A Great Ski Deal in Madison County, NY

Believe it or not, I have NEVER been skiing, despite living in Upstate New York all my life. Oh, but I have shoveled my fair share above average amount of snow! If you have been pawing at the hooves, waiting for a good deal on a ski package, I have two pieces of good news [...]

Live the Vacation

Wow! WOW! I just visited a site that has some of the most exquisite scenery I’ve seen. It’s in Utah, Park City, Utah, to be exact. It was the location for the 2002 Winter Olympics, U.S. Snowboarding (one of my favorite spectator sports), and the Sundance Film Festival (pretty obvious from the “cinematic” type of [...]

DEC Closing Some NY Campgrounds

To save money (and it’s about time), New York State is closing down six campgrounds in Upstate New York.
“As Governor Paterson has made clear, New York is facing a large budget deficit and must make many hard choices,” Commissioner Grannis said. “Closing these facilities for the 2009 season is one such hard choice, but [...]

Exploring Pixley Falls State Park

After exploring the park area, we made our way down the steep slope to see the majestic Pixley Falls. The area is a terrific place to explore– we could walk right up to the falls– I even walked to the top and looked down! Because the water is eroding the limestone, there are amazing concentric circles at the top of the falls. It was like a little fairy land.

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