The Central NY Blog

My First Woods Valley Powder Day

Posted on by Harvey

I’ve wanted to ski every ski area in New York for a long time. It’s a big job, and now I have the flexibility to do it. Based in NJ since I started skiing in 1990, until now, logistics have focused my attention on eastern New York and Vermont.

I have more time now, and I’ve set my sights on filling the holes in my resume in Central and Western NY. I’ve got 30 lift-served areas to ski, over the next three years, if things go according to plan.

This winter, I’m still based in New Jersey, but I’ll be in the Adirondacks a lot more. First, I’ll be focused on the hills I can ski in a day from the Adk and NJ. Next year, I’ll look further to the west with some overnight roadtrips.

Big Chair
Big Chair

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Tagged: Central NY, Powder, Woods Valley9 Comments

Trenton Falls Scenic Trail

Posted on by Robert

Autumn is a great time to view scenic waterfalls in upstate. Places like Watkins Glen and Kaaterskill come alive in blaze of yellow and red. Just north of Utica there’s a set of falls that rival some of these gorge’s but with an exclusive twist. It is only visible twice a year.

Trenton Falls Scenic Trails
Trenton Falls Scenic Trails

Trenton Falls is only open to the public one weekend in the spring and one weekend in the fall. As luck would have it, my Dad saw a news piece on Trenton the week of the fall opening and called me to tell me my parents wanted to walk it. The path is a family-friendly gravel trail with some dirt and mulch cut offs to scenic overlooks. We made plans for Saturday when the weather looked best.

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Tagged: Central NY, Hiking5 Comments

Oswego River Kayak from Three Rivers Point

Posted on by Robert

200 years ago Three Rivers Point was one of the most happening spots in Central NY. Here the Oneida and Seneca Rivers form the Oswego river and flow north to Lake Ontario.

Three Rivers Point map

It was a prominent meeting spot for Native Americans and when the colonists arrived they made camp at the same location. An inn was soon erected and trade on the rivers expanded with salt mining operations on Cayuga and Seneca. The peak of Three Rivers Point rose and fell with the Erie Canal, and these days it’s a quaint park in the town of Clay.

The shores of Three River Point Park were lined with fisherman on a warm summer Saturday in mid-August.

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Tagged: Central NY, Paddling2 Comments