Join the first public hike on the new Wildway Passage Trail in Westport on Saturday morning, November 22 from 9:30 – 11:00. We invite hikers of all ages to meet on Angier Hill Road, about ½ mile north of Lakeshore Road, to walk the easy two-mile trail loop and then go to Dogwood … [Read more...] about Join First Public Hike on Wildway Passage Trail
Outdoors
Environmental Impact Award, Safe Hiking, & Owl Prowl
Several pieces of news to share from Champlain Area Trails (CATS)! Environmental Impact Award I was honored to receive the Environmental Impact Award from the New York State Outdoor Education Association at its annual conference on October 4 at Silver Bay on Lake George. … [Read more...] about Environmental Impact Award, Safe Hiking, & Owl Prowl
Mystery Object Near Old Smith House
This summer I have spent more time driving on the Point Road, having bought a home in the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park in Willsboro, NY. So in addition to visiting our family home out there, I now live just past the family home. One building I have looked at for years is the … [Read more...] about Mystery Object Near Old Smith House
Volunteers from Across Country Help CATS Trail
This week CATS is pleased to have hikers and retirees from across the country volunteering their time, expertise, and energy to help keep our most popular hiking trail, Wildway Overlook Trail, in good shape. The group is focusing on preventing potential erosion problems by … [Read more...] about Volunteers from Across Country Help CATS Trail
Indian Summer 2014
"The air is perfectly quiescent and all is stillness, as if Nature, after her exertions during the Summer, were now at rest." ~ John Bradbury, 1817 (noaa.gov) Aaahhh... Indian Summer. There's no finer epilogue to decadent July and August than a string of autumn days exactly … [Read more...] about Indian Summer 2014