Sunday Kathryn and I took Eric and Trevor to the Remsen Corn Maze. Trevor was a little anxious that the corn maze would be scary, but once in the maze his concerns were largely forgotten.
There were four posts with colored magic markers that we had to find. At each post we would mark the map to [...]
The West Branch of the Sacandaga River is a nice stretch of water that is extremely popular. This stretch of flat water is approximately 8 miles in length and generally parallels NY Route 10 to the Shaker Place in Hamilton County.
The launch site for this stream is where Route 10 crosses it just north of Arietta. [...]
At the end of August I received an invitation to the SUNY Oneonta Geography Department touting a picnic for Faculty, students and alumni. It advertised an opportunity to meet with past faculty including Paul Baumann, Martha Corry and Tom Gergel.
When I attended (71-75) Dr. Martha Corry was the head of the department teaching primarily Economic Geography. [...]
Skip & I went to St Regis Canoe Wilderness area on Saturday AM. We launched from Hoel Pond, hopped over the RR into Turtle Pond and Slang Pond. We did the short portage into Long Pond and set up camp on the north shore across from the portage as it started to sprinkle rain. [...]
The last week of August was gorgeous weather. We mixed house chores and a day at Boucheron’s camp. Kathryn took out the sailboat with Steve. The boat has been stored in our barn for 10 years and some of the cordage had to be replaced.
Eric enjoyed swimming while the sailors floated in the background.
Eric and Kathryn [...]