Outdoors
Bicycles are the COVID-19 Hot Commodity that No One Saw Coming
Across the nation, during COVID-19, sales and repairs of bicycles have increased astronomically, leaving many bike shops booming in an otherwise quiet economic period. While increased sales in metropolitan areas have more to do with avoiding the pandemic petri dish of public transportation, in rural areas like the Catskills and the Hudson Valley, folks are turning to biking as a socially distant way to exercise, enjoy nature, and spend time with the family.
By Marie Doyon
May 21, 2020
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Outdoors
The Ashokan Rail Trail is the region’s latest linear park transformation, 11.5 miles of previsouly inaccessible path along the Ashokan Reservoir.
By Dave Holden
Apr 1, 2020
Tags: Ashokan Rail Trail rail trail hudson valley
Outdoors
More people than ever are using the parks and trail systems across the nation, with overcrowding even forcing some parks to close. Aside from following social distancing practices and staying at least six feet away from other hikers, standard trail etiquette is more important than ever now so that we can all cooperatively steward our natural resources.
By Tiana Headley
Mar 26, 2020
Tags: hiking trail etiquette
General Arts & Culture
However you decide to spend your indeterminately long reprieve from society, there may be no better mental health booster than getting outdoors. If we can’t get back to reality we can at least get back to nature. Here are 7 social distancing-compliant outdoor activities you can do in the Hudson Valley to get you out of the house and stop you from going stir-crazy.
By Jamie Larson
Mar 19, 2020
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Outdoors
A peak into the world of upstate ice-fishing and winter anglers.
By Phillip Pantuso
Mar 1, 2020
Tags: ice fishing outdoor
Outdoors
With Scenic Hudson Land Trust’s acquisition of 508 acres on the Hudson River just north of Hutton Brickyards, Kingston may just get a new state park.
By Phillip Pantuso
Feb 1, 2020
Tags: Scenic Hudson Kingston, NY parks
Shopping
Six Hudson Valley outfitters—Mountain Tops Outfitters, Potter Brothers, TRT Bicycles, Rock and Snow, Esopus Creel Fly Fishing, and Old Souls—share their holiday season gift picks for the outdoor enthusiasts on your list.
By Phillip Pantuso
Dec 1, 2019
Tags: holiday gift guide
Outdoors
As the popularity of hunting declines and the deer population soars, we look at a cross-section of local hunters who are sticking by the sport.
By Phillip Pantuso
Nov 1, 2019
Tags: outdoor hunting culling deer
Outdoors
Building a Safe Haven on TevaLand Sanctuary Farm
TevaLand Sanctuary Farm, nestled on 16 acres in Hillburn, NY off the historic Stag Hill, offers a one-hour Precious Moments With Nature Experience by reservation which includes time with their animals, as well as reiki healing and a gong bath in an open-air tent situated among the trees, as a stream flows gently beneath you.
By Medea Giordano
Sep 26, 2019
Tags: Tevaland sanctuary farm hillburn ny farm sanctuaries nature experiences reiki healing Web Only
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