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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Riverfront Park in Rensselaer
I feel like I have to soak up all these warm days, because I’m not sure which one is going to be the last. I had a lovely sunset picnic at the Riverfront Park in Rennsalear. It’s right over the … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, Troy
Tagged art, basketball, basketball court, bring the kids, camouflage, cheap, dunn memorial bridge, fishing, fishing spot, free, Fun, half moon, half moon ship, henry hudson, hudson river, kids, living walls, murals, park, picnic, playground, rennsalear, riverfront, seesaw, street art, sunset, tennis, tennis court, under the bridge, unique, uss slater
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Sleeping Beauty Mountain
This weekend we hit the road and headed up to the Adirondacks. Our destination was Sleeping Beauty Mountain for a nice 7 mile hike. The lot was relatively packed, but the numerous trails were anything but crowded. We scored some … Continue reading
Posted in Adirondacks, Fun
Tagged 7 miles, abandoned, adirondacks, adk, apple, bump pond, caterpillars, chipmunk, forage, Fun, hike, lorax, nature, red eft, sleeping beauty, sleeping beauty mountain, summit, trails, woodstock
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Moh-He-Con-Nuck Nature Preserve, Selkirk
Took a short close to home hike at the Moh-He-Con-Nuck Nature Preserve in Selkirk. The trail head tells a bit of history about the land and the natives that once roamed it. It had some real peaceful trails through varying … Continue reading
Posted in Bethlehem, Fun
Tagged beauty, birds, chipmunk, close to home, frogs, Fun, hiking, Moh-He-Con-Nuck, Moh-He-Con-Nuck Nature Preserve, native american, nature, pond, selkirk, trails, turkey
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Adirondack Balloon Festival
I just realized, today is the last day of the Adirondack Balloon Festival! I attended this amazing experience a few years back, and still reminisce about its magical feeling. Get there earlier than later, because traffic can get busy. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Adirondacks, Fun
Tagged adirondack balloon festival, adirondacks, adk, balloon, crafts, experience, festival, food, Fun, hot air balloon, last day, magical, panda
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Croton Point Park, Westchester
I visited Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson, NY this weekend and had a wonderful time. It is a very eclectic park, there is a beach, campgrounds, pavilions, and various hiking trails. We traversed most of the hiking trails to make … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, Westchester County
Tagged affordable, arrow heads, beautiful, bird watching, birds, croton, croton point, croton point park, croton-on-hudson, frogs, Fun, great blue heron, hiking, hudson river, indian arrow heads, nature, sea glass, tappen zee bridge, trails, views, vista, westchester
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Short and Stout Tea
I took another visit to Short and Stout Tea this weekend because I won their weekly give away! How exciting I had been sharing their specials for weeks on facebook and my efforts paid off :). Last time I got … Continue reading
Posted in Albany, Feed
Tagged albany, cheesecake, cinnabon, creamsicle, decadent, free, green tea, hot tea, iced tea, pumpkin, pumpkin chai, savory, Short and Stout, sweet, tea, winner
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Grant’s Cottage
I made a stop at Grant’s Cottage in Wilton and had a walk about the grounds. I started in the gift shop/museum. I looked at the artifacts and read some quotes about Ulysses S. Grant’s last days. A ‘death mask’ … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, Saratoga County
Tagged artifact, deer, frog, Fun, grant, history, museum, nature, overlook, red tail hawk, trail, ulysses s grant, wilton
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Skidmore’s North Woods
I took a hike in Skidmore’s North Woods in Saratoga Springs and enjoyed some beautiful nature and surprising art! If you walk the perimeter of the woods I would guess you get about 2 miles including some peaceful ups and downs. … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, Saratoga County
Tagged art, birds, caterpillar, graffiti, hiking, nature, north woods, peaceful, pond, sauron, sculpture, skidmore, Skidmore’s North Woods, snail shell, trails, turtle, well, wildflowers
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Good Morning Café
Good Morning Café in Ballston Spa makes a mean breakfast. They have a few outside tables and we were lucky to grab one on a beautiful morning. Jeff got their bacon lovers wrap and I took a big ole bite… … Continue reading
Posted in Feed, Saratoga County
Tagged applesauce, bacon, ballston spa, breakfast, breakfast wrap, eat me, eggs, feed, Good Morning Café, pancakes, red peppers, veggie, yum
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