Get Ready For Fall Foliage Touring!
September 9, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under Adirondacks, driving, forests, hiking, ideas, nature, tourism
Wow, it’s going to be a great year for leaf peeping, I can feel it in my bones. The weather has been very warm lately, but I expect a cold snap to strike, and when it does, the colors of our trees in New York will look SPECTACULAR. Do you know that people come from [...]
Birding, Big Time
May 31, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under Finger Lakes, Western NY, hiking, nature, parks, sports and recreation
This is it. The time when hundreds of different species of migrating birds return to Upstate New York for nesting. Western New York, specifically Wayne County, and more specifically the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, is a bird-lovers paradise. This is from the I Love NY Newsletter, the Beat:
Hot off the presses and just in [...]
The Utica Zoo in 2009
May 28, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under Central NY, hiking, nature, zoos
The Utica Zoo charges no admission during the winter months! We try to take the opportunity to visit during this time. It was a warmer winter day (late March), so most of the animals were perky and curious. And we discovered a few new things that made this visit our best one yet.
My kids love [...]
The Wheel Deal
April 6, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under beaches, hiking, sports and recreation
Biking is BIG here in Upstate New York, in the summer. When we travel, we often come across bike trails and special bike paths for bicyclists. And, the Ride for Missing Children is located in my area– 100 bicyclists travel 100 miles across Upstate New York, raising money and awareness for the tens of thousands [...]
