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- Barrio Logan, San Diego: Chicano Park & Las Cuatro Milpas June 26, 2019
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- Experience Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, New Mexico May 29, 2019
- Walk the Haiku Path at Santa Fe Community College May 26, 2019
- Drink the Elixir at Kakawa Chocolate House in Santa Fe, NM May 22, 2019
- Hike the Tree Spring Trail in Sandia Mountains, NM May 18, 2019
- Tinkertown Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico May 15, 2019
- World’s Largest Rattlesnake in Albuquerque, New Mexico May 12, 2019
- Museums of University of New Mexico in Albuquerque May 5, 2019
- Exploring Petroglyph National Monument Albuquerque, NM May 1, 2019
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Westchester Walks
Back home around lower-Westchester, NY I have lots of natural gems that I grew up observing and walking about. These are places I would walk around to get in some fresh air, exercise, maybe see some interesting birds in a beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in Westchester County
Tagged bird watching, birding, castle, five islands park, foliage, glen island, glenwood lake, hike, Hugenot Park, lake, larchmont, larchmont manor park, manor park, nature, new rochelle, new rochelle high school, orchard beach, shore park, trails, turtle, walking, walks, westchester, westchester walks
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Catskill Hike: Ashokan Reservoir
You don’t have to be a mountain climber to experience the beauty of the Catskills, you just have to know where to look. There is a flat paved trail along the Ashokan Reservoir in the town of Olivebridge with breathtaking … Continue reading
Posted in Catskills
Tagged ashokan, ashokan reservoir, awe inspiring, beautiful, biking, bird watching, Catskills, deer, Fun, hike, mountains, nature, olivebridge, rollerblading, running, trail, views
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Catskills Route-28 Oddities
Route 28 in the Catskills has got a lot of quirky and cool spots to visit, if you know where to look. Yesterday we started out with breakfast at the Bread Alone Bakery in Boiceville, and ooh it was good. The … Continue reading
Posted in Catskills
Tagged America’s Largest Kaleidoscope, art, bacon, bacon egg and cheese, bakery, boiceville, bread alone, bread alone bakery, breakfast sandwich, cars, Catskills, chocolate, chocolate croissant, coffee, counter culture, counter culture coffee, croissant, Emile Burnel Sculpture Garden, feed, Fun, furniture, Kaleidoscope, quiche, raspberry, raspberry danish, roadside attraction, robots, rockets, route 28, sclupture, Sculpture Garden, silo, steve heller, Steve Heller’s Fabulous Furniture, strange
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Daytrip: Things to do in Manchester, Vermont
Manchester, Vermont was on the menu this weekend, and it was quite a memorable day trip. After an hour and half we found ourselves at the base of Equinox Mountain, the highest peak in the Taconic Mountain range. We set … Continue reading
Posted in Vermont
Tagged baguette, bear, black bear, childrens books, crunchy, curried shrimp, curry, day trip, delicious, dunch, eat me, equinox mountain, feed, feed me, feta, Fun, hard cider, hike, holiday shopping, icy, independent, kids books, local, locally owned, manchester, manchester outlets, meatloaf, meatloaf taco, mushrooms, nature, new york, northshire bookstore, outlets, pear, pear woodchuck, pizza, ponce bistro, route 7, shopping, shrimp, small plates, snow, spanish meatloaf, stocking stuffers, summit, taco, tomatoes, trails, vermont, view, vista, winter, woodchuck
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The Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo is one of the biggest and best zoos I have ever been to, I was very lucky to grow up with it right in my backyard. I have so many memories running around with peacocks, watching seals … Continue reading
Posted in Bronx, NYC
Tagged animals, baboon, bronx, bronx zoo, elephants, Fun, gila monster, golden lion tamarin, gorillas, himalayan, lions, madagascar, monkey, monkey house, nature, peacock, polar bears, red panda, reptile, reptile house, rhinos, seal, snow leopard, tapir, tigers, white naped crane, zoo
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Bronx Botanical Gardens
One of the loveliest places in the world to me is the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx. This is truly an urban oasis. In every season this is a great spot to visit; there are many gardens and … Continue reading
Posted in Bronx, NYC
Tagged affordable, bird watching, botanical garden, botanical gardens, bronx, conservatory, fauna, flora, flowers, free, orchid show, orchids, train show, trains, urban oasis, wildlife, winter
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Oneonta’s Butterfly Conservatory
If you’re down for a drive and you love nature, but hate the cold, visit the Joseph L. Popp, Jr. Butterfly Conservatory in Oneonta. This place is really great. It’s not the biggest butterfly conservatory in the world, but it … Continue reading
Posted in Central and Western NY, New York
Tagged amphibians, birds, bring the kids, butterflies, butterfly, Butterfly Conservatory, cooperstown, educational, exotic birds, frog, iguana, Joseph L. Popp, Jr. Butterfly Conservatory, malayan horned frog, mudskipper, oneonta, reptiles, tropical, winter
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Day Trip to Cooperstown: The Farmers Museum, Brewery Ommegang, and Glimmerglass State Park
A trip to Cooperstown for most usually has something to do with baseball, but it has a whole lot more to offer than that. Our first trip there was in the fall; it was a beautiful drive and included a … Continue reading
Posted in Central and Western NY
Tagged animals, anvil, architecture, baseball hall of fame, blacksmith, brewery, brewery ommegang, bring the kids, butterflies, cardiff giant, carousel, cat, cooperstown, covered bridge, day trip, educational, farm animals, farmers museum, feathers, fenimore art museum, frites, glimmerglass, glimmerglass state park, hike, horse, hyde hall covered bridge, hyde hall mansion, interactive, lake, learn, living museum, loom, moules, nature, ommegang, pig, printing press, road trip, rural, sheep, state park, swim, swimming, tasting, the farmers museum, tour, trail, trails, wildlife, working museum
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Dinner in Latham: Epicurean Bistro
I had a Groupon to visit the Epicurean Bistro in Latham for quite a few months, and finally cashed in on it this weekend. It was Friday night and by the time we got back from work the sun was … Continue reading
Posted in Latham
Tagged almond, Bistro, bread pudding, chocolate, eat me, Epicurean, Epicurean Bistro, escargot, feed, fish, fish dish, french cuisine, groupon, latham, price fix, snails, soup, vegetables, white fish, yum
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