Such a yummy dinner here, so close to home! Just on Central Ave in Albany with a great little parking lot to get off the main drag (218 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206). This place has been on my list for a long time, and I finally made it out […]
Monthly Archives: January 2015
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I took a trip up to Clifton Park for a little hike before some libations at a nearby brewery. Kinns is a small park filled with a lot of trees and dog walkers, and not too much else (625 Kinns Road, Clifton Park, NY 12065). We took the loop trail […]
Breweries aren’t my normal spot to spend an afternoon, but I had a really fun time at Shmaltz in Clifton Park (6 Fairchild Square, Clifton Park, NY 12065)! We parked in the lot and walked in a bit past noon on a Sunday. The tasting room is nice, a really great […]
little I really enjoyed strolling these woods in Ballston Lake on a quiet afternoon (Between 38 – 40 Shadow Wood Way, Shadow Wood Way, Ballston Lake, NY 12019). We parked on the street in front of the trail head and set off. There was no trail map at the park, […]
A friend and I popped in to Troy to have lunch and check out som art exhibits at The Arts Center of the Capital Region (265 River Street, Troy, NY 12180). When we got there the lady at the front desk told us that all new exhibits were being set […]
I recently visited a ‘quesadillary’ in Troy called Muddaddy Flats, which has a quesadilla for any state of mind (49 3rd Street Troy, NY 12180). Parking on the streets is metered, and we were able to find a spot easily close to the storefront. It was a seriously freezing day […]
I know there is no shortage of Chinese spots in the Capital Region, some more authentic than others, but sometimes I long for the qualities of the joints I grew up with back home around Westchester. It’s the little things that mean the most when you go to sit down […]
This is our first year of real winter hiking, and therefore we are always learning new things. We recently took a hike at Tibbits Forest State Preserve in Hoosick Falls, and learned a new and valuable lesson (no real address, take route 7 heading east towards Bennington [from Albany] into […]
I can’t rave about my experience at the Persian Bite in Schenectady enough, it was amazing! We parked in a free lot around the corner (for up to 2 hours) and popped into the little restaurant (96 Jay Street, Schenectady, NY 12305). We were the only ones there on a […]
I can’t stay out of the Catskills for too long, but half my team was sick and I need to invest in some hiking spikes for my boots before I tackle any more winter mountains and have a ridiculously icy experience like on Mount Equinox. Not all is lost, there are […]
The Catskills have just got the funkiest places; I recently had a fantastic lunch at Last Chance Cheese Antiques and Café in the town of Tannersville (6009 Main Street, Tannersville, NY 12485). We had just come from a hike and were hungry (story of our lives) and this place so […]
We took our first hike of the year at Bog Meadow Nature Trail in Ballston Spa on new years day, a perfect way to start it off (gps intersection in Ballston Spa: Route 29/Lake ave and Weibel ave, continue on Weibel ave 300 yards on right)! It’s a 2 mile […]
Blessings Tavern in Colonie, go there on a frosty day to sizzle up your situation (1116 Watervliet Shaker Road, Colonie, NY 12205). You could drive by this unassuming joint your whole life and never know what you’re missing out on, what a hidden gem. This is definitely a townie bar; […]
Had a great time hiking around this gorgeous reservoir on a warm winter afternoon, in Larchmont (685 Weaver Street, Larchmont, NY 10538). There are lots of little trails to explore and if you combine them you can get just under 2.5 miles. We started off making our way around a […]
I had the cutest lunch date right in New Rochelle at R Patisserie (302 Huguenot Street, New Rochelle, NY 10801, easy metered street parking nearby). The atmosphere here was superb, comfy chairs, high ceilings, and jazzy music. We scored a cozy little window seat amongst plants across from a stone […]