Attainable Goals. A winter waterfall hiking challenge in the Adirondack Mountains. I’m not entirely sure how I found Expedition Midlife to learn about this hiking challenge, but it was most likely through Dig the Falls. Before I began this winter journey, I had visited 4 of the waterfalls listed previously. Beecher Creek Falls, Rockwell Falls,…
2019 was full of amazing adventures! Honestly, I always want to share everything I learn after discovering new places, but this year was so busy it was difficult for me to keep up. Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Croatia, Italy, Canada. A couple layovers in London, and a drive through Slovenia. Massachusetts, Maine, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Colorado.…
Saratoga Spa State Park Saratoga Spa State Park could very well be my favorite thing about Saratoga Springs, New York. The park is huge with so many features to take advantage of that I doubt I’ll ever exhaust my options for park adventures! My very favorite thing to do in the park is walk around and taste…
Overlook Park & Falls View Park Cohoes, New York – 2019 Overlook Park: Open year round Falls View Park: Open May 1st – November 1st, sunrise to sunset The first time I tried to visit Falls View Park, it was March and still closed for the season. Although the sun decided to shine brightly that…
Approximately 50 miles north of New York City, located along the Hudson River off of I-87 in New York, Bear Mountain State Park and Harriman State Park are popular recreational destinations for residence of New York City & New Jersey. Hudson Highlands Camping Trip My friend Ashley invited me on a camping trip to explore…
The mineral springs are by far my favorite thing about Historic Congress Park, but there are many other features in the park worth seeing if you’re in Saratoga Springs, New York. The park is situated in the center of downtown, between the Saratoga Race Course and Broadway, so it’s fairly easy to just happen upon…
Hiking Adventures of 2018 I didn’t hike nearly as much as I would have liked to this year, but the hikes I did get in were pretty fantastic. I was fortunate to hike in three different mountain ranges, in two separate states, with some of my favorite people. Adirondack Mountains, New York Silver Lake Mountain…
Saratoga Spa State Park: 2018 To be perfectly honest, I’m surprised I don’t write about the springs in Saratoga Spa State Park more often. I frequently roam the park exploring different trails, watching birds, and tasting the spring’s waters, while taking photographs and documenting changes. Saratoga Spa State Park is my favorite place to go to “walk…
Adirondack Mountains – Lake George, New York Lake George “It was in 1646 that Father Isaac Jogues first glimpsed the body of water he called “Lac du St. Sacrement.” The 32 mile long lake was later renamed in honor of King George II of England. Its natural beauty has cause many to term it the…
Memorial Spring. In the beginning, it wasn’t on any Saratoga Spa State Park map. A Nameless Spring Orange construction fencing, stood out against the winter snow. I walked towards the fenced off area, curious about what I would find. Peering into a pile of leaves, I saw water, trickling out of a capped pipe. I…