Category Archives: Snowshoes

Fairy Staircase Falls… The Snow Filter

3-24-2013: The preserve is still completely snow covered, still fun and challenging on snowshoes. This is Fairy Staircase Falls under ice. You can go up the Rynex to see the little falls, then go left up the hill perpendicular to … Continue reading →

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The Ice Wall

February 23: That’s me at the bottom of the upper falls, photo by Scott Meyer. Most trails are still snow covered, but not by much. Still glad to have snowshoes for surefootedness, and for keeping safe on the frozen stream. … Continue reading →

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Pink Polkadot Bowties

1-11-2013: I’m a leave-no-trace kind of guy, but I think the bowties are pretty delightful. There are about 25 or so, low impact (thumbtack attachment) where the trail from Mariaville road turns and goes down to the footbridge. ***The preserve … Continue reading →

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Snowshoe advantages

1-19-2013: It snowed again last week but not very much. Today I used snowshoes even though there wasn’t really enough snow to warrant. The snowshoes (Atlas) give you a good flat platform, you can confidently take a step without worrying … Continue reading →

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March first snow

March 3, 2012: About a foot of snow fell in the preserve, more or less. It’s much more fun to hike now that the ice is covered. I was there yesterday morning early and it was magical, fabulous. Snowshoes are … Continue reading →

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Snowshoes

April 2, 2011: Janet at EMS Stuyvesant Plaza helped Cathy and me pick out snowshoes. There was a big selection of pretty radically differing kinds, and it was sort of by luck that we picked the Atlases. The thing that … Continue reading →

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First day of spring

March 21, 2011: Recent hikes have been on the north rim, and the blue loop on the south rim. Today’s hike just happens to be the same route as the last post, but it’s the one to write about because … Continue reading →

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After March 6 storm

March 7, 2011: With all the rain we had and then seven inches or so of dense snow, I had to go check the waterfalls at the Plotter Kill. The Rte 159 trailhead wasn’t plowed out so I went to … Continue reading →

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Late February 2011

March 2, 2011: I hiked the Plotter Kill three times in the last week. I’ve been hiking the north rim trail from the Rte 159 trailhead, the waterfall loop, and yesterday I hiked the Highland trail. ***There’s a lot more … Continue reading →

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Crunchy

2-17-2011: I hiked the waterfall loop today with just Microspikes. The trails are like a lumpy white sidewalk because of the thaw and refreeze, and hikers tramping. There were a few places coming back on the orange trail where I … Continue reading →

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