Of Time and Tide
The Village of Cold Spring is an exquisite find, a base camp to all sorts of adventures. It’s nestled in the Hudson Highlands, right on the Hudson River, with Storm King Mountain looming across the river. On my first paddle at Constitution Marsh, I was a complete novice. I’d gotten the scoop on how to do it…
The Great Swamp
A swamp without the possibility of alligators and water moccasins is a real treat for an ex-pat swamp-rat Louisiana native like myself. If mosquitos are the biggest threat to your adventure, you can relax. Albert Einstein advised us to “look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” A trip through The Great Swamp by…
The Fabulous Farmington
Pure joy for me is throwing my kayak, boots and hiking sticks in my car and hitting the open road in autumn with just the slightest suggestion of a destination in mind. You really can’t go wrong when bathed in gold and red with a cool breeze coming through the car windows and the butt…
An Ode to Summer Camp
In 2015, I had the privilege of helping kick off a summer program for teens with the Friends of Rye Nature Center which we named Paddle Adventure Camp (PAC). It has shaped my adult summers in the manner that sleepaway camp shapes kids. I never imagined I would be doing it this long, never thought…
The Great Swamp
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…
Westchester: A River Runs Through It
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…
Crossing The Delaware
George Washington launched the Delaware into our national lexicon by crossing it on Christmas night 1776 to attack the Hessian troops occupying Trenton, NJ, turning the tide of the American Revolution. He was on the lower Delaware, the tidal portion which flows past Philadelphia and Trenton, Camden and Wilmington. The landscape changes dramatically from lower…