Dec 18, 2013
The snow’s fallen, the secondary roads are closed but the main ones are nicely plowed and open. While several websites refer to Harriman State Park’s cross-country ski “facilities”, I am not sure that what’s at Harriman qualifies as such....
Dec 15, 2013
Can you find a snowy owl in Harriman State Park? It’s called an “irruption”: a sudden and voluminous influx of birds to areas outside their common range. It’s happening now, as beautiful, crystal-white male snowy owls and their brown-barred...
Dec 12, 2013
A lean-to adventure in the middle of a Harriman winter is where we separate the men from the boys. Make sure you’re prepared by doing a winter test-run at a more accessible lean-to at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, in Westchester County. Not everyone’s...
Dec 9, 2013
Pies and Muffins, but Mostly Pies. Oh: There’s Coffee, too. I’ve been on a quest for Great American Pie — in restaurants or shops — for what seems like a lifetime. Why is it so hard to get our National Dessert wrong, and often so miserably...
