Tag Archives: hiking

Moh-He-Con-Nuck Nature Preserve, Selkirk

Posted on September 22, 2014 by julieovaltrades

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 | Leave a comment

Croton Point Park, Westchester

Posted on September 15, 2014 by julieovaltrades

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 | Leave a comment

Skidmore’s North Woods

Posted on September 8, 2014 by julieovaltrades

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 | Leave a comment

Muscoot Farm, Westchester

Posted on August 13, 2014 by julieovaltrades

My Mom and I had such a hoot visiting Muscoot Farm in Katonah, Westchester. The grounds are free to enter and there is a whole lot to see! First you notice all of the farm animals. I enjoyed observing and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun, Westchester County | Tagged affordable, animals, butterflies, cat, chickens, educational, farm, flowers, free, Fun, goats, hiking, katonah, muscoot farm, museum, nature, pig, piglets, sheep, trails, westchester | Leave a comment

Croton Gorge Park, Westchester NY

Posted on August 3, 2014 by julieovaltrades

Croton Gorge Park is an amazing gem in Cortlandt, NY. Right from the parking lot you are given outstanding views of the Croton Dam and spillway. This is a beautiful engineering feat, and you can climb to the top of … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun, Westchester County | Tagged aqueduct, cortland, croton dam, croton gorge park, engineering, feed, foraging, Fun, gem, hiking, nature, raspberries, reservoir, trails, westchester, Wild Bergamot | Leave a comment

Grafton Lakes and Moreau State Parks

Posted on July 26, 2014 by julieovaltrades

On two very different days I visited two of my favorite local State Parks. On a cloudy cooler day I went to Grafton Lakes State Park to hike the Dickinson Hill Fire Tower trail. I loved foraging raspberries along the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun, Grafton, Saratoga County | Tagged birds, birds nest, dickinson fire tower, fire tower, frogs, Fun, grafton lakes state park, hiking, lakes, moreau state park, nature, state park, summer, swimming, trails, wildflowers, woodpecker | Leave a comment

Finger Lakes Region Road Trip!

Posted on July 26, 2014 by julieovaltrades

This week I took a road trip to the Finger Lakes Region with my Mom! Day 1: We stayed in a little town called Horseheads, a central location to many of the areas we wanted to explore. We got into … Continue reading →

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Maine: Portland, Acadia National Park/Bar Harbor, Ogunquit

Posted on July 2, 2014 by julieovaltrades

Maine was such an amazing adventure, so very worthy of a trip. Our plan was to visit Acadia National Park, a fair distance of seven hours from Albany. To break up the trip we stopped in Portland for lunch, the … Continue reading →

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Sculpture park and hiking in Austerlitz

Posted on June 27, 2014 by julieovaltrades

I’m a sucker for a good sculpture park. The Circle Museum in Austerlitz has some pretty interesting work strewn about in a gorgeous country setting. Some are very abstract containing everything but the kitchen sink, some are more realistic and … Continue reading →

Posted in Columbia County, Fun | Tagged art, Austerlitz, beebe hill, bird, caterpillar, Circle Museum, circles, country, daytrip, fire tower, Fun, harvey mountain, hiking, kitchen sink, nature, route 22, sculpture, sculpture park, trails, turkey | 1 Comment