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Ice sail on the Hudson River. (photo by Rich Parisio) Like many in my generation I learned about folk music ...

Awosting Falls. (photo by Rich Parisio) For years it's been a New Year's Day ritual for me to hike to ...

Lake Minnewaska. (photo by Rich Parisio) There are at least two ways to avoid crowds on the trails at Minnewaska ...

Dutch ship Onrust with a Catskill vista in the background. (photo by Rich Parisio) This week’s column is part of ...

View from John Burroughs’ grave. (photo by Richard Parisio) I have always found that memories of places are hard to ...

Stone chair. (photo by Richard Parisio) I must confess I had to steel myself for this walk in the blazing ...

Skytop, Mountain House and Mohonk Lake from Eagle Cliff. (photo by Richard Parisio) One of the pleasures of living in ...

(Photo by Richard Parisio) After a week or more of mostly rainy weather, the return of sunshine and blue skies ...

Sam at Giant’s Ledges. (photo by Richard Parisio) For a sense of wildness in nature, in the spirit of adventure, ...

Canadian goose family. (photo by Richard Parisio) A beloved place is like a reliable friend: it demands nothing from you, ...

Marshy shore with Tussock Sedge. (photo by Richard Parisio) On my recent spring walk at Thompson Pond, at the foot ...

Wood anemone (photo by Richard Parisio) What does one make of a hike that begins at a graveyard? Only that ...

Meadow view of Overlook Mountain. (photo by Richard Parisio) Every town, large or small, needs green refuges within its boundaries, ...

Downy yellow violets. (photo by Richard Parisio) The trail to Vernooy Kill Falls leaves the road to enter a moist ...

Catskill view from fire tower. (photo by Richard Parisio) Spring is a kind of kaleidoscope. Its array of delicate colors ...

Bonticou Crag from Guyot Hill. (photo by Richard Parisio) To climb a crag like Bonticou is an exciting outdoor experience, ...

Wood frog. (photo by Richard Parisio) On Sunday night I went out in the rain to witness a ritual far ...

Million-dollar view at Spring Farm. (photo Richard Parisio) To walk along one of the hedgerows of red cedar trees that ...

Sam at Sam’s Point. (photo by Richard Parisio) To climb in elevation is equivalent, at least in terms of the ...

Upper falls (photo by Richard Parisio) High Falls is a place of two trails, and both have stories to tell. ...