Ever slept in a hammock? Sure, many of us have dozed off while relaxing on a warm summer day. But have you ever really slept in a hammock? For the night?I have been entertaining the idea of hammock camping for...
Meteor Shower Campout
As most of you know, the Perseid meteor shower occurred over the weekend. The meteor shower peaked on Saturday night, but the conditions were cloudy and there wasn't much to look at.I figured there would be some stragglers the day...
Saranac Lake & A Quick Stop In Lake Placid
Wow, it's almost the weekend and I haven't even told you what I did last weekend yet!A good friend of mine went up to his family's camp on Upper Saranac Lake last weekend, so I went up and hung out...
A Different View Of The Region
I got the amazing opportunity over the weekend to take a hot air balloon flight at the SunKiss Balloon Festival at Warren County Airport! What an experience. If you've never been up in a hot air balloon, you need to do...
Giant Mountain & Rocky Peak Ridge
Greetings! I finally got back out in the woods yesterday, and climbed my first (and second) high peak of the year. It's been a while since the last time I climbed one of the 46 peaks, and I'm feeling it...
Brook Trout And A Super Moon
Last Saturday night was a phenomenon known as a Super Moon. This occurs when the Moon is closest to Earth in it's orbit, and is full on the same night, causing the moon to appear about 12% larger and brighter than any...
Playing The Fly Fishing Game
While fishing last Saturday with a few friends, I realized what it is about fly fishing that is so captivating to me. In my opinion, it's nothing like other types of fishing. There's more steps, more stuff, and there is...
Stream Etiquette & My First Trout Of The Season
I went fishing last Friday at one of my favorite little rivers. I hadn't had much luck yet this year but I'm still learning how to present different patterns for different times of year, and I'm not discouraged. Whether I...
Tick City!
Trout season kicked off last Sunday, and boy was it good to be out in the water! I didn't catch anything, didn't even get a bite.. yet I still had a good time fishing. My new waders work great (so far)!...
Trout Season Opens This Sunday!
Yesssss! It's almost here! Trout season officially opens this Sunday, April 1 throughout New York State. I'm sure if you're reading this you're probably just as excited as I am.I don't even know where I'm going to fish yet. I've...