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Hiking to Bald and Stillwater Fire Towers • Weekend in the Western Adirondacks, Day 1 • April 22, 2017 It is officially camping season again, and we couldn’t be more excited! Well, most campsites in Upstate NY don’t agree (and aren’t open until May), but that sure didn’t stop us! All we wanted to do for Curtis’ recent 4-day weekend was hike as many… Read More
Hiking to Gore Mountain Fire Tower • April 15, 2017 • Written by Curtis With spring finally coming upon us, it’s time for us to knuckle down and finish some of our hiking goals for New York, first and foremost of which is the Adirondack/Catskill Fire Tower Challenge. We’ve got 15 down and only 8 to go! The one problem with this… Read More
Hiking Round Mountain, Mount Frissell, and Brace Mountain • Connecticut High Point • NY/CT/MA Tri-Point • Bash Bish Falls • April 7, 2017 As you can tell from the above description, this was a very eventful hike with several points of interest in just under 6 miles of trail! Even with a chance of rain in the forecast, we decided we were ready for… Read More
Hiking in Plotter Kill Preserve • April 5, 2017 It’s officially waterfall season here in Upstate NY — that wonderful time of year when all the snow starts melting and it rains every other day, resulting in very full waterfalls! While we’ve loved chasing frozen waterfalls throughout the winter, we are more than ready to welcome the change in seasons. I’m… Read More
Hiking in Shelving Rock • Lake George, NY • March 28, 2017 When we hiked to Sleeping Beauty mountain in January, we had wanted to explore some trails further down the road but opted to leave them for another day. Our short weekend between Curtis’ swing and night schedules gave us the perfect opportunity to explore. While we didn’t hike any of the… Read More
Mason-Dixon Line Road Trip, Part 4 • March 19, 2017 • C&O Canal National Historic Park, Fort Frederick State Park, and Berkeley Springs, WV • Written by Jess & Curtis After a very full day of history and hiking the day before, we woke up to a colder and overcast day, and decided to take it easy. Our original plan was to spend… Read More