Tag: outdoors

In an abandoned Saugerties quarry, Opus 40 is an inspiring artistic and sculptural environment. Purchased in 1938 by Harvey Fite, ...

Want a great view of the high peaks of the northern Catskills without having to climb one of them? Want ...

The best spots at the Hyde Park Drive-in can be nabbed while it's still light out. Usually, when somebody brings ...

photo by Lauren Thomas Perrine’s Bridge in Rifton is one of New York’s historical covered wooden bridges, built in 1844 ...

From the top of the white Shawangunk Conglomerate known locally as Bonticou Crag on a clear day, you can, to ...

Photo of tubers on the Esopus Creek by Mike Spille. It may not be Tom and Huck’s raft on the ...

Photo of kayaker by Dion Ogust. One of the most effective ways in which a community can foster a healthy ...

HITS' Asia Manning. (photo by Sharyn Flanagan) To the uninitiated like myself, the show grounds for HITS, Inc. are as ...

“The very idea of a bird is a symbol and a suggestion to the poet. A bird seems to be ...

Eradicating poison ivy without weedkillers Photo of John Nesserschmidt by Dion Ogust There are probably more unsavory gardening tasks needing ...

Saugerties Lighthouse Truly off the beaten path is one of Saugerties’ most identifiable landmarks, curiously one of its best kept ...

Louisa Pond on Shaupeneak Ridge. Before there was a New York State Thruway, US Route 9W was the primary option ...

Hurley, Stone Ridge, Accord, Kerhonkson, Ellenville. A pleasant drive on Route 209 takes you through these picturesque southwestern Ulster County ...

Have you ever challenged yourself to do something outrageous – something that flies in the face of your deep-seated fears? ...

The white and purple flowers that will soon be proliferating in the woods, fields and yards of the mid-Hudson Valley ...

One of the characters who appears in Sweet Violets (see related piece on our Explore Hudson Valley website) is Fred ...

Chodikee Lake (photo by Will Dendis) With the first great American river as its namesake, it should come as no ...

Saugerties, justly famous for its active recreational facilities, has in the past generation added three unique opportunities for passive recreation. ...

Paul McCartney advised against chasing waterfalls in a 1980 single, and TLC did the same 15 years later. But in ...

There’s a peal of thunder, way off in nowhere. I’m standing on top of a hill, looking down at a group ...