal was to…