The Arnold House in Livingston Manor, NY

By |2021-05-07T06:15:43+00:00June 1st, 2015||

  The Arnold House is a nine-room hotel just outside Livingston Manor in the western Catskill Mountains, just two hours from New York City. For such a small town, we found ourselves much busier than usual. Though it was hard to pry ourselves away from our cozy room, we still managed to squeeze in a farm ...

Giant Ledge in Catskill Park

By |2014-12-09T02:36:33+00:00December 9th, 2014||

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. ...

Sam’s Point Preserve

By |2022-05-06T12:36:17+00:00July 1st, 2014|Escape Listings|

NOTE: Because of a forest fire that destroyed almost 2,000 acres during spring 2016, some of the trails at Sam's Point are closed until further notice in order to preserve resources. Please check NY State Parks website for more information. NOTE: Reservations for Sam’s Point are now required for weekends & holidays, ...

Vacation Inspiration from Red Cottage

By |2021-05-06T21:32:23+00:00January 18th, 2014||

Denny heard about Red Cottage by word of mouth this week. He texted me to check it out, and a couple hours later I got around to it. Once I did, I posted it to our Facebook page right away, then wrote them an email to introduce myself. A couple days later, we booked ...

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