Hiking and Backpacking Adventure in the Catskills & Adirondacks

The heat is coming: Strategies to prevent heat stress during exercise

April 17, 2019April 18, 2019 Backpacking, For Beginners, Hiking, Skills & FAQS, Tips Dehydration, heat acclimatization, Heat Illness, heat stress, Hydration, hyponatremia, Water

For the human body, water is the most important nutrient. Water makes up about 60% of the average person’s weight but can range from 45% to 75% (Campbell & Spano, 2011). Euhydration is a state

Catskill Park Devil’s Tombstone Campground closed for 2019 season

April 9, 2019May 6, 2019 Camping, Catskills Camping along the Devil's Path, Devil's Path, Devil's Tombstone Campground

From the DEC web site: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that Devil’s Tombstone Campground and Day Use Area in the town of Hunter, Greene County, will be

5 Winter Hiking Tips for Your First Time Out & So You’ll Want to Go Back

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 For Beginners, Hiking, Skills & FAQS, Tips Winter, Winter Hiking

Hiking in the winter is a dazzling way to experience the backcountry. Besides there being fewer people, you’ll encounter a beauty that you obviously can’t find in the other seasons. However, for the first time

Pratt Rock a Catskill family friendly hike

January 12, 2019January 12, 2019 Catskills, Family Friendly, For Beginners, Hiking Kids hikes, Pratt Rock, Prattsville, Schoharie Valley, Zadock Pratt

Pratt Rock has been coined “New York’s Mount Rushmore” by Ripley’s Believe it or Not. If you make the short climb to its towering cliffs you’ll find out why. Located just east of the village

Trail update: Batavia Kill Trail and Lean-to

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Backpacking, Catskills, Hiking Batavia Kill Lean-to, Batavia Kill Trail

It’s been a while since I’ve been up in the Black Dome Valley. I read that the original Batavia Kill lean-to had been decommissioned and the new one constructed. As of this writing, I had