Outdoors
Singing a little ditty for the deer of winter
Longtime readers have heard sordid tales of my experiences in the percussion section.
Feb 07, 2010 | 12:10 am | (0) Comments
Sightings 0207
In the dead of winter, when most animals have high nutritional needs to stave off the cold, many stoop to food-gathering techniques they would not otherwise prefer. Apparently the pileated woodpecker eating suet from Joe Jenning's bird feeder in Easton is pretty hungry. Joe has had bird f…
Feb 07, 2010 | 12:10 am | (0) Comments
Ice fishing improves around the Lake George region
It took a while, but it looks like fishable ice is finally here to stay on Lake George.
Feb 06, 2010 | 12:55 am | (0) Comments
Answering questions by light of full moon
I have tried to stick to answering only nature inquiries in the monthly questions column. The more human-oriented queries I answer directly for those who leave their names and ignore those who do not.
Jan 31, 2010 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Sightings 0131
Folks are seeing robins (this one was in Argyle), bluebirds and even a turkey vulture. On the Battenkill around Thompson there are several male American mergansers, and several bald eagles have been spotted feeding on a deer carcass near South Bay. Get out your binoculars and get busy!
Jan 31, 2010 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Getting payback on the hill
For those who think the youth of today are aloof and self-centered, let me introduce you to Tim Driscoll of Niskayuna.
Jan 28, 2010 | 12:45 am | (0) Comments
Sightings 0124
Ken Flagg spotted this large mature redtail hawk scavenging a deer carcass in the woods.
Jan 23, 2010 | 11:05 pm | (0) Comments
Perch can save the day and ruin the pond
I forgot to bake the bread yesterday.
Jan 23, 2010 | 10:55 pm | (0) Comments
West Mountain offering Magic Carpet rides
Two-year-old Makeda Brodie of Brooklyn effortlessly cruised up the beginner slope at West Mountain Ski Center Monday with her hands on her hips and her dad walking along beside her.
Jan 21, 2010 | 12:05 am | (0) Comments
Birds of a feather are together for a reason
My mother repeatedly told me I would be judged by the company I kept.
Jan 17, 2010 | 12:35 am | (0) Comments
Giving acknowledgement to a local ski legend
One of the patriarchs of local Nordic skiing was honored Saturday in Cole's Woods during the huge Queensbury Invitational ski race. Tom Jacobs is a 1952 Olympian also known for starting the Inside Edge and Reliable Racing ski businesses and helping establish the unique cross-country trail…
Jan 14, 2010 | 9:55 am | (0) Comments
It's always best to steer clear of thin ice
I am always baffled by the issues that generate great interest. Even more curious is the enormity of the passion that spews from what I consider minutiae.
Jan 10, 2010 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Back in action at Hickory
Hickory Ski Center General Manager Shawn Dempsey was all nostalgic Saturday morning. He had just ridden the T-bar lift for the first time since 1984, when he was a teenager.
Jan 07, 2010 | 12:30 am | (1) Comments
Sportsmen prepare for meetings at Capitol
Dozens of local sportsmen will head to the state Capitol in Albany on Jan. 12 to try to educate state legislators about the benefits of fishing, hunting and other outdoor activities.
Jan 04, 2010 | 1:00 am | (1) Comments
Skis having a colorful return
Ski companies are doing there best to make it cool to ski again. Although there clearly had been a trend away from skiing to snowboarding over the past 20 years or so, the advent of shaped skis and then twin-tip skis for tricks started pulling skiers back.
Dec 31, 2009 | 12:05 am | (0) Comments
Hitting the slopes better with family, friends
The ski boot went on over the recently sprained ankle painfully and slowly, and came off with equal pain and speed, but the handful of runs on a chilly Sunday morning at Gore Mountain Ski Center in Johnsburg were well-worth a little pain.
Dec 23, 2009 | 11:45 pm | (0) Comments
Sightings 1220
While this is not exactly a wildlife sighting, it sure is strange.
Dec 19, 2009 | 11:00 pm | (0) Comments
Ankle has me waiting even longer for first ski
It's two weeks into the local ski season and you haven't read word one about my first excursion to the slopes - because it hasn't happened.
Dec 16, 2009 | 11:50 pm | (1) Comments
Cleaning things up for the holiday season
Here we are on the verge of Christmas again.
Dec 12, 2009 | 11:00 pm | (0) Comments
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