During these strange times, it’s hard to know when or if you should go hiking with family. We have been staying away from our family for two months. When we do see them, it’s from six feet apart and only for a few minutes. We have four essential workers in our families and they get…
We’ve gone to Port Jervis plenty of time but never really hiked there. We usually go kayaking at Indian Head or visit family in that area. Today we decided to do a nice 10 mile hike from Sparrow Bush NY. We chose the Point Peter from reservoir number three. Well, I didn’t choose it, my…
When we first moved upstate seven years ago we had no idea that we were surrounded by trails. Instead, we would drive far and wide in search of one. One of the first trails we visited was the Rio Reservoir. We parked our car by the Forestburgh Town Hall and started walking. We did not…
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…
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…
Bicycles range from a hundred dollars to thousands of dollars. We have the latter. Just kidding! People spend a lot of money on bicycles and that’s great if they have that kind of luxury and use it daily. We don’t bike ride every day and we don’t commute to work on a bicycle. If you…
A lot of people fear snakes, ghosts, carbs and sugar, but we have the fear of the walking tick. Thirteen years ago we started hiking. We would go early to Carmel NY, have a small BBQ or picnic and set off on our hike. We were aware of these tiny critters then and would make…
