My husband and I were feeling anxious to get out of the city. I'm a photographer, and it was pre-wedding season, so we had some time to kill. After doing some quick research, we found dog-friendly modern boutique hotel, The Lake House at High Peak Resort, in Lake Placid, New York. We packed ...
A few weeks ago, some photographer friends and I rented a car and went in search of spring blossoms and fresh green leaves. Instead, we were enchanted by the wonderful ‘Sleeping Giant’. After a quick stopover in Westport for brunch, Sleeping Giant, with its riverside location and bemusing ruins, was quite a lovely ...
For most people, the words “Storm King” conjure up images of giant sculptures strewn across rolling hills, dwarfing the staring onlookers beneath them. Rightfully so - Storm King Art Center is one of the northeast’s premiere art destinations, founded in 1960 as a museum dedicated to Hudson River School paintings before evolving ...
Most years, my Thanksgiving gluttony is followed by several days on the couch accompanied by a half-dozen movies and lots of leftover sandwiches. This year, however, I spent the day after Thanksgiving trekking through snow at 3700 feet. I made sure to bring along a leftover sandwich for a summit snack, though. ...
During the late October of 2015, a group of friends and I hiked eight miles a day, for two days for a camping trip in the Catskills. After brunch at the Phoenicia Diner (great food), we parked at Woodland Valley with the aim to finding a place to camp about halfway along the route. The ...