Champlain Area Trails (CATS) has extended its 2020 Grand Challenge to December 31st, 2020. Participants can register on the CATS website. Hike one of three challenge routes described on the CATS website, and earn a limited-edition commemorative patch. Hikers can choose one of … [Read more...] about Champlain Area Trails Extends 2020 Grand Challenge Hike
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The 2020 CATS Grand Challenge Has Begun
The Champlain Area Trails (CATS) Grand Challenge began on September 21. People can hike any or all three of the “challenge trail loops” and get a limited-edition commemorative patch. There is even a picture frame on each trail where people can memorialize their hike by posing and … [Read more...] about The 2020 CATS Grand Challenge Has Begun
Champlain Area Trails Announces the 2020 CATS Grand Challenge
When Champlain Area Trails (CATS) postponed and then canceled its 2020 Grand Hike because of COVID-19, it lost not only a popular hike that drew people of all ages from far and wide but a significant fundraising activity for the organization. “We were disappointed, of course, … [Read more...] about Champlain Area Trails Announces the 2020 CATS Grand Challenge
The Words Behind My “Why”
THE VIEW FROM THE STUDIO An Exploration of the Flowers, Art + Business Local to Essex, New York I recently heard a quote by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, “He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” Nietzsche’s words are simultaneously sensible and … [Read more...] about The Words Behind My “Why”
CATS Supporters Create a Grand Challenge as Response to COVID-19 Quarantine
When Champlain Area Trails (CATS) postponed its popular Grand Hike from early May until this fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic, supporters were disappointed, but understood. The Grand Hike, in its sixth year, has grown larger every year, attracting over 300 people to last … [Read more...] about CATS Supporters Create a Grand Challenge as Response to COVID-19 Quarantine