Get kids outside, and the entire family reaps the benefits. Reconnect with Nature for better health, and because it’s fun too! Explore outdoor education through hiking, biking, skiing, surfing, and other family adventures.
You don’t need a De Lorean to drive back to the future at Jumping Jacks in Scotia, NY. Set on the bank of the Mohawk River, this retro eatery has been around long enough to experience Happy Days first hand. And, on select nights, you can enjoy the show put on by a team that has…
It’s been years since my last road race, and I had no intention of starting up again with the Freihofer’s 32nd Run for Women 5K. I gave up running a long time ago, thinking that my knees have been good to me so far, and wanting to keep it that way. My fourteen-year-old daughter has…
Little kids love to collect rocks, even if it’s just a piece of gravel. Even older kids get a kick out of working the gemstone mining station found at Howe Caverns, High Falls Gorge,?and other rockhounding sites. Why not capitalize on that intrinsic curiosity of nature to introduce children to geology while scoring some nifty…
Finding a hiking trail in the Capital Region can be as simple as stepping into your back yard. In fact, one of the reasons we chose our family home is that the wooded backyard abuts the forest trails under the power lines. We got full-time luxury camping accommodations AND easy access to miles of hiking…
Outdoor ice rinks are melting away and seasonal ice arenas are closing, but there several options for Capital Region ice skating enthusiasts that stay open year-round.