My Suburban Escapes
Day Trippin' in Lower NY. Get Out In It.
Author: janaseitz1
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A swamp without alligators or water moccasins is a real treat for a displaced swamp rat like myself. When mosquitos are the biggest threat to your adventure, you can relax and enjoy the paddle. “Look deep into nature, and you will understand everything better,” said Albert Einstein. To see things from the point of view…
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One of the prettiest little rivers in the county, the Croton, packs a surprising whallop: it supplies 10 percent of New York City’s 1 billion gallon a day usage. Like the late Ruth Bader Ginsberg, “Though she be but little, she is fierce!” First dammed in 1842, the Croton was tapped again and again as…
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Does anyone even remember what FUN looks like? Good clean American fun with Old Glory flapping in the breeze, waves rippling in the sun and LIVE music? Memorial Day came and went unheralded. We were still too dazed to be anything but thankful to still be standing. July Fourth found us grateful to be allowed…
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During the recent trials of our great nation, I hit the road to think aboutit all, driving south through the cradle of the Civil War to the EasternContinental Divide in North Carolina. The landscape changed withevery new state, as did the radio news: New York, New Jersey,Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee and finallyNorth Carolina.…
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I got itchy for adventure towards the end of May as always, so I bid adieu to my sleeping babies and headed West from Indian Village to Indian Nation with a map and a goal: Niagara Falls. It’s beckoned to me like a siren on a sea rock since the day we moved here. I’d…
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Well, here we are. All we have in common is our misery, and the least we can do is share it. No need to wax philosophical on how essential outdoor time is…or how interesting it is that it’s all we have left for now. Let’s make the best of it. I’ve shared some of my…
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It’s high time I write an homage to the Austin of my day before it vanishes. I recently watched “Blood Simple” by the Coen brothers and was surprised by a scene shot from the top of Mount Bonnell facing west to complete green. Now it’s totally developed. There’s such buzz about how fabulous Austin is, how much…
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A marvel lurks just beneath the surface in Westchester. The Old Croton Aqueduct. I hit the mother lode with this one. A walk on the OCA is one through the history of NYC, with something for everyone. Tales of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr who were involved in early searches for water. Sojourner Truth whose church is along…
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There’s a ring of woodlands about an hour from here, the lakes region of northern NJ, due west on 287 until it banks a hard right north onto I-87 to avoid a mountain. In spring and summer, its beauty is evident: lush forest and babbling brooks, wineries and apple orchards, and of course, lakes galore…
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Ahhh January. Time for resolution and new beginnings, whether trivial (younger thinner blonder richer) or meaningful (wiser kinder healthier humbler). Let’s focus for a minute on the trivial, just for kicks. There ain’t much happening in the natural world right now to explore. No flora or fauna, snow or ice, so I explored some un-natural things, man-made…
My Suburban Escapes 