I did a short section hike along the Long Path in New York State today along the Jenny Lane Trail in The Minnewaska State Park Preserve. Shortly after leaving the trail head, I came to a large patch of forest where much of the undergrowth was dead, but...
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Last year we had mice. This year, birds have invaded our house.
We've got a woodpecker who knocks his head against our bedroom wall every day. Thank god he works the same hours as me. Otherwise, I'd have to get the sawzall out.
We also have a...
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I think beavers are really cool animals and I'm always fascinated by their lodges when I come across them on backpacking and hiking trips in New England.
It's not uncommon to come across lodges that are enormous mounds of wood in the middle...
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If you like trees and want to learn how to identify them, I recommend that you get yourself a copy of What Tree Is That? ($14.95), a new tree identification guide published by the Arbor Day Foundation. This book is a very easy to use guide that can help...
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I came upon a pair of Spruce Grouse on my hike up to Ethan Pond on the AT this past weekend. They are quite distinctive looking with those red eyebrows. There were sitting on a boardwalk, oblivious to my approach, and only moved into the shrubbery...
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Last month, when I was hiking the Franconia Ridge Trail, I was treated to an incredible aerial display by a glider pilot who was soaring over Mt. Lafayette and through Franconia Notch. He'd fly down the ridge from north to south, loop around in the...
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When Chris and I were hiking in Zealand Notch a few weeks ago, we crossed a stream that had red water in it, and since then I've seen a lot of others like it in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. I figured that the red tint was probably linked...
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