Recent content by Sara

Nearly through rehab... Our 5 1/2 year old lab is nearly through the VERY long recovery from a cruciate surgery. (Dr. Bookbinder in Canastota, NY was mentioned previously and he was great). The three month house bound recovery was a long and painful process (more emotionally than physically)...

I worked at a summer camp during college and returned to my cabin to find that a squirrel had fallen into my toilet and drowned, but I guess that's another story all-together. Poor squirrel!

:D :D Aahhh....Thanks for a great afternoon laugh. I love that show!!

The ticks at Assateague are NO joke! ADacKr and I just spent a week backcountry camping and hiking there this past April. Each of us ended up with at least 5 ticks embedded and brushed numerous others from our clothing. Vile creatures!!

Hives on feet... I know this is a little different, but similar topic, and something I've been wondering about for the last year and a half...Recently, (within the last year and a half) I have started getting severe hives on my feet while hiking. I have not changed my boots or socks (yes I do...

I wouldn't completely swear off hiking/camping/canoeing in the dak's during Memorial Day Weekend. It really fluctuates year to year, and even within the same year depends on where you are. Last year ADacKr and I had a great 4 day hike around the perimeter of the Seward range and had very few...

ADacKR and I just returned from a week of camping at Assateague Island National Park (Maryland/Virginia border). There was a fire ban there the entire week. Kind of a bummer, but necessary. It is extremely dry, even on the coast.

LL Bean ADacKR and I have the LL Bean Light Stuff3. We purchased it last year and absolutely love it. We went with the 3 person b/c we have a 5 year old choc. lab and she needs some room to stretch out at the end of a long hike. We split the poles, tent & fly and love the room it provides as...

Thanks for the info... This thread couldn't have come at a better time. Just this past weekend we pulled a fully engorged tick off our chocolate lab. We were shocked to think that that was possible as early as March 19th, but there it was. Although we have her vaccinated annually for LD I...

Airborn?? Has anybody ever tried Airborn?? It is a large tablet that you disolve in water. As a teacher, I drink a glass of it to ward off germy student sneezes and coughs...or if I am beginning to feel tired and achy. It seems to give me a boost. I wonder if it would be good on the trail...

Kane Mnt. One night this past fall my husband (ADacKr) and I climbed up Kane Mnt. (just outside of Caroga Lake). There was a full moon that night and we got to the top of the tower just in time to watch the beautiful sunset and then amazing rising of the full moon. Although it's a mere .5...

As I sit at my computer on my last required day of school I find myself day-dreaming of this weekends upcoming canoe trip to Little Tupper... Do any of you hikers break up the summer hiking trips with some relaxing canoe camping?? Where are your favorite destinations? Often ADacKr and I will...

Saranac Pale Ale or IPA hit the spot. Now they've come out with their "Beers of Summer." I'm loving the Summer Ale, and Mountain Berry Wheat (At least I think that's what it's called!) Tomorrow you'll find me celebrating summer at the Brewery in Utica drinking it fresh from the truck!

hiking along the shore... ADacKr and I spent spring break 2004 in Chincoteague National Park off the coast of Maryland. It was early April, the park had just opened and we had a back-country/primitive camping site. Really, we had nearly the entire park, including miles of beach just about to...

Wow! Fantastic sites! I especially like the SuttonBay site. That opens up many options for food on the trail. Thanks for the links.