January
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First Day Hike: 2026
In recent years, my family and I have followed a tradition of taking a New Year’s Day nature hike. These organized “First Day” hikes are sponsored by parks throughout New York State, so we had various options to choose from this year. There was an intriguing one at Fort Ontario in nearby Oswego that was Continue reading
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Old Man Winter
I could tell you in this post that it’s been frigid and snowy in my part of the world. Or I could just tell you that it’s a typical January in Central New York and the weather part would go without saying. This “typical” January has come after several much milder-than-normal winters. It’s been a Continue reading
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New Year’s Hike
I started 2024 off with a hike at Beaver Lake Nature Center. I can’t say it’s a full-blown tradition, but it’s something I’ve done on a few past New Year’s Days and will continue in the future as weather permits. A nature hike seems as good a way as any to celebrate the new year, Continue reading
About Me
Researcher. Marketer. Teacher. Father of adult children and dogs. 20th Century holdover. Central New York native. Long-suffering Buffalo Bills fan. History nerd. Traveler. Vintage advertising enthusiast. Hat wearer.
a.k.a. V.J. 