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Heading into winter like - yesterday was the first real icy day on the falls. This year, the last of the ice melted away from the winter on May 11. I never really did the math before - but that’s 6 months of ice 🥶 Strap on your microspikes - this should be a wild winter ❄️

Saturday’s cleanup hike was a success and a great learning opportunity for the next one! We hauled out over 7 13-gallon trash bags worth of garbage and litter from the trails and roadways in the Great Northern Catskills. It really is a truly special thing when strangers from the internet come together for something we all want to help improve. An incredibly huge thank you to @tellerhill and @rlamchab for coming out to help, and of course to my dad @chef_flix who had less of a choice in the matter 😉 and a big shoutout to @easternmntnsports for donating the gift card and swag bag to help out with the day! Swipe to see some highlights, as well as the one peice of trash that we thought was too beautiful to take off the trail. See y’all at the next cleanup day!

There’s a sort of terribly beautiful irony in the fact that I filled these three bags full of garbage with the litter from within a 500 foot radius of this sign. A sign declaring these lands for free public use - subjecting them to the tragedy of the commons that is all too familiar these days. But - luckily, I’ve got the power to help undo some of this. This park and these mountains have provided more than I could ever possibly give in return. But, If I can take out three bags in 2 hours - imagine what just 20 of us could do. Or 50. So - before the first snow freezes everything over and locks in this trash until the spring, I’ll be hosting a Catskills cleanup day. If you have nothing planned on Saturday, November 2, come out to help clean up several sections of the Catskills State Park. A $10 ticket price (with all proceeds donated to the @catskillcenter )includes: -Snacks & refreshments -Raffle prize (to be announced shortly - if you’re interested in donating, please send a DM). -After the cleanup, we will go on a short hike and get some incredible pictures as well. Send me a DM for more info, and I’ll send you the link to signup! If you can’t make it, tag someone who might be able to!

Soaking up the last bits of color in the Catskills - this fall has been a wild run. Incredible people, out of this world color - one for the books for sure.

blissfully ignoring the thought that in a few weeks, this starts turning into ice town #winteriscoming

For the leaves, fall must be chaos - everyone looks different, friends are dying, trampled by the feet of passing hikers as the home above slowly preps for winter. luckily, the leaves aren’t sentient and we can enjoy the beauty from their chaos. Speaking of chaos, $25 offer to rake the all the chaos off my front yard.

the Adirondack park is the largest publicly protected area in the entire United States - bigger than the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Glacier, and Everglades National Parks. Combined. if you visit, please carry out whatever you carry in, leave no trace, and prepare adequately.

Damn fall, you’re lookin’ good #fallfoliage

Here’s an extensive list of everything that’s better than a fall drive:

It’s not everyday that you get hired to find mountaintop caves for an author visiting from New Zealand looking to experience the setting of her coming book. We sought out the cracks, grottos and overhangs that made for a day of squeezing through tight spaces, mouthfuls of spiderwebs, and a journal full of notes. I’m so excited to read the book when it comes out, and see how my stomping grounds are reimagined in a fictional setting #tobecontinued

On set with @cbs6albany and Julia Dunn as we work to track down the #mysterycouple from September 11th’s engagement on Hadley Mountain! I’ve waited nearly two weeks and almost positive that the couple lost my card in the excitement. Tune in at 6pm on Wednesday, Channel 6 to see the story. Visit the link in bio to watch and see if you might know the couple!

and the magic begins - September 22, Upstate New York #fall2019

A guilty pleasure that I have... giving places I visit new names. Welcome to the East Coast Horseshoe Bend. This was a short hike, so I went with my light and simple @rhip.co.uk day pack rather than my usual 60L. RHIP’s modular backpack system has got me covered whether I’m out on a short hike, a full day summit, a flight (in rollerboard form), and even underwater. That’s what I call versatility.

It’s funny that thinking back from high school through college, I went on a total of maybe 5 hikes (that’s over a 9 year period). Now, I start getting the hiking equivalent of “hangry” if it’s been more than a week between hikes. What’s something you’re crazy about now that you would have never imagined ten years ago?

Teddy wasn’t exactly sure what he got himself into on Saturday’s hike, but he was damn sure that he wasn’t getting in the water or taking any chances #hikingwithadoodle

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