Just got back from a long weekend section hike on the Mass AT: 29 miles in 2 days. I’m working on a detailed trip report now but was too zonked last night to get much done. There was still plenty of snow, but spring was in the air. I saw hawks, owls, and lots of [...]

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Phoenicia, New York
April 1, 2008
A spokesperson with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation announced today that a male lion was sighted over the weekend by backpackers on Peakamoose Mountain. Authorities report that the lion escaped a bedroom in Eastern Massachusetts sometime in the past week. Known as Ceasar, the male lion is extremely lovable [...]

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The Devil’s Path offers some of the most challenging and beautiful hiking n the Catskills. The trail is 24.75 miles in length and goes over Indian Head (3,573 ft), Twin (3,640 ft),  Sugarloaf (3,800 ft), Plateau (3,840 ft) and West Kill  (3,880 ft) mountains. Following this ridge line, it also descends steeply into the Jimmy [...]

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I’ve been hiking in the Catskills Region of New York for the past 5 years and it is by far my favorite backpacking destination. The entire area is very rural with scattered village hamlets and winding mountain roads that are get closed in winter due to heavy snow. The terrain is mountainous but most of [...]

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