Happy Holidays from all of us at Champlain Area Trails! Here is a great last-minute gift idea for that special person--make a donation to CATS in his or her name. Your donation will help save land, make trails, create hikes, and expand our outdoor education program. Out on … [Read more...] about Happy Holidays from CATS
Winter
Winter is a Time for Reflection
By the looks of the latest wintry snowfalls, Winter has rolled in to the Essex and the Champlain Valley region with more of a bang and less of a whimper, and a few weeks before the Solstice. Winter at its worst is about enduring the bitter cold and hoping you have enough … [Read more...] about Winter is a Time for Reflection
Essex Farm: Nor’easter Storm
Read the news from Essex Farm shared by Kristin Kimball: "That storm hovered over us like a marsh hawk, didn’t it? It was the heavy, wet stuff. The skid steer got stuck on the farm road. The horses got out, and no wonder. When I went to check on one of the dairy cows on … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Nor’easter Storm
Heavy Snow on CATS Trails
When is a hike like a trail-clearing project? When heavy snow bends saplings and branches over the trail. So, if you are out snowshoeing on the trails, we invite you to bring loppers and maybe a handsaw to open the trails as you go. We haven’t been out on all of them yet, so it … [Read more...] about Heavy Snow on CATS Trails
Beauty Out of Destruction
(Click an image to enlarge.) This, our first real storm of the year, dumped inches of heavy, wet snow all over this area. And it hit hard. Many of us lost trees and endured power outages. But we all pull through in the end. I had several trees snap in half, but they were … [Read more...] about Beauty Out of Destruction