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Category Archives: Saratoga County
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
Posted in Clifton Park, Saratoga County
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
Posted in Clifton Park, Saratoga County
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
Posted in Clifton Park, Saratoga County
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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Ballston Lake Hike: North Woods
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County
Tagged ballston spa, bird watching, birding, birds, clifton park, deer, hike, nature, north woods, peaceful, rabbit, snow, snow shoeing, tepee, trail, wasp, wasp nest, wigwam, winter hike, woods
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Ballston Spa Hike: Bog Meadow Nature Trail
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County
Tagged 4 mile, ballston spa, beaver, boardwalk, bog, bog meadow nature trail, bubbles, crystallized, flowing water, frozen mud, Fun, hike, ice, meadow, nature, new years, new years day, out and back, running water, saratoga county, snow, sriations, trail, wildlife
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Breakfast in Mechanicville: the Ugly Rooster
I like the Ugly Rooster in Mechanicville. It’s a bit of a drive from Albany, but relatively scenic, and it’s worth it. The town is quiet seeming, and this joint just works here. The menu has got some unique flare … Continue reading
Posted in Saratoga County
Tagged blockhouse, breakfast, breggfast, buttermilk biscuit, chili, eat me, eggs benedict, feed, french toast, fried green tomato, gluttony, groupon, history, living social, lunch, Mechanicville, nick's famous french toast, pancake, pancake challenge, rooster, southern, stillwater, Ugly Rooster, yum
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Saratoga Eats: Mrs. London’s
Looking for lunch in Saratoga? Try Mrs. London’s, and make sure you have room for epic dessert. Their sandwiches are premade, some are heated up, some served cold, both I sampled were delish! The smoked chicken Panini was crispy and … Continue reading
Posted in Saratoga County, Saratoga Springs
Tagged affordable, almond, almond croissaint, bread, brittany, chicken, croissant, dessert, eat me, feed, lunch, mrs. londons, panini, pastry, sandwich, saratoga, saratoga springs, yum
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Grant’s Cottage
I made a stop at Grant’s Cottage in Wilton and had a walk about the grounds. I started in the gift shop/museum. I looked at the artifacts and read some quotes about Ulysses S. Grant’s last days. A ‘death mask’ … Continue reading
Posted in Saratoga County
Tagged artifact, deer, frog, Fun, grant, history, museum, nature, overlook, red tail hawk, trail, ulysses s grant, wilton
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Skidmore’s North Woods
I took a hike in Skidmore’s North Woods in Saratoga Springs and enjoyed some beautiful nature and surprising art! If you walk the perimeter of the woods I would guess you get about 2 miles including some peaceful ups and downs. … Continue reading
Posted in Saratoga County, Saratoga Springs
Tagged art, birds, caterpillar, graffiti, hiking, nature, north woods, peaceful, pond, sauron, sculpture, skidmore, Skidmore’s North Woods, snail shell, trails, turtle, well, wildflowers
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