A couple weeks ago, we rented a cottage on Honeoye Lake, one of the Finger Lakes in central New York State (it’s pronounced Honey-oye). The sun rarely came out all week (despite the changing leaf colors), but we made up…
Beautiful Keuka Outlet Trail!
I posted a few weeks back about biking the rails to trails Ontario Pathways between Goose Street and Phelps, NY. After we’d loaded up all the bikes in Phelps (not to mention chowed down on the delicious lunch one of…
Biking the Ontario Pathways
Every year I like to take a bike ride on a rails-to-trails or canal path in celebration of my birthday. It’s a nice time of year and everyone is ready to get out and enjoy the nice weather. Well, this…
Lock 60 Historic Site: Walk through an Erie Canal Lock Chamber
Through the little town of Macedon, NY runs the reconstructed Erie Canal. The canal is mostly for pleasure crafts these days, paid for by your New York Thruway (I-90) tolls. The canal path is also well-used by cyclists (that would…
10 of the Best Free Historical Sites in America
I don’t necessarily seek out historical places to visit – it’s often an outcome of being in the area and on a whim stopping by (like the Flume Trail or Warren Peak, both in Wyoming). Other times we do go…
15 Must Do Waterfall Hikes Across the US
Waterfalls! There’s something magical about the cascade of water tumbling over one or more ledges to the river below. It catches your breath, makes you want to pull out your camera, even though you know you can’t capture the way…
Scenic Bike Ride: Rochester, Syracuse & Eastern Trail + Erie Canal Path
Well, it’s that time of year again: time for the Big Birthday Bike Ride. A few weekends ago, we loaded up all the bikes, drove down to the far southeast end of the Rochester, Syracuse & Eastern Trail (at Pannell…
An Evening at the Strong National Museum of Play
Not too far from home is an internationally renowned museum. The kind that gets into the Guinness Book of World Records (seriously!) Yet we rarely visit the Strong National Museum of Play. Why? It’s not for lack of interesting exhibits…
Alternate Views of Famous American Wilderness Areas
Ever wondered what the Grand Canyon looks like from a small distance away? The Tetons from the less-visited western side? Canyonlands from the other side of the canyon? The Statue of Liberty from New York Harbor? So many famous places…
Fort Stanwix: The Hands-on Fort
For some reason, few people know about Fort Stanwix. I live within a few hours, yet I’d never heard of it until one day when I was looking for national public lands areas near my home. Then it went on…