Hiking
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What to Pack for a Day Hike
Happy first day of Spring! Even though it doesn’t really feel like it, its officially Spring. Tomorrow I’m taking the day off to go for a hike near Lake George. I was organizing my hiking bag and then realized it might be helpful to let you all know what I typically bring on a short day hike! (bag with gear–I don’t usually bring the cat…) Since we won’t be going into the High Peaks area of the Adirondacks, I’m going to bring my smaller 28L backpack. My other pack is much larger at 45L. Here’s what I’ll bring tomorrow for a hike in the Lake George Wild Forest of the…
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Hiking Slide Mountain – Catskills
Today Chris and I went for a hike! After two winter hikes in the Adirondacks, I wanted to change it up a bit. We took our snowshoes down to the Catskills to hike Slide Mountain, the highest Catskill peak at 4,180 feet of elevation. There are two ways to get to the summit of Slide. We took the longer route, the loop–we started from the parking lot and hiked to the where the trail splits and took the Curtis-Ormsbee trail which is the longer way up. It was marked with yellow trail markers. After about two miles, the trail split again, the red markers began and we hiked to…
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Favorite Places to Snowshoe
Oh look, another 3-5 inches in the forecast! Hurray! (Note the half-sarcasm there.) So I’ve told you how I stay warm while snowshoeing, but I haven’t really put together a short list of places I’ve been going to snowshoe. Here are my favorite places so far! Five Rivers Environmental Center in Delmar, NY I grew up coming to Five Rivers every summer when I was a kid. (And I trail run here a lot in the summer) However, only this Winter have I ever taken advantage of the trails during this season. They are gorgeous and there are many trails to choose from! And Five Rivers is only a short…
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What to Wear Snowshoeing
One of my favorite sayings this winter has been “There’s no bad weather, just inappropriate clothing” which is pretty true. This winter has been the coldest that I can remember, and it has been much more bearable with the right clothing and gear. I spent a fair amount of dollars this season investing in good winter gear because I want to enjoy the season and the gear will last for many winters to come. Here is a list of some of my favorite winter items for snowshoeing, hiking, and gallivanting in the snow. Columbia Snowcalpse Insulated Waterproof Jacket I knew when I wanted to start winter hiking and snowshoeing I…
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Winter Wonderland
Since my resolve to stop hating on winter, I’ve made sure to take advantage of this long, long season by enjoying the outdoors! I got two more snowshoeing adventures in this weekend! I skipped my long run in favor of two short snowshoe treks, the first of which was in the Albany Pine Bush! I drove to the trailhead for Blueberry Hill East Loops, located off of Washington Ave Extension in Albany, grabbed a trail map and set off. I hiked the red and yellow trail loops for a total of 2.5 miles. It was short, but felt like I went a lot further! I have never been to this…
