High Tor Wildlife Management Area & Conklin Gully

I’ve been interested in checking out the trails in the High Tor Wildlife Management Area for quite some time. So when I got a text message from a friend Friday afternoon asking if I was interested in joining a last-minute hiking trip to the area I just couldn’t say no. The High Tor Wildlife ManagementContinue reading “High Tor Wildlife Management Area & Conklin Gully”

Namaste & Nature: Hikyoga™

I love yoga, and I love the outdoors. It only makes sense then that I would eventually find a way to take my practice outside, right? Usually my practice takes place at my gym’s Vinyasa class, interspersed with some occasional hot yoga classes at the local Bikram studio. The first outdoor yoga class I took was inContinue reading “Namaste & Nature: Hikyoga™”

“Falling” at Letchworth State Park

It’s November now, and in Western New York that means the snow can fall at any time. That’s reason enough for any outdoor enthusiast to get out and enjoy every remaining minute of this beautiful fall season. So last weekend we set out to do exactly that by making the drive down to Letchworth StateContinue reading ““Falling” at Letchworth State Park”

Throwback Thursday: Algonquin Peak

For my first edition of “Throwback Thursday” I’d like to share an exciting first – my first Adirondack High Peak! For those who might be unfamiliar, the High Peaks are the 46 peaks in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate NY which were originally believed to be higher than 4,000 feet in elevation. My partner isContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Algonquin Peak”