A copy of my January 2013 Great Outdoors in the Catskills column has been posted by the Trail Conference on their news section of the website. This column dealt with tips, tricks and suggestions for wintertime camping, along with the regular trail news and updates that I provide. This is a monthly column that I write for […]
One site that I have been writing on for almost twelve years now is Epinions.com. This site began as a customer review site in the late 1990s that paid users for their reviews of products, places and other items. I began writing in January of 2001 while I was living in Maine and wanted to […]
One of the freelance jobs I have been working on now for over a year is writing a regular column on the outdoors in the Catskill Mountains in the Catskill Mountain Guide Magazine. The column focuses on trail news and outdoor activities that are occurring throughout the Catskill Mountain region. Each month I like to pick […]
There is an interesting story and link over at Adventures in the Outdoors on a recent study that showed there could be up to a 50% increase in creative and critical thinking skills after you get outside and take a hike. I think all of us hikers know that, but it is kind of cool […]
Having always loved the outdoors, I started blogging about my hikes and other outdoor trips several years ago which eventually led to the creation of Adventures in the Outdoors. It started with the blog and has expanded into a Facebook and Twitter presence. Basically I consider it to be a community of like minded outdoor […]
Learn a little more about what I do in the Catskills as the Program Coordinator for the Trail Conference on their Catskill Mountains Trail News and Programs Page. My job includes managing our army of volunteers in the region (over 200 individuals), managing trail crews, working with our regional partners and agencies to improve trails […]
Happy New Year! 2013 will be bringing several exciting new opportunities for me, both professionally and personally and I am looking forward to them. In the immediate future I will be spending plenty of time raising my puppy Sandy. She’s the newest member of my family and is only three months old so has plenty of growing […]