"Bovina?! What the hell'er you doin' there? Ain't nothin there but cows!" asked a local with a guffaw. We'd just told him our plans to spend the weekend there after asking directions from Delhi. Though a tad dramatic, the guy's reaction wasn't unwarranted, because what he said was true. On the drive into ...
A few weekends ago, after rousing from a comfortable queen size bed inside a large canvas tent, I woke up to the smell of bacon, freshly brewed coffee, and a roaring fire. The camp guide, after greeting me good morning, asked if I would like a fresh pastry, some fruit, or perhaps ...
It already seems like forever ago, but Escape Brooklyn Summer Camp came and went in the blink of an eye. September 11-13, some fifty campers came out for a weekend of hiking, tubing, camping and drinking. The event was sponsored by Peekskill Brewery, who supplied us with a keg Uncommon Lager, and ...
During the past couple years, we can't help but notice the major shift in popular culture looking again toward the great outdoors. Americans, desperate to get away from their computers and desktops, are returning to mother nature for inspiration. Popular Instagrammers with nature-heavy accounts have followers in the hundreds of millions; there's a never-ending steam of apps and websites dedicated to the ...
Traveling is something I think most people hold dear–aside from the thrill of exploration, traveling can teach us a lot about ourselves. For our honeymoon last May, my husband Nick and I packed up our lives and headed west in search of the expansive country that we had yet to experience. Not ...
Living in New York City as an outdoor enthusiast is a sacrifice–or so I thought it was. When I moved to the city 4 years ago from Rochester, New York, I was certain that I was giving up the woods entirely, and that the possibilities of accessing the outdoors without a car were slim ...
Escape Brooklyn Summer Camp 2015: we came, we camped, we fished, we tubed, and man did we get rained on. But we didn't let that get us own–we had an incredible time with the fourteen brave souls who did make it out. A picture is worth a thousand words, so we thought ...
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 ...
It already feels like forever ago, but 20-ish brave campers came out to our last camping trip despite a shitty forecast. It was amazing. About half of the campers arrived Friday, then we had some stragglers make it in time for the Saturday afternoon hike. Before the hike though, we had an ...