After our annual summer trip to northern NY, we spent a few days in Rochester NY visiting family. Since we had our bikes with us, we decided to do a ride along the Erie Canal. This trail system is part of the very large 750-mile Empire State Trail. This is a trail system that goes... Continue Reading →
While on our annual summer trip to Northern NY, we completed a hike along the Totman Gulf Rim. This trail is part of the Jefferson County NY Forest and Wildlife Management Area and is named after Calvin Totman. The trail starts out as a rim trail above the Totman Gulf Gorge and leads down into... Continue Reading →
This isn’t a trail per se, but it is an interesting walking tour. Columbus Indiana is about 40 miles south of Indy and is home to Cummins Inc. Why mention this particular company? Well, Columbus has many interesting buildings owing to the vision of one J. Irwin Miller, who was the head of Cummins in... Continue Reading →
Last month we went up to Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area to do a little birding, but specifically to see if we could see Short Eared Owls, which can be found in Indiana during the winter months. We've posted about Goose Pond before and have visited many times as it is a great place... Continue Reading →
Last month we took a trip to Prophetstown State Park, in West Lafayette. This is among the newer state parks in Indiana having been completed in 2004. There is an aquatic center that was added in 2013, and the park includes other amenities such as full hook-up and electric camp sites and a fully functioning... Continue Reading →
Durand Eastman Park is a 977-acre park located in the northern section of Rochester, NY and contains 5000 feet of coastline on Lake Ontario. This park started out as a summer camp owned by Dr. Henry Strong Durand in the early 1900s. George Eastman (of Kodak fame) purchased land surrounding the summer camp and both... Continue Reading →
Over the holiday break, we headed to western NY to visit family. One of our favorite parks in the area is known as Black Creek Park, located in Chili, NY, which is about 19 miles outside of Rochester, NY. Black Creek Park is one of the largest parks in the Rochester area containing over 1500... Continue Reading →
That time of year again – Prairie Maze at McCloud Nature Park! Although it still feels like summer, I’m not complaining. Time to bug out! The maze was supposed to be a cicada, presumably to commemorate the emergence of Brood X this past summer. If you ask me, it kind of looks like a house... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, we attended a Feathers and Fermentation event. If you’ve never been to one of these, they are very informative and fun, and the Indy Brew Bus will either show up with taps or drive you to the event! You really can’t beat that. This one was at Oliver’s Woods, which is... Continue Reading →
We were back on Lake Ontario in mid-July, and during this trip we visited the Robert G. Wehle State Park. The land was the former estate of Robert Wehle, and become a public park in 2003, one year after his death in 2002. It is over 1100 acres and has quite a bit of coastline... Continue Reading →
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