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Reflecting on America’s national parks as summer approaches

Herb Terns and his daughter slide down a dune at Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado. Nikk Scott is sworn in as a Junior Park Ranger at Acadia...

12.04.2025 10

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Exploring Ballston Spa, the county seat of Saratoga County

Millstones line the edge of the Kayderosseras Creek in the Axe Factory Preserve. The budget negotiations in Washington might have seemed easy...

23.03.2025 3

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Outdoor activities a chance to let go of regrets and worries

Herb Terns rides his bike through southern Saratoga County. I can carry just about everything with me for a mile. Regrets from past decisions and...

02.03.2025 3

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Barkerville Trails offer perfect dose of nature during long winter

A sign acknowledges the sled dog history of the Barkerville Trail system near Galway. So far, our dog Cooper has not really enjoyed the wild,...

09.02.2025 2

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Bike ride through the Catskills reveals fresh wonders to discover

The Rip Van Winkle Bridge over the Hudson River is visible from Beattie Powers Place in Catskill, NY. We checked on my mom’s car, parked in...

19.01.2025 20

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Outdoors: Measuring successes and failures of 2024 with fresh perspective

Gillian Scott walks the candlelit streets of Niskayuna on Christmas Eve. On Christmas Eve, one of my favorite things is to walk through our...

28.12.2024 7

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Well-intentioned advice no reason to abandon outdoors wonderland

Herb Terns’ daughter finds some offseason enjoyment on one of New York’s beaches at Moreau Lake State Park. I wait for them to finish. The...

07.12.2024 4

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Outdoors: Stick season an example that all have something to offer

Herb Terns and his dog, Cooper, shown on an adventure in the Central Adirondacks, took a different trip together more recently, near Middleburgh....

15.11.2024 40

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Wheelerville more than lives up to the expectations

A rider enjoys the newly opened trail at Wheelerville. A sticker on an Adirondack chair at Wheelerville. It was a cool, sunny fall day when I...

25.10.2024 4

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Lots of firsts on three-day bikepacking trip

Dave Tobey thunders up Mount Anthony Road outside Bennington, Vermont. Alpacacas check out Herb Terns bike at State Line Bunks. Herb Terns' Hipcamp...

04.10.2024 4