The Battle of the SeasonsThe past few weeks have seen the sun and winter battle for supremacy across our region. The sun's rays on longer days have been beautifully warm, and yet our skiing base has stayed strong thanks to consistently chilly temps...

Submitted by guest writer Chris Knight "Guys, come here and check this out," I said to my seven-year-old daughter Emily and nine-year-old son Ryan. "It's like an army of little black specks." The kids crouched down on their skis along the side of the...

Standing in Riverside Park looking across Lake Flower, I feel a sense of ease; there's less traffic driving by, less of a sense of urgency to my morning. A lone kayaker paddles in front of our skyline: not towering buildings, but a vast expanse of...

Wren and I hiked St Regis Mountain north of Paul Smith's the other day, taking advantage of the beautiful weather. St. Regis is short enough to do in half a day and I stopped work early to make sure we had enough daylight. I've hiked St. Regis quite a...