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Category Archives: Clifton Park
Garnsey Park, Clifton Park Hike
Quiet trails in the sleepy hamlet of Rexford are a great spot for birding, learning, fresh air, and exercise. Garnsey Park [Route 146 between Waite and Wing roads, Rexford NY 12148] has over two miles of trails through meadow, forest, … Continue reading
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Tagged bluebird, chipmunk, clifton park, flora, forest, fun facts, garnsey park, hike, meadow, mountain, nature, overlook, rexford, suburb, sumac, trail, wetland
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Halfmoon Sandwich Shoppe, Clifton Park Eats
Searching for a satisfying sandwich in the Clifton Park area? I’ve got a great local spot for you to check out. The Halfmoon Sandwich Shoppe [1613 U.S. 9, Clifton Park, NY 12065] is bigger on the inside! Well, probably not, but … Continue reading
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Tagged bigger on the inside, boar's head, breakfast sandwich, bridge, clifton park, cold cuts, eat local, gaston, halfmoon, halfmoon sandwich shop, halfmoon sandwich shoppe, homemade, horseradish, Kosciusko, local, lumberjack, melty, panini, pasta salad, rainbow cookie, sandwich, Thaddeus Kosciusko, Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge, twin bridge
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Woodcock Preserve, Clifton Park Hike
When heading up the northway I always like to visit a few of the fantastic little preserves along the way in Saratoga County. Woodcock Preserve [721 Tanner Road, Clifton Park NY] is a small and quiet park with just over 2 … Continue reading
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Tagged birding, clifton park, hike, nature, preserve, saratoga springs, trail map, trailhead, trails, wetlands, woodcock, woodcock preserve, woods
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Vischer Ferry General Store, Rexford Eats
I know there weren’t too many freezing cold or snowy days this winter. I am happy for that fact. We did have a handful of days where it felt good to cozy up with a cup of hot cocoa, and … Continue reading
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Tagged banana bread, bird, cat, clifton park, cocoa, cozy, dutch drinking chocolate, eat local, fox, general store, gift, hedgehog, hipster, home goods, hot cocoa, local, lunch, marshmallow, meringue, panini, rexford, shop, shop local, shopping, turkey, turkey sandwich, visher ferry, visher ferry general store, woodsy
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Mohawk Landing Nature Preserve, Rexford Hike
I love surprises. I plan a lot, so it’s rare when something pleasantly unexpected pops up. Driving down scenic River Road I was swooning from the view of the Mohawk River. We passed by the entrance to the Mohawk Landing … Continue reading
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Tagged birding, clifton park, fog, hike, mohawk, mohawk landing, mohawk landing nature preserve, mohawk river, nature, nature preserve, pond, rexford, river, river road, scenic byway, trails, universal desgin, waterfall, wetland
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Ushers Road State Forest
This forest has a quiet little 2.5 mile loop trail through some beautiful woods (on Ushers Road in Clifton Park cross roads are English Road and Rt 9, there is a little parking lot). Lots of old trees and birds … Continue reading
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Tagged clifton park, hike, loop trail, nature, state park, trail, ushers road, ushers road state park, zim smith, zim smith trail
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Clifton Park Hike: Kinns Road Park
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged brewery, bring fido, clifton park, community, decoration, dog, dog walk, hike, holiday, Kinns, Kinns Road, Kinns Road Park, loop, nature, ornament, quaint, shmaltz, shmaltz brewery, trail
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Shmaltz Brewery
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged bagel, bagel and cream cheese, bagels, bagels and cream cheese, brewery, brewery tour, chosen beer, clifton park, complimentary, cream cheese, driedel, flight, free, free bagels, free glass, Fun, funky jewbiliation, hang out, he'brew, jewbiliation, jewish, relax, reunion, shmaltz, shmaltz brewery, smear, solitaire, tasting, tasting flight, the game, token, tour
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Wit’s End
You’re on the Northway and you see something odd out of the corner of your eye. During the day it is an overly colorful patriotic scene. At night it has a lot of gaudy lights. I always wondered what it was, … Continue reading
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Tagged clifton park, Fun, gifts, odd, pandora, shopping, wit's end
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