fall foliage
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Scenes From a Yellow Wood
It was a crisp October Sunday. One might say it was the Platonic ideal of a fall day in Central New York — the kind of day that makes me feel a little guilty if I don’t spend at least part of it outdoors. If Mother Nature is going to provide an autumnal paradise, you Continue reading
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Leaf Peeping & Graveyard Creeping
Last week, I posted about our unseasonably warm and green October. Right on cue, shortly after I published that post, we experienced a stretch of rainy and cold weather. Pretty much overnight, the leaves began changing color. This weekend, the weather got nice again and we decided this afternoon would be a good time to Continue reading
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Beaver Lake Nature Center: Deep Woods Trail
October in upstate New York is for leaf peeping. You can drive around and view the foliage from a distance along the roadside, or you can go straight to the source. On this particular crisp Saturday morning, I chose the latter with a trip to Beaver Lake Nature Center’s Deep Woods Trail. The Deep Woods Continue reading
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Beaver Lake Nature Center: Bog Trail
On Sunday afternoon, I figured I was overdue for a nature hike. It was a chilly, wet, and gray day, so I decided to lean into the dismalness of it all and walk through a bog. Onondaga County’s Beaver Lake Nature Center is my go-to option for walking in the wilderness. Its Bog Trail is Continue reading
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