Driving from Pittsfield, MA to King of Prussia, PA | Camping in the Catskills | Delaware Water Gap NRA | April 2023 Once we had said goodbye to Curtis’ brother, we hit the road heading Southwest towards Pennsylvania. The drive was only four hours if we were taking the fastest route, but we chose to…
Before we leave the Northeast, I thought I’d share a compilation of videos I have from our time living in New York, and a couple from Connecticut as well. Here’s just a sampling of the fun we had over all different seasons in Upstate New York! I wish I had more to show our journey…
Tremper Mountain Fire Tower • Kaaterskill Falls & Forest Area • May 15, 2017 Our last peak that we needed to hike to finish the Fire Towers in the Catskills was Tremper. To be completely honest, we weren’t exactly excited to hike this one. We had actually intended to do it twice before — on Veteran’s Day…
Weekend in the Finger Lakes, Day 1 • Snowshoeing to Balsam Lake Mountain Fire Tower • February 10, 2017 Thanks to this hike, we have had our “official” first experience in breaking in a mountain trail right after a heavy snowfall. I know I’ve mentioned on other hikes that “we were the first to walk on this…
Cold Climbing in Cat Creek, Day 4 • Kaaterskill Falls • January 9, 2017 Let’s begin with a brief history by Curtis: Some readers may wonder why this weekend trip has been named “Cold Climbing in Cat Creek”. What is Cat Creek? I thought you were in the Catskills? Is it really considered climbing if you walk…
Cold Climbing in Cat Creek, Day 3 • Visiting Attractions in the Hudson Valley • January 8, 2017 Our initial goal for the weekend was to finish hiking the five fire towers in the Catskills for the Fire Tower Challenge. We had previously hiked Hunter Mountain back in September and the first two days of our trip…