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Free Camping at Monroe Lake in Rocky Mountain you will enjoy4 Campsites and be able to get there with a Motorhome! You will get from there, nice Canoeing service, attractive Fishing facilities, enjoyable Boating facilities, picnicking & Great Camping opportunities.   Site Description:A small, secluded day use only site with an “all to yourself feel” [...]

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Free Camping at Mclean Lake in Rocky Mountain you will enjoy 2 Campsites and be able to get there with a Non-motorized! You will get from there, nice Canoeing service, attractive Fishing facilities,hiking, enjoyable Boating facilities, picnicking & Great Camping opportunities. Site Description:A 500 metre walk from the parking area to the lake. There are [...]

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This is an amazing video of a lab and a young deer playing in a yard. Look for the cat at the end. Filed under: Humor , Wildlife Tagged: deer & dog

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Hiking Muttontown Preserve on Long Island Filed under: Hiking , Long Island Tagged: Nassau County

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by Frank J. Regan Remember when you were a kid and used to watch water drops form? You’d stare at a point where a water drop was building, then after a while a tipping point would be reached and the drop would, well…, drop. Magic didn’t cause it; it was physics and surface tension and (not to bore you) things were building up. Something like that is occurring in Rochester, NY on alternative transportation. Things are building up. 1. The public’s desire to do something about Climate Change. 2. Rochester, NY’s location at the confluence of several major off-road trails. 3. Many influential organizations willing to work together to solve the transportation conundrum facing us. 4. A five-mile direct trail from Rochester Institute of Technology, Genesee Valley Park, the University of Rochester, and downtown Rochester. All of this is…

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We have some great hikes and two interesting programs lined up for you. PLUS, there are many interesting things to see and do in the area. It will be held at Hickory Hill Family Camping Resort in Bath, NY.  The information and registration form has been posted on the Finger Lakes Trail Conference website: www.fingerlakestrail.org RE: LODGING Please note that the “4 person cabins” have been spoken for (pending payment), but at the moment all other lodging and camping is available. If you wanted a cabin, send me a note and I put you on a waiting list in case a cabin opens up. Please note that there is a limited number of cottages and lodges, so contact the FLTC office (FLTinfo@fingerlakestrail.org or call 585-658-9320) to reserve one (pending payment). Requests will be handled as received, and you will then have a week or so to send in payment. We hope that YOU will join us. Please pass on the word to your friends. Gene Bavis, email: genebavis@me.com Executive Director, Finger Lakes Trail Conference Filed under: Education / skills , Finger Lakes , Finger Lakes Trail , Hiking , Southern Tier

Continue Reading Everyone’s Invited to the FLTC Fall Campout October 1-3 in Bath NY

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Group rides leave from RV&E each Tuesday Night at 5:45pm.  The rides are open to any road cyclist, we generally average 15 mph.  The rides continue throughout August and into September.  Great fun and it is free! RV&E Bike & Skate , Fairport: 40 N. Main St. 585-388-1350 Filed under: Biking , Rochester Tagged: RV&E Bike & Skate

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You can never run fast enough to catch the thief riding your bicycle.  At least lock it to itself, so the thief has to carry it; now you have a chance. Filed under: Biking , Education / skills

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