hiking

What would you do if you encountered an animal in the woods of New York? Here is what you should do.

A lot of this may seem like common sense, but sometimes you have to reiterate.

Before you throw up your arms in disgust, hear me out. There are several things that are staples in Central and Upstate New York - halfmoons, greens and tomato pie, hiking and camping the Adirondacks, cheering on the Orangemen, running the Boilermaker. Everyone rants and raves about it all; how great the food tastes or how fun the great outdoors is.

Kaaterskill Falls in Hunter, New York has become one of the deadliest destinations in the Catskills.

Is an eternal flame a real thing? Hell yeah it is! Head to the Shale Creek Preserve in Orchard Park for the Eternal Flame Falls.

State and local agencies came up with a parking registration program that will prevent parked cars from clogging the trailheads for popular hikes like Indian Head and and Rainbow Falls.

I've made it a point over this past Summer to make sure I try and go hike some of the trails all over Western New York. Each week, I picked somewhere new because, after all, I've lived here all my life and have never experiences any of the parks in depth the way I should have...

No matter if you're just starting out or have been hiking for years, there's a trail for you!