Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake, Part 3

If you don’t have a hankering to go see this museum after the first two posts about our trip (read Part 1 here and Part 2 here), I don’t know what to tell you. It took us two full days (and then some) to see this museum and we had a BLAST. My kids’ heads [...]

Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake, NY – Part 2

This is one of the finest museums in Upstate New York. Read Part 1 of our trip. The Adirondack Museum is the “everything” place about the Adirondacks: the ecosystems and biology of the forest and lakes; life in the Adirondacks from early times to now; the logging and mining industries; its formation as a state [...]

Must-Have New York Nature Adirondack Travel Apps

From the isolated deep forests to the concrete jungles of New York City, YES, there’s an app for that. I routinely scour the Apple App Store for travel apps and here are some the best I’ve found. The Apple Store has the most abundant and diverse apps, to be sure, but many app creators are [...]

‘Tis the Season: Hunting Gear

Here in Upstate New York, deer hunting season may be over but did you know that black bear hunting and are still underway for most areas of southern Upstate New York? I had no idea that bear hunting was even an organized activity! It ends December 20th, so if you’ve been hankering for some bear [...]

The Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake, NY

I’ve visited some amazing museums in my time — the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Natural History, the New York State Museum — the Adirondack Museum in the central Adirondack region is perhaps one of the largest museums in Upstate New York. It certainly ranks as one of the most interesting and enjoyable. [...]

Climbing Blue Mountain: The NYSDEC Trail

Oh, my aching muscles…. Blue Mountain is in the central Adirondacks. Located in Hamilton County, the peak of the mountain reaches 3750 feet (1143 meters) and elevation gain from the trail head is 1559 feet. The trail is approximately 2 miles up- you can do the math to see how steep the trail is! A [...]

State Fair 2011, Part 2

Continuing my first NY State Fair experience (see Part 1 here), what would a fair be like without a butter sculpture, huh? So here it is, the 43rd annual Butter Sculpture: It was lifesize and was contained inside a large refrigerated room. Every year, there’s a different theme. The theme this year is “Feeding Our [...]

Ski, Ski, Ski

It’s still looking very good in Upstate New York for skiers here. The snow just keeps on coming and coming and coming…. Of course, we’re supposed to have *only* two months left of winter. I like snow and I like winter, but I do admit that I am tired of the winter heating season. To [...]

It’s “Learn to Ski” Month!

Well well well. I had no idea that January was our official New York State “Learn to Ski” month! But when I think about it, it sure makes a lot of sense [inject twinge of sarcasm]. Good thing it’s not in July…. haha! Although we HAVE had snow in July on rare occasion! And not [...]

A Spring Getaway Quiz and Attractions

This is a Sponsored Post written by me. All opinions are 100% mine. All right, you traveling fiends, I have a little trivia quiz for you. Tell me if you can Name that Location. Where is the location of the “Live Music Show Capital of the World,” sporting more theatre seats than New York’s Broadway? [...]

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