No Rocking Chair for Me

Well, it finally happened.  On top of Moxham Mountain yesterday, we were talking to a young couple we'd never met.  They were asking us ...

In case anybody out there has even noticed, I haven't posted anything here in a couple of weeks.  It's not that I haven't been g...

Disc golf - Worst. Round. Ever.  Enuff said. After that pathetic effort, I came home and mowed the lawn for the first time, and had to fid...

Today would have been a great day for a bike ride, but with a full day of trail maintenance coming up tomorrow, I didn't want to overdo ...

Today was much cooler and breezier than yesterday, so I passed on biking again and got out for another walk.  I've been hitting lots of ...

Wednesday forecast:  Sunny with a high near 71.    Well, it 's about time!   And with clouds, stronger breezes, and a chance of shower...

Ah retirement!  What would I do without you? The day started off sunny with lots of promise, but too cool yet to do anything fun outside. ...

I couldn't for the life of me get excited about biking today, so instead, I returned to the disc golf course in Central Park where I hav...

Last year, two weeks ago this time , I paid a visit to the Limestone Rise Preserve, west of Altamont on NY-146 in the town of Knox.  On that...

Sunny and upper 60s!   It's about time!  I decided to celebrate by doing one of my favorite loops, clockwise along the river between the...

With an early afternoon appointment, a windy morning, and a forecast of steadier rain later, I got out for an hour's walk this morning, ...

Finally, a day with some biking appeal!  Warmer temperatures, lighter winds, and nothing else to do. So far this season, I've been doi...

After Tuesday's ADK outing, the rest of the week turned colder and wetter, so I still haven't been back on the bike since Sunday.  B...

After that windy ride on Sunday, and a bunch of yard work yesterday, I was at a low energy level today, so had signed up for an easy 4-mile ...

But it sure felt like it: ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...GREATER CAPITAL REGIO...

With the cold, windy, even snowy weather we've had for the past week, I haven't been out on the bike at all.  So when today promised...

Temperatures this week seem to be edging toward 50F and beyond, and it's about time.  Coming home from another errand this morning, I no...

Today was more windy than I would have liked, though the temps were approaching 50F, so I didn't bike again today.  Instead, I paid a re...

After yesterday's brief bike suffer-fest, I was planning to get back in the saddle today and do it again.  Then came the excuses, and be...

It's spring, dammit!  And despite the piles of snow along the sides of the roads, the pavement is dry, it's over 40F, and it's t...

On Wednesday evening, after XC skiing 2 hours at Rockwood State Forest with Holly, we got together with most of the other riders in my group...

If you live in this area, you have two choices when it comes to winter.  You can either grumble about it, or you can get out and enjoy it.  ...

Today, I joined a weekly gathering of Saratoga PLAN preserve stewards as we explored a preserve I'd never visited before, the Levine Pr...

After last week's surprise 8" snowfall, a few warmer days and some significant rain took care of getting rid of it very quickly.  T...

After a lazy day yesterday recuperating from a tiring XC ski outing the day before, I needed to take advantage of a dry day with mild temper...

Dyken Pond is in another world, at the end of a long dead-end road high on the Rensselaer County Plateau.  When I scouted it out for an ADK...

I haven't played any disc golf since December, a combination of weather, course conditions, and a sore throwing elbow.  But looking at C...

It's been a week without exercise, for a variety of reasons.  Sketchy weather, other things to do, lack of motivation.  My good bike has...

After I made a scouting trip to Rockwood State Forest yesterday, the decision was made for the ECOS weekly XC ski outing to return there to...

Tomorrow is the ECOS weekly XC ski outing , and I've agreed to lead it.  So, with the only known nearby skiable snow at Rockwood State F...