The best Catskills Fall Foliage Report because it’s direct from the Catskills!

Once you walk away from the trailhead, Google Maps reaches its limits.

Why the DEC is rethinking our trailless peaks.

Hike to one of the most popular summits in Massachusetts.

It’s a great product I will never use.

The cheapest, most expensive, worst and best electrolytes for hiking. Save your money. Give our body what it needs.

A route over some of the finest mountains and most scenic trails in the Catskills.

In winter, Platte Clove Road is closed to traffic on its eastern end. Use this alternate route to the eastern Devil’s Path and Kaaterskill High Peak.

This is everything you need to know. Updated for 2026.

One of those lower Adirondack hikes that gives far more than it demands.

Insurance coverage and lack of town support cited as main reasons.

This three-tiered best bug spray system keeps me (mostly!) bite free in New York’s backcountry every season

Here’s what you need to know.

A long, steady backcountry climb to New York State’s highest summit. Big miles. Bigger views.

I write about hiking the Hudson Valley for Times Union.

Improved route. Improved view.

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