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- Guide to Cape Town, South Africa April 3, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Hermanus to Cape Town March 28, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Mossel Bay to Cape Agulhas March 27, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Knysna to Wilderness March 26, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Nature’s Valley to Plettenberg Bay March 25, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Storms River Mouth March 24, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route Road Trip, South Africa March 23, 2020
- Guide to Addo Elephant National Park Safari, South Africa March 19, 2020
- Guide to the Panorama Route, South Africa December 3, 2019
- Guide to Safari in Kruger National Park, South Africa November 20, 2019
- 4 Places to Play Pinball in San Diego July 25, 2019
- 6 Incredible Mountain Hikes Under 1 Hour From San Diego July 21, 2019
- Guide to Cabrillo National Monument, San Deigo July 17, 2019
- Find Four Pedestrian Bridges Hidden In San Diego June 30, 2019
- Barrio Logan, San Diego: Chicano Park & Las Cuatro Milpas June 26, 2019
- Binge on the Best Burritos in San Diego June 24, 2019
- Take a Taco Tour in San Diego June 19, 2019
- Tour the Kombucha Breweries of San Diego June 16, 2019
- Tour the San Diego Farmers Markets June 12, 2019
- San Diego’s 5 Peak Challenge Mission Trails Regional Park June 9, 2019
- Number One Attraction in San Diego, CA: Balboa Park June 5, 2019
- Your Guide to Exploring San Diego, California June 2, 2019
- Experience Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, New Mexico May 29, 2019
- Walk the Haiku Path at Santa Fe Community College May 26, 2019
- Drink the Elixir at Kakawa Chocolate House in Santa Fe, NM May 22, 2019
- Hike the Tree Spring Trail in Sandia Mountains, NM May 18, 2019
- Tinkertown Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico May 15, 2019
- World’s Largest Rattlesnake in Albuquerque, New Mexico May 12, 2019
- Museums of University of New Mexico in Albuquerque May 5, 2019
- Exploring Petroglyph National Monument Albuquerque, NM May 1, 2019
Category Archives: Columbia County
Visit General Washington’s Headquarters in Newburgh, NY
During the last years of the Revolutionary War, General George Washington was stationed out of Newburgh, NY for 16 ½ months – it was the longest he stayed at any headquarters during the war. On the grounds, the view from … Continue reading
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Riverview Café, Columbia County Eats
March seems colder than February this year and it has me daydreaming of warm weather. Excited for what is ahead and thinking about days gone by. Last summer I had the loveliest dining experience at the Riverview Café [48 Riverview … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia County
Tagged amtrak, blt, cafe, chicken salad, columbia county, crispy onion, daydreaming, eat local, farm to table, hudson river, local, lunch, pork, pulled pork, pulled pork sandwich, riverview, riverview cafe, sandwich, stuyvesant, train tracks
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Siegel-Kline Kill, Ghent Hike
An easy short loop around the lovely Siegel-Kline Kill Preserve [1452 County Rt 21 (Garage Place), Ghent] is a wonderful addition to any day down in Columbia County. Take a look at the trail map, you will find just over … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia County
Tagged bird watching, birding, columbia county, columbia land conservancy, easy hike, ghent, hawk, hike, kline kill, loop, nature, preserve, siegel kline kill, trail, trail map
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Harrier Hill Park, Hudson Hike
This is no case of false advertising Harrier Hill Park [6729 Rod and Gun Road Stockport, NY 12534] is the most aptly named preserve I have ever been to! Take a short universally accessible walk from the parking lot to … Continue reading
Posted in Hudson
Tagged bird watching, birding, blaze, blue trail, Catskills, clouds, grassland, greenport, greenport conservation area, harrier hill, harrier hill park, hawk, hike, hudson, nature, northern harrier, scenic hudson, stockport, trail
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Mud Pond Preserve, Nassau
If you’re looking for a quiet walk in Columbia County Mud Pond Preserve [591 Central Nassau Rd East Nassau, New York] is the perfect spot, you may just have the entire place to yourself. The parking lot and kiosk look … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia County
Tagged beaver, bird watching, birding, bog, busy beaver, hike, mud pond, mud pond preserve, nassau, nature, overlook, owl, stream, swamp, trail map, trails, wildlife, woods
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Jack Shainman Gallery: The School
Once a space for children to learn their ABC’s on weekdays, now a place for art lovers to converge on Saturdays, 11am-5pm. Contemporary art has found a home in Columbia County at The School [25 Broad St, Kinderhook, NY 12106]. … Continue reading
Alander Mountain, Taconic Hike
It was Halloween, which is also our anniversary. Seven years of shenanigans. “What do you wanna do to celebrate babe?” Same thing we always do, babe. So off to the mountains we went, this time, the Taconics. Alander Mountain [Rt. … Continue reading
Posted in Berkshires, Columbia County
Tagged alander, alander mountain, ancram, border, copake, elevation, halloween, hike, loop, massachusetts, meadow, miles, mountain, nature, new york, round trip, state line, summit, taconic mountain range, taconic mountains, taconics, trail, views, vista, woods
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Golden Harvest Farms
They don’t call New York the big apple for nothing. We have a righteous apple crop, and it’s a sin to miss out on New York apples in autumn. Most upstate New Yorkers have their favorite orchards just like ordinary … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia County
Tagged apple cider, apple jack, apple picking, autumn, cider donut, columbia county, distillery, eat me, fall, feed, Fun, golden harvest farms, hard cider, harvest spirits, juggle, new york, orchard, pick your own, pumpkin, the big apple, u pick, valatie, yum
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OMI Sculpture Park
Rolling fields sprinkled with thought provoking art, the OMI International Arts Center [1405 Co Rte 22, Ghent, NY 12075] in Columbia County’s Ghent is a must see. I never know how to pronounce the name, is it oh-me, or ah-mi, … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia County
Tagged art park, birding, bog meadow nature trail, columbia county, exercise, Fun, ghent, goslings, hike, omi, OMI International Arts Center, sculpture park, spring, sunshine, thought provoking, wildlife
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Kinderhook Eats: The Flammerie
I am like a moth to The Flammerie [7 Hudson St, Kinderhook, NY 12106]. This little restaurant nestled at the edge of town is bustling with action, and for good reason. If you don’t make a reservation you probably won’t … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia County
Tagged bacon, breads and spreads, butternut apple ginger, chicken and dumpling, chipolte chickpea, columbia county, crepe, date night, dessert, dinner, dinner date, eat me, feed, flammerie, flammkuchen, french cuisine, fromage, german cuisine, house made crouton, huson valley, kinderhook, pickled, pork shoulder, ramps, salted caramel, soup, ugh, wonderful, wood-fired flatbread, wood-fired stove, yum
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