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wash wild: December 2016
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Sunday, December 11, 2016. When they go low, we go high.". Surprisingly, Mrs. Obama's noble manifesto turns out to be good advice for exploring the Battenkill State Forest. As I mentioned in an earlier post,. Across a small stream-bed you'll see Battenkill Valley Outdoors. They are a great resource for adventures in this part of Washington County and nearby Vermont. They outfit river trips and provide shuttles, operate a retail store and even offer lodging. Last time I checked Don and Lisa Otey w...Today...
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wash wild: March 2016
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Friday, March 25, 2016. Ekwanok on the equinox. Thoughtful of them. To place a mountain such that the sun rises perfectly over the summit on the first day of spring. To call it Mt. Equinox. So once I come over to the sunny side I count the views from our farm as one of the many things I'm grateful for. Mt Equinox from Irish Lane. Tourists at Lookout Rock - from Mt. Equinox website. Day she brought Holly into the world. Did I mention my long-suffering wife? Serendipity. How else can you describe it? The N...
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wash wild: Meet the Meetinghouses
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Saturday, June 11, 2016. But there's a bright side? To this farming frenzy. Things break. Which means you have to get parts. Which entails a trip to Washington County where the equipment dealerships are located. I was heading down Rt. 40 on just such a trip, thinking it was silly to waste all this time and gas on a flat tire (or was it a dead battery? A blown hydraulic hose? About 13,000 years ago the North Meetinghouse would have been water front property. A cold, muddy post-glacial lake with chunks...
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wash wild: May 2016
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Sunday, May 8, 2016. Transits of Mercury and Venus don't happen as often. The next one for Mercury is in 2019. Venus had a pair of transits in 2004 and 2012 but the next one won't happen until 2117. I hope to be able to retire by then and have time to watch it. Maybe someday soon colonists on Mars will be able to see an Earth transit. Probably the best option is to view the transit online at NASA's website. That should make both your ophthalmologist and the local fire department happy. You're going to li...
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wash wild: Gift of New Skete
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Friday, December 26, 2014. Gift of New Skete. I'm dreaming of a wild Christmas.". No white Christmas this year. Two days of warmth and rain washed that away. Our family tradition of a holiday ski tour had to take a break although Gwenne and Holly did manage some skiing (and splashing) on Christmas Eve. The Monks have over four miles of marked trails on their forested hillside. I've wanted to come back since going on a guided outing lead by Sue Van Hook several years ago. Stone walls tell of a tim...We en...
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wash wild: August 2016
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Sunday, August 14, 2016. Unhappy but resourceful. She looked the situation over and thought that maybe, just maybe, we could slip under the cable right near shore. Inching slowly forward we each in our turn laid all the way back horizontal, imagined ourselves young and thin and squeezed beneath the barrier with a cat's whisker to spare. Fort Miller hamlet from the river. In and around the hamlet you'll find historic homes, the classic Reformed Church, a tree shaded Riverside Cemetery and both well kept c...
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wash wild: June 2016
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Saturday, June 11, 2016. But there's a bright side? To this farming frenzy. Things break. Which means you have to get parts. Which entails a trip to Washington County where the equipment dealerships are located. I was heading down Rt. 40 on just such a trip, thinking it was silly to waste all this time and gas on a flat tire (or was it a dead battery? A blown hydraulic hose? About 13,000 years ago the North Meetinghouse would have been water front property. A cold, muddy post-glacial lake with chunks...
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Washington County Grasslands Important Bird Area (IBA) - Lakes to Locks Passage Travel Planning Official National Geographic Mapguide
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The best travel advice comes from the people who live here. Washington County Grasslands Important Bird Area (IBA). Click here to give your thumbs up. Add to My Pack Basket. The Washington County Grasslands Important Bird Area, or IBA, is "critical" to the survival of Short-eared Owls in New York State! The IBA offers an "all you can eat" buffet for many other raptors and songbirds! The group founded and organizes Winter Raptor Fest. And www.winterraptorfest.com. Raptors like Short-eared Owls and Norther...
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