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wash wild: December 2016

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Sunday, December 11, 2016. When they go low, we go high.". Surprisingly, Mrs. Obama's noble manifesto turns out to be good advice for exploring the Battenkill State Forest. As I mentioned in an earlier post,. Across a small stream-bed you'll see Battenkill Valley Outdoors. They are a great resource for adventures in this part of Washington County and nearby Vermont. They outfit river trips and provide shuttles, operate a retail store and even offer lodging. Last time I checked Don and Lisa Otey w...Today...

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wash wild: Meet the Meetinghouses

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Saturday, June 11, 2016. But there's a bright side? To this farming frenzy. Things break. Which means you have to get parts. Which entails a trip to Washington County where the equipment dealerships are located. I was heading down Rt. 40 on just such a trip, thinking it was silly to waste all this time and gas on a flat tire (or was it a dead battery? A blown hydraulic hose? About 13,000 years ago the North Meetinghouse would have been water front property. A cold, muddy post-glacial lake with chunks...

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wash wild: May 2016

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Sunday, May 8, 2016. Transits of Mercury and Venus don't happen as often. The next one for Mercury is in 2019. Venus had a pair of transits in 2004 and 2012 but the next one won't happen until 2117. I hope to be able to retire by then and have time to watch it. Maybe someday soon colonists on Mars will be able to see an Earth transit. Probably the best option is to view the transit online at NASA's website. That should make both your ophthalmologist and the local fire department happy. You're going to li...

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wash wild: Gift of New Skete

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Friday, December 26, 2014. Gift of New Skete. I'm dreaming of a wild Christmas.". No white Christmas this year. Two days of warmth and rain washed that away. Our family tradition of a holiday ski tour had to take a break although Gwenne and Holly did manage some skiing (and splashing) on Christmas Eve. The Monks have over four miles of marked trails on their forested hillside. I've wanted to come back since going on a guided outing lead by Sue Van Hook several years ago. Stone walls tell of a tim...We en...

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wash wild: August 2016

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Sunday, August 14, 2016. Unhappy but resourceful. She looked the situation over and thought that maybe, just maybe, we could slip under the cable right near shore. Inching slowly forward we each in our turn laid all the way back horizontal, imagined ourselves young and thin and squeezed beneath the barrier with a cat's whisker to spare. Fort Miller hamlet from the river. In and around the hamlet you'll find historic homes, the classic Reformed Church, a tree shaded Riverside Cemetery and both well kept c...

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wash wild: June 2016

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Saturday, June 11, 2016. But there's a bright side? To this farming frenzy. Things break. Which means you have to get parts. Which entails a trip to Washington County where the equipment dealerships are located. I was heading down Rt. 40 on just such a trip, thinking it was silly to waste all this time and gas on a flat tire (or was it a dead battery? A blown hydraulic hose? About 13,000 years ago the North Meetinghouse would have been water front property. A cold, muddy post-glacial lake with chunks...

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All things outdoors in upstate New York and beyond. A guide to local outdoor clubs and other Web sites. A few words on Little Wren. On June 15, 2016 at 7:40 AM. Those of you who have been reading our columns and blog posts for a while will have noticed the addition of a new character in recent weeks. Little Wren, a 6-year-old kindergartener, has been staying …. Visiting Saratoga National Historical Park. On June 13, 2016 at 7:39 AM. Return to the rail trail. On May 23, 2016 at 10:16 AM. On March 3, 2016 ...

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wash wild: A River Runs To It

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Monday, February 29, 2016. A River Runs To It. With the creation of the state forest came new ways to enjoy. I've run and skied and bushwhacked both along the river and in the high hills beyond 313. And there's no better place to launch long bike tours through out southern Washington County and into Vermont. When you come back hot and sweaty, the river is there to cool and soothe you. If this post's title sounds familiar, it's because I've just finished reading Norman Maclean's A. River Runs Through It.

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wash wild: Between a Rock and a Perfect Place

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Saturday, April 4, 2015. Between a Rock and a Perfect Place. Ascension and descension have got my attention. Ascension Rock is a geological and historical curiosity located in the Town of Hampton. The descension is at nearby Carvers Falls where the Poultney River drops over a rocky ledge. The two sites are within a few miles of each other in the northeastern corner of Washington County. This is where walking east will take you into Vermont and heading west will take you.into Vermont! Quarry on Co. 10.

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wash wild: November 2016

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Thursday, November 17, 2016. You were probably wondering, "If you lined up all the stonewalls in New York and New England, would they reach to the Moon? And had you been at a recent Curiosity Forum program you'd know the answer. Yes! The Moon orbits at an average distance of 238,900 miles while there are at least 250,000 miles of stone walls in the northeast. Images from the web. Y lines and served to contain grazing animals. Years ago Gwenne and I built a stone wall in front of our small cottage in Baco...