Hiking and Backpacking Adventure in the Catskills & Adirondacks

2019: DEC to close Wilmington Notch Campground early

August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 Adirondacks, Camping Adirondack High Peaks, ADK, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Wilmington Notch Campground

Heading to the Dacks? According to the DEC in the following press release, they will be shutting down the Wilmington Notch Campground on 9/4/2019. Read below: “The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)

4 kid ready hikes in the Catskills

May 26, 2019June 17, 2019 Catskills, For Beginners, Hiking Catskill Fire Tower Project, Easy hikes, Family hikes, Kaaterskill Falls, Kid Friendly, Kids hikes, Red Hill, Vromans Nose

Contrary to many adult’s views that kids are only interested in video games, one thing we know is that given the chance, kids the love the outdoors! In fact, kids are spending time outdoors –

Kaaterskill Falls hike in the Catskills (upper trailhead)

May 22, 2019May 29, 2019 Catskills, Hiking Escarpment Trail, Kaaterskill Falls, North-South Lake Campground, Waterfalls

This is the upper section of what could be done as one awesome hike to the lower trailhead now that the NYSDEC has updated the trail system (2016) in this area. It is some of

Kaaterskill Falls hike in the Catskills (lower trailhead)

May 16, 2019May 28, 2019 Catskills, For Beginners, Hiking Bastion Falls, Kaaterskill Clove, Kaaterskill Falls, Kaaterskill High Peak

The Kaaterskill Falls hike almost a “rite of passage” hike for Catskill hikers. It does not lead to a lofty peak, but it does take the hiker to one of the most majestic waterfall series

Peekamoose and Table Mountains in the Catskills

May 14, 2019May 15, 2019 Catskills, Hiking Catskill 3500 Club, Peekamoose - Table Trail, Peekamoose Mountain, Table Mountain

Peekamoose and Table Mountains, in the southern Catskills, are the end of the chain of peaks which sit below Slide Mountain and are require climbs by the Catskill 3500 Club. These two wonderful peaks can