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 moon hike at Hilltop Orchards [508 Canaan Rd, Richmond, MA […]
Monthly Archives: October 2016
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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 years since I’d been, and I only went in once. […]
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 out to say hello, it was a warm September day […]
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 was a easy to moderate hike, about five miles and […]
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 scenery. It is a two mile roundtrip hike, up 541 […]
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 ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque […]
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 the first exhibit was about how cats took over the […]
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 Plaza State Park [4-09 47th Rd, Long Island City, NY […]
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 for 30 years, continually changing its installations. There was a […]
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 art institutions in the United States. There are 3 floors […]
Golden Shopping Mall, 41-36 Main St, Flushing, NY 11355 Inside there are many little stalls pumping out some amazing smelling food, but to tell it true, I didn’t even get past the storefront space. Little English communication was available, but I just pointed to what I wanted and inhaled one […]
A hip and welcoming spot offering comforting Korean fare, Sunhee’s Farm and Kitchen [95 Ferry St, Troy, NY 12180] is a great place to try the cuisine for the first time. The etsy looking décor is simple, clean, and cheerful. Order up at the counter. The food comes on a […]
Most of the time I go to a venue to experience the performance. The first time I went to see a performance to experience a venue was at EMPAC [Intersection of 8th St & College Ave, Troy, NY 12180], and it was worth it. The Experimental Media and Performing Arts […]
I took a few classes at Hudson Valley Community College to satisfy undergrad deficiencies for my Masters Degree. Learning sure can make you hungry and I would come off campus around lunch time and look longingly at the nearby Deli and Brew [64 Vandenburgh Ave, Troy, NY 12180]. I never did […]
I found a strip mall superstar! Chez Mike [596 Columbia Turnpike, East Greenbush, NY 12061] may be in the middle of a suburban Hannaford Plaza, but no one was cooking at home this night – the place was packed! Without reservations, we were lucky to grab the last bar table. […]