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I live in Putnam County in Southeast NY and in the past 5 years or so there have been reports/sightings of bears in the area. At first I thought this was ridiculous, but recently I heard that a bear was captured in Westchester County by the DEC and then released in Ninham Mtn State Forest, which...

http://www.thedailystar.com/news/stories/2004/08/21/tower.html Has anyone been up there? It sounds pretty interesting, especially that five state view, does anyone know the states the view includes?

http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/environmentdec/2004b/blackbeartips.html

Hi, I really want to go to Maine this summer. I haven't decided what part yet but I am thinking of anywhere from Sugarloaf Mtn to Mount Khatadin, as long as its a nice area. If anyone knows of any nice yet cheap places to stay in interior Maine please let me know. Thanks in advance.

Does anybody know of the Fir Brook in the Catskills? Its just outside of Willowemoc, and I am thinking of going canoeing and fishing there. Can anyone tell me anything about it such as ownership, parking, how good the fishing is, and if it is significant enough to canoe? Below are the links...

http://nationalatlas.gov/natlas/NatlasStart.asp This is a great website that shows many interesting things. Under biology you can see such things as ecozones, forest type and land use, and distribution of various animals. Under Geology you can see landslide potential. Under water you can see...

A hiker in California was attacked by a mtn lion and suffered several injuries. The story is below. http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/West/06/27/mountain.lion.attack.ap/index.html

Last weekend while driving on Rt 28 I noticed that the mountains looked a little brown in some places. As I got closer I saw that on the southern exposures mostly, that in many places the leaves had been eaten by caterpillars, probably gypsy moth caterpillars. From there I went up Rt 214 to...

Next weekend I am going to bushwack up KHP. I was wondering what the best route up is. I am thinking of parking on Platte Clove Mtn Road and heading up to Round Top then KHP. I was wondering what the best route is, preferably the best views, and least thick spruce. I would also like to see the...

What is the latest you have ever seen snow on the ground left over from winter, in the Catskills? The latest I have ever seen snow left over from winter was Memorial Day weekend up on Indian Head Mtn in a very shady ravine near Jimmy Dolan Notch. From what I have seen the snow usually last...

Today down here in southeastern NY the black flies came out. While taking a short hike near my house, I noticed them. They are never really that bad here, but they are still annoying. Its just part of spring, yet it reminded me that up north they will be coming out in a few weeks, and there they...

A few weeks back when I was hiking near Sunset Rock I was amazed by the view of KHP. Since then I really want to climb KHP via bushwack from the very bottom of Route 23C aka "The Rip Van Winkle Trail". It would be an ascent of about 3000', and round trip of about 7 or 8 miles. Every year in the...

I was wondering if anyone had been to Grafton SP in Rensselaer County. I have been to Cherry Plain SP and Cherry Plain WMA which is a little to the south of Grafton, and it was great for Mtn Biking, XC Skiing, hiking, hunting, and wildlife viewing. I always like going to unheard of places that...

Some people tell me that they grow a beard in winter to keep their face warm. I dont know how good this works, but in real cold weather a beard often gets rimed with ice. That cant be good. I dont think I would grow a beard just to keep warm. If its real cold I just wear a wool mask. So what do...

This weekend, while cleaning out my basement I found an old pair of skis that were my brothers when he was about 7. They are Rossignol downill skis, about 44 inches. I thought that if I took off the downhill bindings, and buy 3 pin XC bindings and put them on there I would have a nice pair of...

Check out this article in the DEC's monthly news report: http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/environmentdec/2004a/snowmobileplan.html This one is good too: http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/environmentdec/2004a/lakegeorgeacquisition.html

DEC buys land in the Catskills The DEC just bought 187 acres in Peck Hollow near North Dome, in the town of Lexington. This area looks nice for a bushwack up North Dome from the south. Here is the link to the article...

I was wondering if anyone has ever tried hiking in the mountains west of Rusk. There are three summits west of Rusk, Evergreen Mtn which is 3360', an unnamed peak of 3140', and Packsaddle Mtn which is 3100'. I have looked at the area on aerial photographs and it appears to be hemlock down low...

I was wondering what your opinion on hiking in the rain is. For the poll it is for a steady, moderate rain.

Partridge Run WMA (NY) I was wondering if anyone has been to Partridge Run WMA, which is in East Berne NY. I am thinking of going there for some hiking, XC skiing, small game hunting, and maybe even ice fishing if there are any lakes. If you have info on the area (trails, old logging roads...