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A Walk Through Moonbeams Preserve
When I think of Middletown, I never think trails or hiking. It just doesn’t look like a place that has any, but it does. The Moonbeams Preserve is a great little trail that hides the train path and history well. When you park at the Moonbeams lot, you are in an open field with a…
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Biking to Hurleyville NY Down Memory Lane
It’s been months since we saw our family let alone our friends. Today, we met with my hubby’s childhood friend in Mountaindale NY and did the ride to Hurleyville. We kept our distance, wore our masks and used hand sanitizer when we stopped to eat. What I didn’t know was that our friend used to…
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Bike Ride from Mountaindale to Hurleyville NY
Today was a beautiful day. We woke up at 5AM, had coffee, watched a show or two (This is the way) and decided on our bike ride. We drove only 4 minutes to Mountain Dale NY, parked the car and went on our ride. We’ve done the ride from our home too, but since we…
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Panoramic Gallery of Basha Kill Wildlife Refuge in Wurtsboro on 4/21/20
We checked the weather and it said you have 2 hours before it downpours. The weather man is usually 99.999% wrong but we didn’t want to chance it. We went for a short hike by the Basha Kill Wildlife Refuge Center in Wurtsboro NY. We live in Wurtsboro for 7 years now but been here…
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Cleaning Bashakill for Earth Day 2020
Did you know that Earth Day is on April 22nd? I do because it’s also my birthday. Every year we try to do something special like clean around the house, plant trees and pick up trash on the trails. This year due to Covid-19, a lot of volunteers are staying home and Earth Day cleanup…
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Trash Pickup on the Mountain Dale to Woodridge NY Rails to Trails
Today was a nice day for going out and doing some trash pickup. When you enter the Mountain Dale to Woodridge NY rails to trails path, you are greeted with signs to not litter. There are also plenty of trash cans along the trail. It’s mind boggling that people come to the trail and leave…
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Hiking Two Rail Trails and D & H Canal in Wurtsboro NY
We moved to Wurtsboro NY from Queens NY back in May 2013. We have been walking and hiking the D & H Canal and the Rails to Trails in this area ever since. This hike was on February 3, 2020. We usually try to get to any hiking spot as early as possible to avoid…