One hundred miles from New York City, the Catskill Mountains have gained worldwide fame as the birthplace of American fly fishing. In the late 1800's, Theodore Gordon refined this style fishing in the Neversink area of the central region of the Catskills. Since then, anglers from around the world visit the Catskills' pristine waterways, which are ...
Since its somewhat quiet soft opening early this year, Foxfire Mountain House in Mt. Tremper has made a big splash. Along with its popularity among in-the-know New Yorkers, Foxfire also seems to have enchanted the international travel world. The hotel was recently featured in both Conde Nast Traveler and Gear Patrol as one of the best new boutique hotels in ...
Thaddeus House–aka “Spacious Catskills A-frame" on Airbnb–is a retro-chic dream come true: a double A-frame home, built by hand in the 1970’s, just outside the groovy mountain town of Woodstock, New York. We love this house because it's one of those special places that perfectly marries the exterior to the interior, with period correct everything–from ...
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 ...
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 ...
Thank god it's Friday. Don't get us wrong, we've had a great week–we mapped out travel plans for next two months, met with some incredibly talented creatives, and we landed on Fathom's 24 Best Travel Blogs and Websites of 2015. But we're ready for the long weekend. To celebrate, we thought we'd announce our grammin' getaway giveaway! Here's 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 ...
People have been asking us for months about a group adventure. So we are super excited to FINALLY information with you about some fun summer plans you can get in on. The weekend of June 20–22nd, we have secured an entire campground for Escape Brooklyn. You don't need a car, or camping gear for ...