Tag Archives: Catskills

That’s One Icy Driveway

Posted on January 9, 2009 by admin

When we moved here, I asked a few people who have been here for a while, what type of winters we were in store for. I wasn’t expecting huge changes from what we were used to, since we are only … Continue reading →

Posted in Home Improvement, Winter | Tagged beads, car, Catskills, College, crack, driveway, Environment, floor, freezing rain, funny thing, holes, home, home depot, house, ice, long island, magnesium, micro climates, neighbor, neighbors, New York, paint, pavement, pellets, roads, sidewalk, snow, snow storm, snow storms, snowfall, storm, sun, temperature, temperatures, treadmill, walking, Westchester, westchester community college, Winter, winter in new york | 3 Comments

The Latest Trip to Woodstock, NY

Posted on October 16, 2007 by admin

Laura and I cruised up to Woodstock again this weekend. I told her that I wanted to go hiking up that big mountain everyone climbs. I am not sure the name of it, because we never actually got to it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Hiking, Travels | Tagged Catskills, mountains, New York, ny, Travels, upstate, Woodstock | Leave a comment

Visiting High Falls, NY

Posted on September 4, 2007 by admin

On Sunday, Laura and I decided to hop in the car for a drive. We crossed over the ridge and jumped on Rt.209 heading North. We drove through a few back roads in the Stone Ridge, NY area, which was … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, Summer, Travels | Tagged Catskills, High Falls, Hudson Valley, New Paltz, New York, Shawangunk, Summer, Travels | 4 Comments

Hunter Mountain International Celtic Festival

Posted on August 20, 2007 by admin

We went to the International Celtic Festival at Hunter Mountain yesterday. It was a good day and reminded my very much of the Oktoberfest at Hunter Mountain. They had kind of the same setup and the skyride was open, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Summer | Tagged Camping, Catskills, Celtic Festival, Concerts, Entertainment, Hunter Mountain, Music, New York, Phoenicia, Summer | Leave a comment

Visiting Red Hook and Rhinebeck, NY

Posted on August 13, 2007 by admin

I am getting a little sick and tired of traveling through little towns that are desperate for income. You see the strangest people walking the sidewalks along with a whole row of stores on main street that are ready to … Continue reading →

Posted in Summer, Travels | Tagged Airports, Camping, Catskills, College, Concerts, Education, Hudson Valley, Music, New York, Red Hook, Rhinebeck, Summer, Travels, Woodstock | 1 Comment

Sam’s Point in the Hamlet of Cragsmoor

Posted on August 6, 2007 by admin

Yesterday was pretty fun. We did something that I have been waiting a while to do…to go hiking at Sam’s Point in the Hamlet of Cragsmoor. If you remember, we went up there on Christmas. That was pretty cool, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, Summer, Travels | Tagged Berkshires, carriageway, Catskills, Christmas, hamlet, high point, Hiking, huh, ice caves, loop road, mountains, New York, parking lot, photos, photoshop skills, point lookout, ridge, sam's point, Shawangunk, south gully, Summer, Travels | Leave a comment

Our Drive Through the Catskills

Posted on July 25, 2007 by admin

I took the day off yesterday to visit Cooperstown, NY with Laura. I woke up to discover that I really didn’t want to be in the car for all that long, so we decided to go up to the Catskill … Continue reading →

Posted in Summer, Travels | Tagged Camping, Catskills, Hudson Valley, Hunter Mountain, New York, Phoenicia, Summer, Travels, Woodstock | Leave a comment

Almost a Trip to the Frost Valley YMCA

Posted on June 5, 2007 by admin

A while ago, Paul told me that the Frost Valley YMCA is a hidden treasure up in the Catskill State Park. I wanted to see for myself, so I annoyed Laura into joining me for a car ride at about … Continue reading →

Posted in Travels | Tagged Catskills, frost valley ymca, New York, Travels | 1 Comment

The Ashokan Reservoir

Posted on May 3, 2007 by admin

Wow, what a long day! If you read my previous posts about Stephanie and James’ visit, you know what the heck I am talking about. As I mentioned before, we got a little lost on the way to our destination, … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, Travels | Tagged Catskills, Hiking, New York, Travels, Woodstock | 1 Comment

Visiting Woodstock, NY – With Pictures!

Posted on May 3, 2007 by admin

As I mentioned in an earlier post, my sister, her son and I visited Woodstock, NY on Tuesday. We had a few adventures on the way there, but when we did finally make it, we had a great day. First, … Continue reading →

Posted in Travels | Tagged Catskills, Hudson Valley, Hunter Mountain, New York, Phoenicia, Travels, Woodstock | 3 Comments