Monthly Archives: October 2016

Hilltop Orchards Full Moon Hike, Berkshires

Every night as soon as it got dark I hurried outside to watch the waxing of the moon. It was coming. We drove through the woods and gathered on the hill. It had arrived. Now was time for our full … Continue reading

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Stanmeyer Gallery and Shaker Dam Coffeehouse, Berkshires

Driving through the Berkshires, Jeff wistfully said he could really use a cup of joe. It just so happened that we were about to pass through West Stockbridge, I told him not to worry…I knew just the place. It was … Continue reading

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Butler Sculpture Park, Berkshires

A small sculpture park, well off the beaten path, is nestled in the hills of the Berkshires. Drive up the steep gravel road and you have reached Butler Sculpture Park [481 Shunpike Road, Sheffield, MA 01257]. Robert Butler himself came … Continue reading

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Rand’s View Hike, Connecticut Hike

There are so many little slices of adventure where the Appalachian Trail cuts through Northwest Connecticut. Last spring I checked out Rand’s View [Parking lot on Housatonic River Road just past intersection with Sugar Hill Road, Falls Village CT] which … Continue reading

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Lions Head Hike, Salisbury CT

If you’re looking for a roaring good time, it’s just over the border of Massachusetts’s Berkshires region into northwestern Connecticut. Lions Head Hike [84 Bunker Hill Road Salisbury, CT] is a perfect little hike full of excitement and ever changing … Continue reading

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Flushing Corona-Meadows Park, Queens

Flushing Meadows Corona Park [11101 Corona Ave Flushing, NY 11355] is space of many lives. In the 1920s F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote of the park in The Great Gatsby, “This is a valley of ashes – a fantastic farm where … Continue reading

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Museum of Moving Image, Queens

Expectation is the root of all heartache, but what is it when something is much more than you expect? Wonderful, and the Museum of Moving Image [36-01 35th Ave, New York, NY 11106] is just that. Simply upon walking in … Continue reading

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Long Island Piers, Queens

Whenever I travel into the city, I want a skyline view. I think the Manhattan skyline is one of the most beautiful in the world, and it’s always best captured from another borough. In the Long Island Piers at Gantry … Continue reading

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Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens

A small urban oasis in a big city. Socrates Sculpture Park [32-01 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11106] is a mixture of first and foremost art, along with nature, and a fabulous city skyline. The park has been open … Continue reading

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MoMA PS1, Queens

I saw it from the subway stop, the layered Manhattan city skyline in the background. Once the Monday-Friday home to school aged children, now MoMA PS1 [22-25 Jackson Ave, Long Island City NY 11101] now one of the largest contemporary … Continue reading

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