Sep 11, 2013
Some weekends, you just want out of the concrete jungle. Here’s one way to get from New York (Penn Station) to Harriman (Tuxedo Station) and onto the trails. Pick up the new trail maps from the Trail Conference; the 2015 edition shows mileage between trail...
Sep 6, 2013
Some time ago I wrote about looking for a plane that went down in Harriman State Park in 1974. It was Northwest Airlines flight 6231 from New York, chartered by the Baltimore Colts. The plane, with three crew members, was heading to Buffalo, New York, to pick up the...
Sep 3, 2013
I’ve never seen grapes this large, in the wild or otherwise. They’re huge. Curious about the current state of (now closed) Lake Sebago beach, I parked the car along the beach entrance road off Seven Lakes Drive, and hiked in with my two elderly...
Sep 2, 2013
Use Sebago Cabin Camp as your “base camp” for hiking the Harriman State Park interior, and take advantage of the post-Labor Day quiet time. Maybe you don’t want to hike with thirty pounds strapped to your back. And staying in a lean-to with...
